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New Jersey’s Educational Caste System, Lakewood’s Elephant in the Room, and One Truth-Speaker

I’m awfully hard on Education Law Center so it is with pleasure that I salute Executive Director David Sciarra’s candor…

4 years ago

Many NJ Students Need ‘Strong Support’ To Recover From Pandemic Learning Loss

Last Fall the New Jersey Department of Education offered  "Start Strong" assessments to all school districts. The DOE described these…

4 years ago

Montclair Parent Compares District to ‘Totalitarian Regime’ Regarding Student Data Privacy

“I herewith specifically do NOT give consent to the use of goguardian on my son’s devices! Coming from a cultural…

4 years ago

Asbury Park: New Leaks Expose Tensions Between District Administrators and School Board Members

Student enrollment and state funding are dropping in Asbury Park Public Schools, requiring a recalibration of facililties and spending. These…

4 years ago

Eight Teachers Catch COVID in Lakewood, Two Hospitalized

The Lakewood Scoop, a media platform that serves the ultra-Orthodox community, reports today that eight staff members of Lakewood Public…

4 years ago

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

BREAKING: Murphy Will Prioritize Teachers and Support Staff for COVID Vaccines

This morning, on the MSNBC program "Morning Joe," Gov. Phil Murphy announced that, beginning in two weeks, pre-kindergarten-12th grade teachers…

4 years ago

Lakewood Children Dress in Blackface During Purim; School District Responds

On Friday in Lakewood, a group of ultra-Orthodox children celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim dressed in blackface. Fred Rush,…

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

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