BREAKING: Asbury Park District’s First Day Classified as a ‘Shitshow’

Asbury Park Public Schools District opened today for students---teachers started Tuesday--and sources tell me that much was awry under the…

4 years ago

Newark Public Charter Schools Announce 2021-2022 Reopening ‘Compact’ To Guarantee Safety, High Expectations, and Transparency

As the new school year begins, Newark public charter schools just announced a collective COVID-19 safety pledge to parents, staff,…

4 years ago

LILLEY: NJEA Leaders Get Desperate as New Jersey Teachers Look To Opt Out Before Tomorrow’s Deadline

Well, it looks like Sunlight’s campaign to inform New Jersey teachers of their 1st Amendment rights has hit a nerve.…

4 years ago

COMMENTARY: With Ban on Remote Instruction, Murphy Misses a Political Opportunity and Jayden’s Family Pays the Price

Last week’s Star-Ledger had a heart-breaking story about the Almazan family of Wanaque, New Jersey. Eight-year-old Jayden is slated to…

4 years ago

SCOOP: NJ Education Department Persuades State Board to Continue Remote Therapies for Students With Disabilities

This morning at the New Jersey State Board of Education meeting, the Department of Education formally asked Board members to…

4 years ago

Don’t Worry Newark, Nothing Has Changed…. And I Sure Ain’t Done!

As many of you may remember, I started this blog for really one reason — like so many other Newark…

4 years ago

Murphy Says Only ‘Dramatic Outbreak’ Will Get Him to Soften Stance on Remote Instruction

At Phil Murphy’s press briefing Wednesday (where questions focused on gubernatorial challenger Jack Ciatarelli’s claim that Murphy tolerated a “frat-boy”…

4 years ago

Local Union Places a Coffin With an Image of a Dead Body in Front of This Elementary School

Children arriving for their second day of school at Lincoln Elementary School in Edison were greeted by a funeral casket…

4 years ago

US Department of Justice Investigation Reveals ‘Wide-Ranging Failures’ in Newark’s Programs for English Language Learners

The following is a press release issued yesterday by the U.S. Department of Justice, which announces a settlement between the…

4 years ago

Murphy Doubles Down on No-Remote-Instruction and Masking Mandate

At Gov. Phil Murphy’s press briefing yesterday (where questions focused on gubernatorial challenger Jack Ciatarelli’s claim that Murphy tolerated a…

4 years ago