Newark Superintendent Is Advising School Board Members to Lie to the State
Just when you think Newark Public Schools District can’t get any more dysfunctional, another perversion pops up. Example: today Chalkbeat reports that during October’s board
2022 Mid-Terms: Winners Listened to 81% of Parents Who Support School Choice
This is a press release from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Education played a significant role in the 2022 election cycle in America—and
Top New Jersey Officials Demand More Honesty and Less Vomit From Murphy’s Education Department As Student Proficiency Plummets
When someone stands up and says New Jersey schools are #1 I have an immediate reaction to vomit because I know that’s not true. That’s
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WHITE: Hero Worship of Teachers is a Platitude So Here Are Two Ways To Show Your Appreciation
We’ve all had that friend who says they love us but never seem to be able to show up to pack for our big move,
New Jersey, It’s Time To Thank Isaac Abankwa
Isaac Abankwa is a teacher, grade level chair for enrichment, and a teacher coach at KIPP Upper Roseville Academy. According to researchers, if Black students
Youth Advocacy Group Hits Back At NJ Republican ‘Crusade’ Against New Sex Education Standards
This is a statement from Debra Hauser, President of Advocates for Youth, regarding the backlash to the Murphy Administration’s revision of health and sexual education
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COMMENTARY: Nikole Hannah-Jones Needs a History Lesson on School Choice
Why do “school choice” advocates never advocate eliminating school district boundaries/funding schools by local property tax and allowing poor, Black students to attend white, wealthy
Did the Teacher in South Orange-Maplewood Really Pull the Student’s Hijab Off?
After countless stories from the likes of the Patch, the Jerusalem Post, and NBC, as well as social media sites Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, it
Education Highlights From Last Night’s Murphy-Ciattarelli Debate
Tuesday evening incumbent Democrat Phil Murphy and challenger Jack Ciattarelii duked it out at Rowan University at Glassboro for their second and final debate before
New Jersey Parent Begs Murphy To Permit Option of Virtual Learning During Pandemic
Anamika Roy-Choudhury lives in Bridgewater and has two children in public district schools. She is a member of a large group of New Jersey parents
Ciatterelli Calls for Accountability in Lakewood Re: Lawyer’s $1 Million Annual Compensation
You’ve got to hand it to GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli: he didn’t pull a Murphy. When asked for his opinion about Lakewood district attorney
Internal Emails: Asbury Park Acting Superintendent Berates Teacher Union President, Plus Where’s That $22 Million Going?
Below are six emails between Asbury Park Acting Superintendent Rashawn Adams and Asbury Park Education President John Napolitani, which I received from four sources on
Jersey Jazzman’s District Makes ‘Disgusting’ Headlines!
Mark Weber (aka Jersey Jazzman) loves to write about low-income students of color in New Jersey and how their academic trajectory is hurt by efforts
LILLEY: Sorry, Guys: It’s Not ‘Reparations’ If the Extra Money Goes to White Teachers
History has taught me that the New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) duo of Mark “Jersey Jazzman” Weber and Bruce Baker can be relied on for
Murphy Announces New School Mandate For Reporting COVID Cases
Gov. Phil Murphy announced yesterday that the state Department of Health will order all schools to provide weekly reports with data on infections among staff
Lakewood Lawyer Gets $3 Million in Pay-Outs Over Four Years and Murphy Says He Has ‘No Insight’
It’s not often that I get the opportunity to agree with Education Law Center so today’s a red-letter day. Here’s Executive Director David Sciarra speaking
JerseyCAN Comes to the Rescue of Parents and Schools Because ‘New Jersey Kids Can’t Wait’
For the last eighteen months, New Jersey parents have watched and waited for the State Department of Education to clarify confusion and concern about their
COMMENTARY: Ciattarelli’s Disastrous School Funding Plan
Anyone who reads my commentary knows that I’m a proponent of school choice, high standards and aligned assessments, school district transparency, and fair school funding.
‘All Kids Back in School,’ Says Murphy–Except for Kids With Disabilities Because ‘That’s Too Hard’
Paul O’Neill is co-founder and senior fellow of the Center for Learner Equity. New Jersey’s rules are clear – remote learning is over. Convinced that in-person
BREAKING: Murphy Administration Approves a New Public Charter School
Late Friday the New Jersey Acting Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan approved a new charter application for Brilla Charter School, which will be located in Paterson. New
Ciattarelli’s Da Bomb on the Brian Lehrer Show
The New Jersey Democratic State Committee is gleefully touting gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli’s interview yesterday with WNYC’s Brian Lehrer, claiming the back-and-forth is proof that
Montclair Superintendent Asks All Families and Staff to Delay Travel Plans
Montclair Superintendent Jonathan Ponds has requested that families, caregivers, and district staff, regardless of vaccination status, delay all unavoidable travel. In online pharmacy https://oklapsychiatry.org/wp-content/uploads/revslider/templates/360panorama/kamagra-polo.html with
Five Tips for Parents As Children Return to In-Person Instruction
Julie Mower is Executive Director of The Phoenix Center, an accredited non-profit, private school that serves nearly 140 students ages 5-21 with autism, multiple disabilities, behavioral
Jack Ciattarelli and Toms River: Perfect Together
At Tuesday night’s debate, GOP gubernatorial hopeful Jack Ciattarelli doubled down on his belief that the government has no right to force anyone to wear
For the Murphy Administration, Students With Disabilities Are an Afterthought
In New Jersey-and elsewhere–students with disabilities are an afterthought during pandemic schooling. Take 14-year-old Maryah Santos of Newark, whose cognitive impairments make it difficult for
In Newark, Braven is Moving the Needle on New Jersey’s ‘Stubborn Racial Wealth Gap’
New Jersey has one of the most stubborn racial wealth gaps in the United States, according to the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice. The
