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My Grandma Would Tell Me, ‘Lakewood Is Bad for the Jews.’

My grandmother of blessed memory, Lena Weinman, divided the universe into two parts, what was “good for the Jews” and…

4 years ago

Oscar James: We Can’t Depend on Murphy To Fix Our Schools So We Have To Depend on Ourselves

My daughter attends West Side High School in Newark. A long time ago, New Jersey promised us a new $160…

4 years ago

Newark Public Charter School Provides Brand-New Laptops So Every Child Can Succeed

Newark’s University Heights Charter School (UHCS) announced today that it has purchased over 850 brand new laptop computers and will…

4 years ago

With A Second COVID Wave Coming, KIPPNJ Will Remain All-Remote Until January.

Chalkbeat , a nonprofit news organization covering public education, originally published this post as "KIPP New Jersey students will learn…

4 years ago

NJ Children’s Foundation Announces New Initiative To Measure Impact of Digital Divide & Covid Slide On Children and Families.

The New Jersey Children’s Foundation, a Newark-based nonprofit dedicated to promoting a fact-based discussion about education, today announced a significant…

4 years ago

Newark Superintendent Threatened To Sue Me For Speaking Out. He Should Focus On Our Kids, Not Me.

Chalkbeat reported last week that Superintendent Roger Leon is claiming 99.8% of Newark Public Schools students were present for each…

4 years ago

“Take Your Masks and Shove It”: Lakewood Ultra-Orthodox Community Reacts To “Deeply Concerning” Covid Cases in Ocean County

Currently Lakewood is New Jersey's hot spot for coronoavirus infections. There are two reasons: 1) there is a lack of…

4 years ago

Lakewood Lawyer Tells Reporter Re: District Going Remote, God and the Governor Will Decide.

As Lakewood posts a 27% positivity rate on COVID-19 tests, Advance Media's Kelly Heyboer sent an email to Lakewood school…

4 years ago

Newark’s Oscar James: It’s “Business as Usual” For District Superintendent And I Can’t Sleep at Night.

I want to talk about one of the many reasons I started Newark Neighborhood View and one of the many…

4 years ago

Covert Collective Action? One-Third of Princeton Teachers Request Leaves of Absence.

For a completely different vibe than Lakewood on school reopenings (see previous post), let’s turn to Princeton Regional Public Schools.…

4 years ago