WHITE: For Vanessa, And All Our Vanessas To Come

When bureaucratic shenanigans and red tape play Russian roulette with children’s lives, we all suffer. I was reminded of this…

2 years ago

State Charter Association Chief: Murphy Is Disrespecting Black and Latino Parents

This is a statement from Harry Lee, President & CEO, New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association, on Acting Commissioner of…

2 years ago

COMMENTARY: Murphy Treats Low-Income Families as Political Footballs As He Shuts Down Their Best Schools

Late yesterday Acting Education Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan sent a letter to Newark’s University Heights Charter School that decreed, based on…

2 years ago

Murphy Administration’s Charter Closure–in June!– Will Cause Chaos For Black and Latino Families

(This is a press release from the New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association.) On June 1, the families of nearly…

2 years ago

Cherry Hill Schools District Put Ankle Weights on a Four-Year-Old With Autism

When my youngest child, Jonah, was four years old and attending a private special education school paid for by our…

2 years ago

School Safety Roundup, Post Uvalde: Are Armed Security Guards the Answer?

In the aftermath of the murders of 19 schoolchildren and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, New Jersey legislators are proposing…

2 years ago

BREAKING: Newark District Celebrates New Teacher Contract, With Starting Salaries Bumped to $62K Plus Bonuses

(Ed. note: this is a press release from Newark Public Schools District. The current average teacher salary in New Jersey…

2 years ago

Bucco Proposes Bill To Identify and Report Potential School Violence

(This is a press release.) In light of recent events, Senator Anthony M. Bucco said it’s important for legislators, school…

2 years ago

In New Ratings, New Jersey High Schools Come in 6th in the U.S.

U.S. News and World Report just issued a state-by-state performance comparison of American public high schools. The ranking is based…

2 years ago

Camden Parents and Students Say, Stop the Violence!

Update: This even has been cancelled. On Friday June 2nd, 2022, at 1 pm, Parents Invincible, the non-profit that supports…

2 years ago