Opinion

ELIAS: In Order To Raise the Odds of Student Success, Let’s Work for the Common Good on Common Ground

Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at Rutgers in New Brunswick and is on the Leadership Teams of…

3 years ago

FFAC: Why Are Some NJ School Districts Getting Twice as Much State Aid As They’re Entitled To?

Fair Funding Action Committee members Cody D. Miller, Jennifer Cavallaro-Fromm, and Dr. Kristin O’Neil contributed this commentary. The authors are…

3 years ago

BRAUN-SILVA: Supplemental Learning Is the Key to Combating Learning Loss During Times of Upheaval

Bethany Braun-Silva is the former editor at Parenting.com. She received her Bachelor's Degree at New York University, where she studied…

3 years ago

Former NJ Education Department Official: Our Students Deserve More Than They’re Getting From Murphy

Amy Ruck Kagan, formerly head of the New Jersey Department of Education Charter School Office,is vice president of Authorizer Engagement…

3 years ago

SCHLITZ: Like Judge Brown Jackson, I Struggle Against a Racist Education System

Haley Taylor Schlitz is a third year law student, author, public speaker, and respected thought leader on the issues students…

3 years ago

JAMES: Murphy Just Put a Ceiling On My Daughter’s Future

You all know I wear a lot of hats. Housing developer. Community activist. Political observer. But by far my most…

3 years ago

NJ Education Department Staffer: We’re Putting Underqualified Teachers Into Classrooms

The author is a New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) staff member who wishes to remain anonymous. Thank you for…

3 years ago

WEST-AUGUSTIN: When Education Was Pushed to the Brink, Educators Made the Ultimate Pivot

Danielle West-Augustin is CEO of Queen City Academy Charter School in Plainfield, NJ. As an educator and lifelong learner, her…

3 years ago

AVACETO: We Should Be Outraged That Murphy’s Education Department is Lowering Standards for Teachers

Amy Avaceto is a concerned New Jersey parent. The latest buzz at the New Jersey Department of Education (NJ DOE)…

3 years ago

MORRISON: Gov. Murphy, I Am a Survivor of Newark District Schools and My Boys Deserve More’

Jasmine Morrison is a parent organizer and founder of Unapologetic Parents, an organization that advocates for better school options and…

3 years ago