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OPINION: Superintendent Deserves Support for Necessary School Closures

This is an op-ed by Janellen Duffy, a senior adviser to JerseyCAN: The New Jersey Campaign for Achievement Now. She…

4 years ago

Newark Superintendent, Critic of Screening Students, Opens Three High Schools That Screen Students

Newark Superintendent Roger León has announced the opening of three new high schools. Just one catch: Only students who meet…

4 years ago

In Montclair, Parents And Teachers Battle School Reopenings

Montclair Public Schools is one of New Jersey's most highly-regarded school districts, boasting multiple awards, high achievement, and an average…

4 years ago

JAMES: Newark Superintendent Roger León Is a Puppet for the Union President and It Has to Stop Now

I started this blog to vent and share my worries about our city in the middle of a pandemic. As…

4 years ago

“They Tell Us to Mark Them Present Even if They’re Not Here”: How Many Newark Students Are Showing Up?

Last week Newark Superintendent Roger León, cowed by the Newark Teachers Union, announced that Newark Public School would remain closed…

4 years ago

Here’s Why You Should Care About the DOE’s Poor Oversight of Asbury Park (Plus, Three Bonus Rumors)

Asbury Park school board members and administrators must be breathing a sigh of relief: Yesterday’s announcement by Gov. Murphy that…

4 years ago

Jersey City and Trenton Join Newark in Keeping Schools Schools Closed Through Spring

The 30,000 students in Jersey City’s public schools have not seen the inside of their schools since last March when…

4 years ago

Fact-Checking a Skewed Take on Camden School Closures

WHYY  has a “news” story on pending closures of traditional schools in Camden City due to declining enrollment. Certainly it’s…

4 years ago

What’s Another $32.5 Million? Doing the Math in Lakewood Public Schools

The Asbury Park Press reports that Rabbi Osher Eisemann, founder of the Lakewood private special education school called The School…

4 years ago

In a Win for Newark Teachers Union, Schools Will Remain Closed Until April

Three cheers for the Newark Teachers Union. District students were scheduled to return to a hybrid schedule ---two days in…

4 years ago