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EXPLAINER: How To Get Your District To Pay For a Private Special Education Placement

Laura Waters October 21, 2022

Twenty years ago my husband and I were faced with a challenge: Jonah, our then-three-year-old who has Fragile X Syndrome, was attending a county-run preschool

EXPLAINER: What Is an IEP and How to Make Sure Your Child’s Needs Are Met

Laura Waters January 19, 2022

If you have a child with disabilities like me, you’re not alone: According to the latest data, over 7 million American schoolchildren — 14% of

EXPLAINER: That $2.6 Billion Pandemic Relief Money for NJ Schools is Driven by Title 1. So What Is Title I?

Laura Waters August 17, 2021

When national politicians and lobbyists argue we should spend more money on K-12 education, they’re almost always talking about increasing allocations for a federal funding

EXPLAINER: The Truth About Critical Race Theory and How It Shows Up in Your Child’s Classroom

Staff Writer July 8, 2021

WHAT IS CRITICAL RACE THEORY? Critical race theory (sometimes abbreviated to CRT) is an intellectual approach to looking at U.S. society with a belief that racism

EXPLAINER: What Are Standardized Tests and Why Do We Need Them?

Laura Waters June 9, 2021

Few education topics get parents, teachers, and school leaders more riled up than discussions about using results from student tests to measure the quality of

EXPLAINER: The American Rescue Plan Gives a Huge Boost to School Funding in New Jersey

Laura Waters April 12, 2021

What is the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021? You may have heard it as the “second big COVID stimulus,” but the actual name is

Explainer: How Are Schools Funded in New Jersey, and Why Are My Property Taxes So High?

Staff Writer February 22, 2021

New Jerseyans love to complain about their property taxes —with some justification. According to WalletHub, we pay the highest property taxes in the country, with

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