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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MURPHY: In NJ the Law Can Work Against Children With Disabilities; Here’s How Parents Can Gain Control
Tara Murphy is a SPAN Resource Parent, a Volunteer Advocacy Ambassador for Autism Speaks, member of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), founder of Parenting Frontier, and
This Is How a Jersey City Public Charter Is Building an Anti-Racist Culture
Felicia Henderson is a first-grade teacher at Learning Community Charter School in Jersey City. She serves as the head of the Social Justice Coordinate and
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Maplewood Parents Create a Garage School!
While some North Jersey families are filing lawsuits and holding rallies to get schools to reopen, others are getting creative. I spoke to one parent,
This District Wants To Shut Down a Public Charter’s Expansion. District Parents Don’t Agree.
Franklin Township School District and local parents are unaligned. The district has been trying to halt the expansion of an independent public charter school called
Judge Orders Some South Orange-Maplewood Teachers Back to School
Yesterday Superior Court Judge Jodi Alper ordered the South Orange-Maplewood teachers union to follow the district’s (now delayed) schedule to begin in-school instruction for sixth
LILLEY: Montclair Union President Has a Seat at the Table; Montclair Parents Do Not
A picture is indeed worth a thousand words, and this one of NJEA Vice President/Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller and Montclair Education Association (MEA) President Petal
BRICK Education Network: Building Strong Communities Brick by Brick
Helen Mazarakis has served as Chair of the Board of Trustees at BRICK Education Network since 2019 and a member of the Board of Trustees
SCOOP: Today NJ Education Department Will Urge State Board to Cancel Meaningful Assessments
Today the New Jersey State Board of Education’s Assessment Committee will meet with leaders of the NJ State Department of Education. At this meeting Board
JAMES: You Do Not Need Permission to Demand Better Public Schools
One of my mentors and political godfather was the great Carl Sharif. We lost the great Carl over five years ago. There are two Carl
South Orange-Maplewood Schools Explains Latest Mediation Drama to Families
Below is a letter that went out at 6:40 pm on Friday to all South Orange-Maplewood School District families. PERC is New Jersey’s Public Employment Relations
NJ Commissioner Sides With Newark Superintendent, Denies 4 Charter School Expansions
On Friday New Jersey Acting Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan notified four charter schools in Newark that she is denying their requests for expansion. This is the
Mercer County Parents of Children with Disabilities Call Out District’s Callous Disregard for Student Well-Being
I told you all a year ago that my daughter was experiencing extreme mental and emotional distress. It’s been a year. Hasn’t the toll our
In Lakewood Public Schools District, 131 Staff Members Have Been Stricken By COVID-19
Unlike teacher union leaders in Montclair and South Orange-Maplewood that deftly outmaneuver their districts and keep schools closed, the Lakewood Education Association (LEA) has no
“Frustrated” Assemblywoman Mila Jasey Urges South Orange-Maplewood Schools to Resume In-School Instruction
New Jersey State Assemblywoman Mila Jasey (D-Essex Morris) released the following statement on March 10, 2021 regarding the SOMSD Schools reopening impasse. For ongoing NJ Ed
Breaking: New Details Emerge About Asbury Park High School Stabbings
On Tuesday, outside the main doors of Asbury High School, two students were stabbed. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office announced late yesterday that Jadon Carter,
South Orange-Maplewood Update: Board Halts Mediation Process Due to Union Leaders’ ‘Bad Faith’
Below is a letter sent yesterday from South Orange-Maplewood School District to parents regarding a 5 and 1/2 hour meeting last week between school board
While NJ Teenagers Boycott Hybrid Education, My Son with Autism Is the Last Kid in School
Laura McKenna is a New Jersey parent of two teenage boys, one currently studying at Rutgers University and the other a high school student with
Montclair Tentatively Resolves Reopening Issues with Teachers Union But Parent Suit Continues
Late yesterday Montclair Public Schools District announced a settlement with the Montclair Education Association over the lawsuit filed by the district to get teachers to
LILLEY: NJ Is Tops Because of High Education Spending That Benefits NJEA, Not Students
FLORIDA GETS BETTER RESULTS AT LESS THAN HALF THE PRICE According to Governor Murphy, New Jersey public schools got the gold medal in the “gold
Verona Parents Will Rally Friday For More In-Person Instruction
Eighty-five percent of parents whose children attend elementary schools in Verona Public Schools (Essex County) want schools to reopen for live instruction. And, frustrated with
STATE AID GUY: Yes, People Avoid New Jersey to Save Tax Money — Especially High-Earners
Since the beginning of New Jersey’s chronic fiscal crisis in the early-2000s, there’s been an unending argument over raising taxes on high-earners to mitigate the
