COVID-19

After a Year Out of Classrooms, South Orange-Maplewood Parent Leader Says, ‘This Is Crushing Our Children’

South Orange-Maplewood Public Schools District (SOMSD) is in an uproar: Parents and school district representatives insist it’s safe to reopen…

4 years ago

NJ Announces Details for Local Learning Loss Assessment Data

.Yesterday the New Jersey State Department of Education issued instructions on how it will collect local assessment data. [An earlier…

4 years ago

NJ Senate Bill Would Let Parents Choose for Their Child to Repeat This Year’s Grade

New Jersey Senators Shirley Turner (D-Mercer) and Patrick Diegnan (D-Middlesex) have introduced a bill that would allow parents/guardians to request…

4 years ago

28 States Prioritize Vaccinating Teachers, but New Jersey Isn’t One of Them

Twenty-eight states in the U.S. are prioritizing K-12 public school teachers for covid-19 vaccine eligibility but New Jersey is not…

4 years ago

RICCARDS: Biden Administration Boldly Declares Importance of Measuring Academic Impact of Pandemic Year

Rest easy, Garden State. The Biden Administration and its U.S. Department of Education has now made the tough decision for…

4 years ago

South Orange-Maplewood Parents Rally Against Teachers Union’s Refusal To Teach In-Person

A group of 11 parents from the South Orange-Maplewood schools is suing the district for remaining all-remote despite low Covid-19…

4 years ago

State Public Charter School Association President Commends Gov. Murphy’s ‘Commonsense Approach’ to Learning Loss

New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association President and CEO Harry Lee issued the following statement reacting to Governor Murphy’s announcement…

4 years ago

Chris Christie Says the CDC School Reopening Guidance Was Unfairly Influenced by Teacher Union Leaders

Follow the science. That was Joe Biden’s promise to the American people—until Randi Weingarten and the American Federation of Teachers…

4 years ago

Groups Urge Governor Murphy to Prioritize Programs Alleviating Learning Loss

Yesterday more than 15 groups, comprised of education advocates, business associations, parents, and teachers, joined in urging Governor Murphy to…

4 years ago

NJ School Boards Association Explains How To Reopen School While Integrating the “New Normal”

Last week at a virtual meeting with the State Legislature’s Joint Committee on the Public Schools, New Jersey School Boards…

4 years ago