Newark Mom Charges School Aide With Beating Her 7-Year-Old and Pushing Him Down a Flight of Stairs

Last month, say new charges, a teacher's aide assigned to students with disabilities pushed a seven-year-old boy down a flight…

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We Don’t Trust The State or Local School Boards To Get Sex Education Right. Is This the Answer?

More than half of Americans do not trust the federal government and don't think it helps people like them, says…

3 years ago

BOOKER: Support My Proposal To Raise Teacher Salaries, Especially Those Who Work in High-Poverty Schools

Cory Booker was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2013 and is serving his second term. He was Mayor of…

3 years ago

Trenton City Council President Challenges Teacher Pay and Poor Schools

Many committee meetings become heated at times, with members vying for face time and soundbites. Then there’s Trenton City Council--one…

3 years ago

Newark Public Charter Finds the Formula: Parent Engagement + Student Achievement = Success

Jamira Watkins, Cheryl McCants and Sonia Alleyne are members of Impact Consulting Enterprises. Roseville Community Charter School (RCC), located in…

3 years ago

NJ GOP Releases Proposal to Repeal Murphy Administration’s New Sex Ed Standards

Senator Holly Schepisi and Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho have introduced new legislation that would repeal controversial sex education mandates…

3 years ago

Special Education Teacher Accuses Elizabeth School District Leadership of ‘Horrific Acts’ Against Community

At last night's public meeting of the Elizabeth Board of Education, former special education teacher Luann Breese charged school board…

3 years ago

What Our Teachers Deserve: How To Keep New Jersey Teachers In Their Profession

Dr. Liz Brooke is Chief Learning Officer for Lexia Learning. She guides the pedagogical approach and research strategy for Lexia’s personalized…

3 years ago

MCKENNA: Reclaiming Our Kids’ Mental Health, Or, Strange Times Call for Strange Parenting

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

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NJ School-Building Agency Continues To Shell Out Taxpayer Money As Scandals Multiply

About three years ago, the New Jersey Schools Development Authority (SDA), which is responsible for building and maintaining facilities in…

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