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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‘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
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
COMMENTARY: Head of NJ Public Radio Wishes She Could Press ‘Unsend’ on Charter-Bashing Email
Last week Mike Lilley of Sunlight Policy Foundation of New Jersey reported on how the New Jersey Education Association had backed NJEA President Sean Spiller’s
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Just How Safe Is Your Child’s School Bus?
Did you know that this is National School Bus Safety Week? To give this important week its full due, here are the conclusions from Asbury
Oops, Balanced Literacy Doesn’t Work Like We’ve Said It Did for Half a Century. Our Bad.
“Pouring over the work of contemporary reading researchers has led us to believe that aspects of balanced literacy need some ‘rebalancing.’” Those words, written by
What’s Everyone Saying About Murphy’s Pick For Education Commissioner?
Many media outlets have reports today on Gov. Phil Murphy’s nomination of Angelica Allen-McMillan for Education Commissioner, five months after Lamont Repollet’s resignation. (Chief DOE
Khaliah Fitchett on Going From Handcuffs to Running for Congress
One afternoon in March 2010, Khaliah Fitchette, a 16-year-old student at Newark’s University High School, was riding home on a NJ Transit bus with her
The COVID Pandemic Has Not Changed Some Things: More Shoddy Research From Jersey Jazzman and NJ Policy Perspective
Mark Weber, Ph.D. (a.k.a., Jersey Jazzman), has published an op-ed in NJSpotlight (based on a report he did for New Jersey Policy Perspective [NJPP]) that purports to
Montclair Students With Autism Started in-Person School on Friday. One Glitch: Teachers Didn’t Show Up.
This past Friday, 30 Montclair Public School District students arrived at school for their first day of live instruction. These students are among the most
Murphy Selects a New Education Department Commissioner.
Gov. Phil Murphy has just nominated a new Education Commissioner, Angelica Allen-McMillan. buy valtrex online https://magnushealth.com/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2022/03/valtrex.html no prescription pharmacy Here’s Murphy’s statement: “From day one,
Karega Rausch Says Charter Schools Get Better Outcomes for Kids When They Listen to Communities
Last week I interviewed Karega Rausch, the new Executive Director of the non-partisan National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA). Why should you care? Because
It’s ‘Unconscionable’ That Special Education Is an Afterthought in School District Plans
The Center for Reinventing Public Education’s Executive Director Robin Lake and Research Analyst Lanya McKittrick wrote this analysis, which first appeared here. When districts closed
My Grandma Would Tell Me, ‘Lakewood Is Bad for the Jews.’
My grandmother of blessed memory, Lena Weinman, divided the universe into two parts, what was “good for the Jews” and what was “bad for the
NCSECS: Harsh Disciplinary Practices For Students With Disabilities Rises Once Again
Today, the National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools released the following statement reacting to new data from the Civil Rights Data Collection that shows
Oscar James: We Can’t Depend on Murphy To Fix Our Schools So We Have To Depend on Ourselves
My daughter attends West Side High School in Newark. A long time ago, New Jersey promised us a new $160 million school building for West
Will NJEA Cry Segregation When They See Niche Rankings of Our State’s Top Schools? I Doubt It, But They Should.
Niche, the platform that rates schools across the country, just announced the “top five public high schools in New Jersey.” They are:Bergen County Academies in
Lilley: Murphy’s Pension Payment Is “Throwing Good Money After Bad.”
online pharmacy buspar online with best prices today in the USA This isn’t new news but it’s also not good news. Pew Charitable Trusts updated
What’s $12 Billion Among Friends? Or, How the SDA Wasted Your Tax Money.
Last week I wrote about how the practice of nepotism at the Schools Development Authority under the “leadership” of former CEO Lizette Polanco-Delgado matched the
Newark Public Charter School Provides Brand-New Laptops So Every Child Can Succeed
Newark’s University Heights Charter School (UHCS) announced today that it has purchased over 850 brand new laptop computers and will begin distributing them to each
What Does It Mean When a Seven-Year-Old With Autism Is Physically Assaulted By a School Resource Officer?
Okay. This is personal. As the mom of a son with disabilities who, while not formally diagnosed as autistic has a number of autistic tendencies,
“Unlike Most Parents, We Want To Outlive Our Children.”
That’s a parent speaking to Paul Aronsohn, Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and Their Families. As required, this past summer he submitted
Samantha Bee’s Opposition to School Choice is Wrong and Hypocritical.
Samantha Bee decided to go on the attack against school choice this week during her show, Full Frontal. Based on the first clip she played during
