Opinion

First-Gen Rutgers Grad Has Five Tips on Mentorship: First, It Takes a Village

Andrej Gjorgiev is a first-generation immigrant and graduate of Rutgers University-Newark’s Class of 2021. He is currently a Program Manager…

3 years ago

Want to Stop the Spread? Close Bars and Let Kindergartners Eat Inside

Arthur Samuels is the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of MESA Charter High School in Brooklyn, NY. He has written extensively…

3 years ago

HALE: Murphy’s Slim Victory and Sweeney’s Loss Prove the Governor Must Curb His ‘Progressive’ Instincts

Matthew Hale is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Affairs at Seton Hall University. This…

3 years ago

BIDWAI: It’s Time to Embrace Virtual Schooling and Return Power to Parents

Makarand Bidwai is a New Jersey parent who lives in the Princeton area. He has previously protested Gov. Murphy’s mandate…

3 years ago

STATEAIDGUY: How New Jersey’s ‘Quasimander’ Skews Against Republican Candidates

In the last twenty years the United States has seen its constitutional democratic deficits go from being latent problems that…

3 years ago

Five Tips From a First-Gen Rutgers Graduate: ‘What I Wish I Knew Before I Started College’

Christelle Louis is a first-generation graduate of Rutgers University-Newark's Class of 2021. She is currently a Global EdTech Program Manager…

3 years ago

MCKENNA: Remote Education Sucked. Now What?

Laura McKenna is an education writer based in New Jersey. You can find her here (www.lauramckenna.com). This was originally published at Laura…

3 years ago

Jersey City Mom: Gov. Murphy, You Are Endangering My Health By Mandating In-Person Instruction

This is a letter (lightly edited) to Gov. Phil Murphy, written by Shanna Givens of Jersey City, who has an…

3 years ago

In Contrast to NJ Policy Perspective, NJ Ed Report Provides a Fair and Data-Driven Look at State Education Spending

[Editor's note: The analysis Sunlight refers to, "Let's Talk About NJ's Education Spending Accurately," was written by guest contributor New…

3 years ago

Let’s Talk about NJ’s Education Spending Accurately

(And Does NJ Neglect Non-Education Spending?) When New Jerseyans talk about New Jersey’s education spending, there is a widespread assumption…

3 years ago