Opinion

NJ Teacher: Meddling Parents and School Boards Are Driving Teachers to Quit

This is a letter by retired New Jersey teacher Freya Gervasi of Denville. Regarding the recent op-ed, “N.J. needs policies that…

2 years ago

LILLEY: New Jersey Teachers, Your Union Dues Paid NJEA Director $2.5 Million in 2019

Now we know: New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) retiring Executive Director Ed Richardson was paid $2,485,357 in 2019.  As executive…

2 years ago

BROCKETT: To Retain Special Education Teachers, Treat Them Like the Experts They Are

Kara Brockett is the director of special education at KIPP: Newark. She has worked with students with disabilities for over…

2 years ago

ADERHOLD: To Address Teacher Shortage, Get Rid of State Qualifying Test

David M. Aderhold, Ed.D, is the superintendent of schools for the West Windsor – Plainsboro Regional School District. This originally…

2 years ago

LILLEY: New Jersey, Listen Up–This Is Why We Have a Teacher Shortage

New Jersey school administrators sound the alarm about teacher shortages. The U.S. Department of Education says New Jersey has a…

2 years ago

THORBES: A Call For A Change: Broadening The Mission of New Jersey Charter Schools

Cedric Thorbes is a proud graduate of Morehouse College and most recently a 2021-2022 JerseyCAN New Jersey Teacher Leader Policy…

2 years ago

A Special Education Teacher Finds the ‘Silver Lining’ to COVID

Julie Mower is Executive Director of The Phoenix Center in Nutley, NJ. Ashley Agresti began her career at The Phoenix…

2 years ago

LILLEY: NJEA Forks Over Cash While Teachers Get Ignored

Some things never change. Teachers and New Jersey citizens are being scammed again. Northjersey.com revealed that the NJEA has contributed…

2 years ago

Um, No, Don’t Blame New Jersey Teacher Shortages on ‘Wage Gaps’

Two weeks ago Mark Weber, also known as "Jersey Jazzman," issued a report through New Jersey Policy Perspective called “New…

2 years ago

GOODMAN: High-Stakes Tests Don’t Help Students Learn. Why Don’t We Try This New Model Instead?

Ten years ago Robert Goodman, the Executive Director of the New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning (NJCTL), wrote a…

2 years ago