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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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
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
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.
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Camden School Board Election Results: Families Win!
With this year’s toxic presidential election, it was easy to forget that other important local races were in progress. Here’s one: In a race for
As NJ Student Learning Slides, NJEA Leaders Cancel Two Days of School for a Poorly-Attended Non-Convention.
Every year I voice my disgust at the unnecessary closure of schools two days in November for the New Jersey Education Association’s annual convention. NJEA
Former Jersey City School Board Prez Indicted: From Small-Time Crook to Big-Time Crook?
Twenty months ago NJLB reported on then-Jersey City Board of Education President Sudhan Thomas’ shady use of campaign money he raised to run for his
As Lakewood’s COVID Cases Rise, Teachers Plead for Hybrid Instruction.
As far as we are concerned, 47 cases is 47 cases too many. As we begin flu season and COVID cases are rising, a hybrid
LILLEY: NJ Taxpayers Need to Know NJEA Used Political Power to Create the Pension System It Wanted.
At long last, New Jersey has enacted its first COVID-19 budget. In order for it to be “balanced,” the state will have to borrow $4.5 billion.
Here’s Some Visual Therapy: Get Ready to Smile!
We all need a break from politics and there’s no better way to assuage the soul than seeing the bright, brilliant faces of New Jersey
National Alliance Statement on 2020 Election Results: Listen to Parents!
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools just released the following statement on the 2020 election results: While the results of the 2020 election are
Q&A: Chris Cerf on Fighting COVID Learning Loss With Great Teaching
Last March schools across the country closed and typical live instruction morphed into erratic meetings on Zoom. Many of us assumed this was a short-term
NJ Ed Department Lacks “Sense of Urgency” So Legislators Get Creative.
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NJ Students Beg For Respite From Eight Hours of Screens Per Day.
South Brunswick High School students have started a petition begging the School Board and Superintendent Scott Feder to change the all-remote schedule so they are
James: My Worst Trumpian Moment Became Newark’s Finest
I am counting the days to Election Day. Trump (not even worthy of being called “President”) has made me feel disrespected, very angry, and scared.
COMMENTARY: Hear Me Out on My Voucher Proposal
This is the third in a series on my changing views of publicly-funded vouchers to parochial and private schools. The first one is here and
Reading Proficiency for Boys Is Dropping, Including in New Jersey
This is a chart, courtesy of The 74, which shows how American students’ proficiency in math has stagnated and proficiency in reading has sharply dropped
COMMENTARY: Lowering Standards Appears to Be Contagious, Too. I’m Looking at You, New York City.
CASES SPIKE IN NEW YORK CITY There’s another virus spreading in the tri-state area and, while not fatal, it is dangerous. This is the disease
Calling All Parents/Teachers Of Children With Autism: Your Help Is Needed.
The New Jersey Autism Center of Excellence is asking for help from parents who have children on the autism spectrum and their teachers. Specifically, Principal
STATEMENT FROM NJCF AND NJPCSA ON NJ AG’S OFFICE SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL EXPANSION IN NEWARK
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SCOOP: NJ Deputy Attorney General Says That Newark Charter School Expansion Embodies ‘Precisely What the Charter School Program Was Designed
Below is the preliminary statement from New Jersey State Deputy Attorney General Christopher Weber in a new brief in the State Supreme Court case regarding
Murphy Gets High Grades for Managing COVID Contagion So Why Is He Flunking COVID Schooling?
We as a state, for whatever reason, erred on the side of less guidance for schools when more guidance was needed. That’s Sarah Mulhern Gross,
Newsflash: Newark Voters Want More High-Quality Public Schools, Charter or Traditional.
This morning Change Research and the New Jersey Children’s Foundation released a poll that shows Newark’s public charter schools are broadly popular among all city
New Report From School Boards Association: It’s Time for the State Education Department to Do Its Job.
Today the New Jersey School Boards Association released the third in a series of reports on how the coronavirus is changing education in New Jersey.
