“Two Mount Olive High School teachers, initially fired in 2013 after allegedly calling students “Negroes,” have been allowed to return to work and keep their
Why would Gov. Christie propose a school funding reform plan that hasn’t a ghost of a chance of passing through the Legislature? That’s the question
Nikole Hannah-Jones in the New York Times Magazine: The [Brown vs. Board of Education] ruling made clear that because this nation was founded on a
Every weekday morning WNYC host Brian Lehrer hosts a radio show on “what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and
Jeff Bennett at New Jersey Education Aid asks this question: if Jon Corzine had won another term or Barbara Buono had beat Christie in New Jersey’s
When New Jerseyans hear “Bergen County,” they think “rich and white.” That perception is mostly true, but not entirely. For example, 45% of the students
“When I look across Camden today, for the first time in years,” says George Norcross, “I find myself optimistic about what the future holds for
There’s some remarkable news out of New York City today: The Daily News reports that six eighth-graders who attend Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academy charter schools,
The 74 has a piece up today on Yonkers Public Schools, one of New York State’s most troubled school districts, with 8 schools in receivership
Montclair Public Schools, one of the hotbeds of PARCC refusals, reports that more students took the PARCC this year than last year. According an article