This release is courtesy of InsiderNJ. For context, among the 25,000 students in the district, the average math proficiency score is 17% (versus the New Jersey public
Transparency is not Lakewood Public School District’s middle name. According to Gustavo Martinez Contreras of the Asbury Park Press, while all other 28 districts in
Jasmine Morrison is a parent activist in Newark with two sons in charter schools. For more coverage of her advocacy, see here, here, and here.
(This first appeared at Newark Neighborhood View.) Earlier this month, I questioned the lack of actual learning time our students in Newark were receiving during
Via CNN, KIPP NJ has figured out a novel way to accommodate parents who work days yet are concerned about their children’s academic growth: Offer
Morris School District Superintendent Mackey Pendergast is not happy with parents, according to a notice he posted yesterday. Why? Some parents are not following quarantine
Well, that didn’t go well. Right before last week’s Thanksgiving break, all Lakewood staff members received a letter from Superintendent Laura Winters requiring them to
That’s a disaster. This school district is now run by the state of New Jersey, what are we doing about this? … We’re failing miserably
(This post first appeared in Newark Neighborhood View.) As you know from my previous blog posts, my daughter attends West Side High School. Over the
Hey, there’s nothing wrong with dreaming big. But Sean Spiller, Vice President of the New Jersey Education Association, is letting his ego get a wee