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Asbury Park Students Bring Weapons to School and, Once Again, Leaders Cover It Up

Last Tuesday, September 14th, Asbury Park High School students and staff were ordered into an AED lockdown for about 45…

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BREAKING: Asbury Park Principal, a Hero to the Community, Resigns From the District He Called a ‘Crime Syndicate’

Late Friday Reginald Mirthil, the principal of Asbury Park Schools District’s Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, handed in his resignation letter.…

3 years ago

University Heights Charter School Opens New Facility in Downtown Newark

University Heights Charter School (UHCS) has just announced that it is relocating its Junior High School and Central Office to…

3 years ago

New Poll: Newark Parents Support Mask/Vaccine Mandates but Share ‘Widespread Concern’ About in-Person Learning

Project Ready, the Newark-based social justice and advocacy group, just released a new poll as Newark students return to in-person…

3 years ago

Asbury Park Acting Superintendent and Teacher Union President Respond to NJ Education Report Article

Late last week Asbury Park Schools District Acting Superintendent Dr. Rashawn Adams posted on Twitter and Instagram a response to…

3 years ago

BREAKING: Asbury Park District’s First Day Classified as a ‘Shitshow’

Asbury Park Public Schools District opened today for students---teachers started Tuesday--and sources tell me that much was awry under the…

3 years ago

Newark Public Charter Schools Announce 2021-2022 Reopening ‘Compact’ To Guarantee Safety, High Expectations, and Transparency

As the new school year begins, Newark public charter schools just announced a collective COVID-19 safety pledge to parents, staff,…

3 years ago

Don’t Worry Newark, Nothing Has Changed…. And I Sure Ain’t Done!

As many of you may remember, I started this blog for really one reason — like so many other Newark…

3 years ago

US Department of Justice Investigation Reveals ‘Wide-Ranging Failures’ in Newark’s Programs for English Language Learners

The following is a press release issued yesterday by the U.S. Department of Justice, which announces a settlement between the…

3 years ago

NJ Education Department Again Rejects Asbury Park Charter School’s Expansion

College Achieve Greater Asbury Park, part of the College Achieve public charter school network, just received word that the New…

3 years ago