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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ANALYSIS: Fordham’s New Report Nails the Correlation Between Charter School Growth and General Student Success
Today Fordham Institute released a new report, “Still Rising: Charter School Enrollment and Student Achievement at the Metropolitan Level,” a follow-up to a 2019 study
JAMES: Anxiety Is Real In Newark As Superintendent León Fails the Leadership Test
As a housing developer and a community activist, I have a lot of reasons to walk around our city. It is something I really enjoy.
This Mom Is Fighting the History of Corruption in Elizabeth Public Schools
We’ve been marginalized. We don’t matter. We are the leftovers. That’s Maria Lorenz, mother of Juan and Pablo (not their real names) who are classified
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Gov. Murphy Can Support Black and Brown Families by Supporting Charter Schools, Says Newark Business Leader
Randal Pinkett, a Newark businessman and the first African-American student from Rutgers to win a Rhodes Scholarship, has a bone to pick with Gov. Phil
Camden Superintendent Will Close Three Schools, Not Four, Despite Teachers Union Tactics
Last month we asked whether Camden Education Association president Keith Benson had the New Jersey Department of Education in his back pocket. At the time,
New Jersey’s Educational Caste System, Lakewood’s Elephant in the Room, and One Truth-Speaker
I’m awfully hard on Education Law Center so it is with pleasure that I salute Executive Director David Sciarra’s candor in his comments about the
Many NJ Students Need ‘Strong Support’ To Recover From Pandemic Learning Loss
Last Fall the New Jersey Department of Education offered “Start Strong” assessments to all school districts. The DOE described these free tests as a “quick,”
Meet Chika OgbuokIrI, Seventh Grade Poet at Camden’s KIPP Lanning Square Middle School!
Chika OgbuokIrI is a seventh grader at KIPP Lanning Square Middle School in Camden. Yet another Poet Laureate in the making! Here is a video
MCKENNA: Whatever You Think About School Closures, Here’s How To Be Heard in Your District
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 Parent Compares District to ‘Totalitarian Regime’ Regarding Student Data Privacy
“I herewith specifically do NOT give consent to the use of goguardian on my son’s devices! Coming from a cultural background with back-to-back totalitarian regimes
Teachers Union: First Get Teachers Vaccinated, Then We’ll Talk About Reopening Schools
This is a statement from New Jersey Education Association President Marie Blistan regarding Gov. Phil Murphy’s announcement on Monday that pre-K-12 educators and support staff
STATE AID GUY: More People Move Out of New Jersey Than Almost Any Other State, Contrary to NJPP’s Fictions
There is a lot of room to argue about the causes of NJ’s high rate of domestic outmigration. Reasonable people can disagree about what role
Asbury Park: New Leaks Expose Tensions Between District Administrators and School Board Members
Student enrollment and state funding are dropping in Asbury Park Public Schools, requiring a recalibration of facililties and spending. These challenges are causing tensions between
Eight Teachers Catch COVID in Lakewood, Two Hospitalized
The Lakewood Scoop, a media platform that serves the ultra-Orthodox community, reports today that eight staff members of Lakewood Public Schools District who teach at
After a Year Out of Classrooms, South Orange-Maplewood Parent Leader Says, ‘This Is Crushing Our Children’
South Orange-Maplewood Public Schools District (SOMSD) is in an uproar: Parents and school district representatives insist it’s safe to reopen but teacher union leaders claim
BREAKING: Murphy Will Prioritize Teachers and Support Staff for COVID Vaccines
This morning, on the MSNBC program “Morning Joe,” Gov. Phil Murphy announced that, beginning in two weeks, pre-kindergarten-12th grade teachers and support staff will be
Lakewood Children Dress in Blackface During Purim; School District Responds
On Friday in Lakewood, a group of ultra-Orthodox children celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim dressed in blackface. Fred Rush, local president of the NAACP,
NJ Announces Details for Local Learning Loss Assessment Data
.Yesterday the New Jersey State Department of Education issued instructions on how it will collect local assessment data. [An earlier version of this post incorrectly
WHITE: Focus on Teachers and Follow the Money: Pandemic Parenting Advice From an Expert
I’ve been an empty nester since the pandemic began — happily free of the burden of managing children’s virtual learning along with all the other
COMMENTARY: Camden’s Charters Are Dramatically More Cost-Effective Than District Schools
Do you cringe when an economist or policy wonk quantifies the value of a single child’s education? I do. How can you reduce the immeasurable
NJ Senate Bill Would Let Parents Choose for Their Child to Repeat This Year’s Grade
New Jersey Senators Shirley Turner (D-Mercer) and Patrick Diegnan (D-Middlesex) have introduced a bill that would allow parents/guardians to request that their child repeat the
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