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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Whistleblower Calls Foul: This NJ Department of Education Teacher-Training Program Is Bogus
This is a guest editorial by a staff member of the New Jersey Department of Education who wishes to remain anonymous. It has been revealed
MCKENNA: Are Autism Advocates Too ‘Woke’?
Laura McKenna is an education writer based in New Jersey. You can find her here (www.lauramckenna.com). This article was originally published at Laura McKenna’s Substack newsletter.
LILLEY: Roger León Should Go
In an excellent piece of investigative journalism by Patrick Wall of Chalkbeat, “The pandemic set back student learning. Newark kept the data under wraps,” published in NJ
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Remote Education Shines a Light on the Inequities Special Needs Students Already Face in Schools
Ten-year-old Gavin Williams is a lively and affectionate youngster who loves to visit museums, experiment with computer-coding and plunge into ocean waves with his boogie-board.
New Jersey Is in the Slow Lane on the Highway to Online Instruction. Just Don’t Tell That to the DOE.
These are hard times. We’ve all had to make changes in the way we live, learn, and work. It’s no surprise that state education bureaucracies
Is COVID-19 Teaching Us Anything at All Outside of Washing Our Hands?
This is a post by my friend and colleague Zachary Wright, a national finalist for the United States Department of Education’s School Ambassador Fellowship. Zach is
Facing “Unprecedented Uncertainty,” Governors Ask DeVos For Promised Emergency Education Aid
On March 27th, two weeks ago last Friday, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act), a $2 trillion
Notes From New Jersey: Contemplating COVID-19 and Lakewood.
Here in New Jersey, the second hardest-hit state in the country after New York, we’re scrambling to control the coronavirus. Currently we have 25,590 confirmed
Free Internet Access For Low-Income Families Must Be A Fundamental Right During COVID-19.
This is a post by my friend and colleague Zachary Wright, a national finalist for the United States Department of Education’s School Ambassador Fellowship. Zach is
Education Law Center Nails Problems with the DOE’s Emergency Changes For Special Education Students.
Tomorrow morning the New Jersey State Board of Education will hold its first-ever Skype public meeting due to COVID-19. The first item on the Board’s
Some Schools Are Rising to the Challenge. Guess Which Ones Aren’t?
I wrote last week about Princeton Regional Public Schools’ high expectations for students during this pandemic in comparison to the low expectations for students who
During Covid-19, Are Charter Schools Leading the Way?
On Monday I looked at the stark disparities in the quality of online instruction offered to children during the COVID-19 school closures, comparing Princeton Regional
This Father of a Special Needs Student Thinks Online Instruction Can Be A Great Fit.
This is a guest post by Jeff Kwitowski, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs & Policy at K12 Inc. For more than 20 years he’s
How Did College Achieve Public Charter Schools Pull Together Online Learning So Quickly and Effectively? Answers From the Founder.
This is a guest post by Mike Piscal, founder of College Achieve Public Schools in New Jersey, which operates six public charter schools in New
Will This Pandemic Force Us To Boldly Address the Inequities in Our Schools?
I live right off Route 206, a mostly two-lane road that begins in the Pinelands of southern New Jersey, winds 130 miles north to Stokes
NJ’s Head of Special Education on Home Instruction for Students with Disabilities: “I’m Not Trying To Sugarcoat This in Any
If you’re a parent of a child with disabilities, you might have panicked when you read this yesterday: As part of [U.S.] Congress’ response to
Schools Must Stop Using Students With Disabilities as An Excuse to Do Nothing
My husband and I have four children. Our three oldest are what we in the special needs community call “neuro-typical” and our youngest has multiple
For Kids with Disabilities, Some Online Resources.
This list is courtesy of the Montgomery Special Education PTO. It’s a screen shot so you’ll need to copy and paste into a search engine.
As New Jersey Schools Struggle to Go Virtual, Here’s What We Can Learn From New Egypt High School.
As COVID-19 continues to spread across New Jersey, “long term school closures are inevitable,” said Governor Phil Murphy on Friday. All across the country school districts
With Kids at Home, Parents Are Overwhelmed. Here Are Resources That Can Help.
online pharmacy https://applegreenstores.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/metformin.html no prescription pharmacy This is a guest post by my friend and colleague Erika Sanzi. Erika is a former educator and elected
Five Tips From a Teacher About Talking To Kids About Coronavirus Fears
This is a guest post by Dana Kaplan who has her MA in Early Childhood Education with an additional certification in Gifted Education. She recently
Listen Up, New Jersey: It’s Time to Respect Parent Choice and Fairly Fund Public Charter School Facilities.
This is a guest post by Harry Lee, president of the New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association, and Patricia Morgan, executive director of JerseyCAN. online
Just Say No to Vagina Voting
This just in from Politico: a group of “women leaders” is demanding that presumed-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden base his choice of his running mate
