Opinion

LILLEY: NJ Spends 59% More Per Pupil Than the National Average But These Two Cherry-Pickers Say ‘We Need More’

We have already documented 10 reports where Mark Weber and Bruce Baker cherry-pick data to support their preferred conclusions that…

3 years ago

RICCARDS: It’s Time for Parents to Speak Louder in Local School Issues

If only I had known that I was a candidate canary in the school board coal mine … It was…

3 years ago

JAMES: A Cry For the Students of Malcolm X Shabazz High School

I'm not sure if everyone has been reading their emails or seeing the reports in the news, but if things…

3 years ago

Star-Ledger Editorial Board Pounds Incompetence of Murphy’s Education Department

It's not often that an entire Editorial Board of New Jersey's paper of record (if the Garden State has such…

3 years ago

MURPHY: In NJ the Law Can Work Against Children With Disabilities; Here’s How Parents Can Gain Control

Tara Murphy is a SPAN Resource Parent, a Volunteer Advocacy Ambassador for Autism Speaks, member of the Council of Parent Attorneys and…

3 years ago

This Is How a Jersey City Public Charter Is Building an Anti-Racist Culture

Felicia Henderson is a first-grade teacher at Learning Community Charter School in Jersey City. She serves as the head of…

3 years ago

JAMES: Anxiety Is Real In Newark As Superintendent León Fails the Leadership Test

As a housing developer and a community activist, I have a lot of reasons to walk around our city.  It…

3 years ago

JAMES: More Remote Learning But Still No Plan For Newark’s Children

While it is not a very happy time for many of us right now, I do want to begin with…

3 years ago

Newark Union President Would Trade ‘Entire City’ For ‘One Single Teacher Aid’

Here’s Newark Teachers Union President John Abeigon in Sunday’s New York Times explaining why Newark’s 37,000 district students should continue…

3 years ago

WRIGHT: A Year After the Capitol Insurrection It’s Unclear Whether We Have Woken Up a Changed Nation

Zach Wright, a New Jersey resident, is an assistant professor of practice at Relay Graduate School of Education serving Philadelphia…

3 years ago