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South Orange-Maplewood Schools Explains Latest Mediation Drama to Families

Below is a letter that went out at 6:40 pm on Friday to all South Orange-Maplewood School District families. PERC is…

4 years ago

NJ Commissioner Sides With Newark Superintendent, Denies 4 Charter School Expansions

On Friday New Jersey Acting Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan notified four charter schools in Newark that she is denying their requests…

4 years ago

Mercer County Parents of Children with Disabilities Call Out District’s Callous Disregard for Student Well-Being

 I told you all a year ago that my daughter was experiencing extreme mental and emotional distress. It’s been a…

4 years ago

In Lakewood Public Schools District, 131 Staff Members Have Been Stricken By COVID-19

Unlike teacher union leaders in Montclair and South Orange-Maplewood that deftly outmaneuver their districts and keep schools closed, the Lakewood…

4 years ago

Breaking: New Details Emerge About Asbury Park High School Stabbings

On Tuesday, outside the main doors of Asbury High School, two students were stabbed. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office announced…

4 years ago

South Orange-Maplewood Update: Board Halts Mediation Process Due to Union Leaders’ ‘Bad Faith’

Below is a letter sent yesterday from South Orange-Maplewood School District to parents regarding a 5 and 1/2 hour meeting…

4 years ago

Verona Parents Will Rally Friday For More In-Person Instruction

Eighty-five percent of parents whose children attend elementary schools in Verona Public Schools (Essex County) want schools to reopen for…

4 years ago

Gov. Murphy Can Support Black and Brown Families by Supporting Charter Schools, Says Newark Business Leader

Randal Pinkett, a Newark businessman and the first African-American student from Rutgers to win a Rhodes Scholarship, has a bone…

4 years ago

NJ State Board of Ed Member Andrew Mulvihill on the Ed. Dept.’s Pivot on Spring Testing

Last Wednesday, March 3, the New Jersey State Board of Education held its monthly Public Meeting. On the agenda was…

4 years ago

Camden Superintendent Will Close Three Schools, Not Four, Despite Teachers Union Tactics

Last month we asked whether Camden Education Association president Keith Benson had the New Jersey Department of Education in his…

4 years ago