Lakewood

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

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

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

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

Doing the Math in Lakewood: COVID Rates, Laptop Access, and Student Outcomes

Transparency is not Lakewood Public School District's middle name. According to Gustavo Martinez Contreras of the Asbury Park Press, while…

4 years ago

There Will Always Be a Lakewood

Well, that didn't go well. Right before last week's Thanksgiving break, all Lakewood staff members received a letter from Superintendent…

4 years ago

A Few Questions for Lakewood’s School Board, Superintendent, and Lawyer

Life is full of surprises but here’s one that blows me away: Michael Inzelbuch, attorney for the Lakewood Public Schools…

4 years ago

As Lakewood’s COVID Cases Rise, Teachers Plead for Hybrid Instruction.

As far as we are concerned, 47 cases is 47 cases too many. As we begin flu season and COVID…

4 years ago

Experts Confirm Newark Is Another Victim of NJ’s Terrible Plan for School Reopenings

As reported by Chalkbeat yesterday: The Newark school system is preparing for students to return to classrooms part time beginning…

4 years ago

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