EXPLAINER: That $2.6 Billion Pandemic Relief Money for NJ Schools is Driven by Title 1. So What Is Title I?

When national politicians and lobbyists argue we should spend more money on K-12 education, they’re almost always talking about increasing…

4 years ago

LILLEY: 7 Billion Dollar Pension Payment Aside, NJ Teachers’ Retirement Fund Is Still in Crisis

There’s lots of happy talk coming out of Trenton about the state of New Jersey’s public pensions.  This plays very…

4 years ago

As Students Return to School Buildings Amidst COVID, ‘Forgotten Schools’ Deal With Mold, Rot, and Rodents

Gov. Phil Murphy has said “our number one job is to keep our kids, our educators, everybody in the school…

4 years ago

Pressure Building On Murphy to Walk Back Ban on Remote Instruction

New Jersey school district leaders and parents are expressing increasing frustration with the lack of concrete guidance from the state…

4 years ago

Newark Union Leader: All NJ Teachers Should Prepare for Vaccine Mandate

John Abeigon, president of the Newark Teachers Union, told district teachers today they should expect a vaccine mandate for all…

4 years ago

If Schools Can Build on the Flexibility and Creativity Driven By the Pandemic, Our Students Will Thrive

Learning can and should happen anytime, anywhere. After what we’ve learned over the past 15 months, we have the chance…

4 years ago

Parent Voices on Masks in Schools, Mandatory Vaccines, and Virtual Learning Options

New Jersey is abuzz (at least among parents of K-12 students) with reactions to Gov. Phil Murphy’s mandates that 1)…

4 years ago

Hundreds of NJ Families Appeal Murphy Administration’s Refusal to Expand Asbury Park Charter High School

When New Jersey school districts shut down in March 2020 due to the pandemic, many struggled to develop virtual learning…

4 years ago

NJ Public Charters Honored By Murphy Administration For Increasing Teacher Diversity and Course Equity

Two New Jersey charter schools are among the seven districts to receive a Lighthouse Award from the New Jersey Department…

4 years ago

Will Phil Murphy Require COVID Vaccines for Teachers?

Not yet. But that could change any day now, given the recent trendline. Yesterday Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the…

4 years ago