Opinion

COMMENTARY: Will NJ’s New Ed Commissioner Plant Her Flag With Camden Families or Union Lobbyists?

Over the last two years I’ve documented the power New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) wields over the Murphy Administration and…

4 years ago

JAMES: ‘Roger the Dodger’ León Threatened to Sue Me But I’ll Still Call Him Out on 3,000 Missing Newark Students

I am sharing with you the rumblings I am now hearing about Newark Superintendent Roger León.  After my last post…

4 years ago

OPINION: The Deck Is Stacked Against Parents Advocating for Their Kids

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

4 years ago

Opinion: In Camden, Better Services for Our Children Matter More Than School Closures

Shirley Irizarry is the Executive Director of Parents for Great Camden Schools. This was first published on TapintoCamden. In my…

4 years ago

No Retakes, No Extensions: A Student’s Open Letter To Incoming Education Secretary Miguel Cardona

This is a post by Gregory Wickham, a New York City student. He is the son of best-selling writer Alina Adams, who…

4 years ago

JAMES: Newark Superintendent Roger León Is a Puppet for the Union President and It Has to Stop Now

I started this blog to vent and share my worries about our city in the middle of a pandemic. As…

4 years ago

NJ Teachers: You’re Trapped in a System That Sucks Union Dues Out of Your Paychecks

President Will Swaim of the California Policy Center wrote a new year’s letter to CPC subscribers decrying the “legal corruption” by California’s…

4 years ago

JAMES: It's a Victory for Newark Taxpayers but Is Roger Leon Taking Cami Anderson Lessons?

(This first appeared at Newark Neighborhood View.) Earlier this month, I questioned the lack of actual learning time our students…

4 years ago

National Disability Advocates: If Biden's Transition Team Cares About Equity and Access, It Won't Choose Eskelsen Garcia as Education Secretary

This is the full copy of a letter sent yesterday to the Biden/Harris transition team from national advocates for students…

4 years ago

It's Every Student Succeeds Act’s Fifth Anniversary But There's Nothing to Celebrate

Five years ago TikTok, the video-sharing social networking platform, didn’t even exist. Today, the New York Times reports that over one-third of…

4 years ago