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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LILLEY: Gov. Murphy Takes Care of His NJEA Pals Over Kids in Poor School Districts. Where Is Mark Weber and
NJ Ed Report published an excellent report yesterday about how the NJEA’s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is sending unqualified teachers to teach in high-poverty
5 Ways a Therapy Dog Can Make a Difference for Children on the Autism Spectrum
Lauren Martini, Occupational Therapist at The Phoenix Center (an accredited non-profit, private school that serves nearly 140 students ages 5-21 with autism, multiple disabilities, behavioral
LILLEY: New Jersey Under Gov. Murphy Is Government by and for the Public Unions
I could not have said it better. Supporting the NJEA’s early endorsement of Gov. Murphy, NJEA Vice President-elect Steve Beatty said: “There is no governor
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My Son’s School Is My Partner As We Work Together on His Emotional Health
This is a guest post by Alison Seanor, a parent of a first grade student at Elysian Charter School in Hoboken, New Jersey. Every morning
Okay, Boomer: Why Mark Weber’s Argument Won’t Convince Millennials and Gen Z’ers To Become Teachers.
Mark Weber, aka Jersey Jazzman, just published a paper at New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP), a sequel to a paper he published in September. The
Tonight the Lakewood School Board Will Approve A Budget It Can’t Pay For.
Later today at its public meeting the Lakewood Board of Education will approve a budget of $204 million that assumes the state will kick in
100,000 Students in New Jersey Are Cut Off From Remote Instruction: Murphy and Repollet Say “Let Them Eat Cake.”
In mid-March President Trump told a group of governors they were on their own in searching for respirators to help those stricken with the coronavirus.
NJEA Lobbyists Want New Jersey’s Next Governor To Be NJEA VP (and Aspiring Montclair Mayor) Sean Spiller. One Little Problem…
This is a guest post by Mike Lilley, founder and president of the Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey, a nonprofit advocacy organization focused on showcasing
Why Can’t We Fix Asbury Park? Thirteen Years of State Oversight and Still Circling the Drain.
I’ve spent a fair bit of time recently on Asbury Park Public Schools at the behest of residents and staff members who have asked me
Asbury Park Residents Decry School District’s High Spending and “Top-Heavy Administration.”
On Wednesday night the Asbury Park Board of Education held its monthly public meeting. Sort of. While other districts are finding creative ways to include
New Jersey DOE Issues Guidance on Special Education Waivers: Parents Get a Win!
Last night Peggy McDonald, who leads the New Jersey Department of Education’s oversight of students with disabilities, released the memo below concerning the 30 NJ
NJ School Districts Best Not Mess with Special Ed Parents
When news leaked that 30 New Jersey districts were demanding that parents sign waivers before their kids could get access to special education services during
How the New Jersey Department of Education Went From Technology Leader to Technology Laggard
On Monday I wrote about Paterson Public Schools’ poor implementation of home instruction during this pandemic, hindered largely by the lack of one-on-one devices for
We Can’t Use This Crisis To Abandon Our Most Complex Learners: Creative Solutions Abound
This post was written by Lindsay Jones ( President and CEO of National Center for Learning Disabilities), Erin Mote ( Executive Director of InnovateEDU), Lauren
This New Jersey District Isn’t Even Getting The Bare Essentials To Its Students
online pharmacy clomid for sale no prescription pharmacy This is the first section of a two-part post. Today I’m looking at Paterson Public Schools and
Teacher Tells Hamilton Students, “Die A Long, Painful Death”
My central Jersey town has a Facebook page and members have been complaining that groups of teenagers are taking advantage of school closures by playing
Sources Reveal the Story Behind NJ’s Inequitable Online Learning
Joicki Floyd is an English teacher at Newark’s Weequahic High School which, like the rest of New Jersey, is relying on remote instruction during coronavirus
The NJEA and Its Allies Are the Main Funders of Sean Spiller’s Mayoral Campaign
This is a guest post by Michael Lilley, Founder and President of the Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey, which seeks to educate residents on the
Four Reasons Why Public Schools Won’t Return to “Normal” Anytime Soon
Yogi Berra proclaimed (perhaps apocryphally), “predictions are difficult, especially about the future.” I have no crystal ball but, whenever this pandemic subsides, I think we’re
NJEA’S Palace Intrigue: A New Report Shines Light on The Mayoral Candidacy of Sean Spiller.
Three weeks ago a reader asked me an intriguing question: Is Sean Spiller, candidate for Mayor of Montclair and NJEA Vice President, actually running for
A Tale of Two Cities: Remote Instruction in Princeton and Trenton
We’re about 5 weeks into our coronavirus lock-down in New Jersey, about a month since much of America has embarked on a national experiment of
Disability Advocates Fear Betsy DeVos Will Roll Back Students’ Educational Rights
In January 2017, during Betsy DeVos’s Senate confirmation hearing for her nomination by Donald Trump as U.S. Education Secretary, Senator Tim Kaine asked her a
For Students Who Struggle With Reading, This Mom of a Dyslexic Son Has Some COVID-19 Era Advice
This is a guest post by Debbie Meyer, a founding member of the Dyslexia (Plus) in Public Schools Task Force, a small group of community
