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What Do We REALLY Think About Sex Ed? New Survey Sheds Light on Controversial Issues in Schools

Populace, a think tank that "blends research with grassroots advocacy," just issued the results of a national quantitative survey about…

2 years ago

MCKENNA: Pandemic School Closures Erased Student Progress and Heightened Inequities. What Do We Do Now?

Laura McKenna is an education writer based in New Jersey. You can find her at www.lauramckenna.com. This was originally published at…

2 years ago

Just-Released National Test Scores Show How School Closures Decimated Student Learning Over Last Two Years

Today the National Assessment for Educational Progress, or NAEP, released test scores for fourth-graders, mostly nine years old, and they…

2 years ago

NYE: Medically-Fragile New Jersey Students Deserve a Permanent Virtual Learning Option

Deanna Nye is the founder of NJ Parents for Virtual Choice, a group of parents and community members who support…

2 years ago

New Survey: Four Out of Five Parents Want To Expand Charters. Are You Listening, Gov. Murphy?

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools just released new survey data from The Harris Poll on parents’ views on…

2 years ago

COMMENTARY: Do We Really Have a Teacher Shortage and, If We Do, How Can We Fix It?

The American teacher shortage is headlining news stories and infiltrating social media, although there’s little consensus on whether this shortage…

2 years ago

As 60,000 Students Return to Public Charters, Murphy’s Education Department Should Listen to Their Parents

Support among voters and parents for public charter schools is high following student achievement results that proved charter schools accelerated…

2 years ago

Newark Will Still Mandate COVID Masks in Schools–Despite All the Evidence That It Doesn’t Help

Nancy Deering, a spokesperson for Newark public schools, just announced that New Jersey's largest school district has no current plans…

2 years ago

Senate Leaders Teresa Ruiz and Vin Gopal Kick Off JerseyCAN’s Summer Parent Advocacy Program

New Parent Summer School Provides Resources, Tools, and Support to Advocate Effectively Within Local Communities. As New Jerseyans get ready…

2 years ago

Amidst COVID, American Perceptions of School Quality Drops, Support for School Choice Grows, and Partisanship Reigns

Today EducationNext released the results of a survey that examines the impact of the pandemic on Americans' views of public…

2 years ago