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
Opinion
COMMENTARY: If Phil Murphy Wants a Second Term, Here’s the Course-Correction He Needs Most
If you’ve been following NJ Education Report’s coverage of the dissolution of Asbury Park Public Schools, first under the direction of Lamont Repollet and then
ARONSOHN: 180 Nations Discuss Human Rights of People With Disabilities but America Is Missing
Paul Aronsohn, who comes from a family with disabilities, is New Jersey’s Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and Their Families. Previously, he
COMMENTARY: New Jersey Is Autism-Chic And That’s Bad For Kids
Does one in every 32 New Jersey children really have autism, compared to a national rate of one in 59? Rutgers’ Dr. Walter Zahorodny says
Coronavirus in the News
All COVID Updates
More Top Stories
Is Newark Superintendent Leon Taking His Cues From Teacher Union President Who Approves of Blackface and Demeans Students on Facebook?
Last Tuesday a group of players on the junior varsity basketball team at Newark’s Malcolm Shabazz High School instigated a “violent attack” on their coach,
Repollet Is On The Short List For President of Kean University.
Last June I reported, ” I have heard now from four sources that Repollet has a specific reason for leaving. He will take over the
Is Phil Murphy Spending Too Much Time in the Italian Sun? How Else To Explain His Veto?
Maybe Phil Murphy needs to vacation in cooler climes in order to make fair decisions on school funding for New Jersey residents, already taxed to
School Officials File Police Report on Kindergartner with Down Syndrome.
This post was originally published on Project Forever Free by its chief editor, my pal Erika Sanzi. Erika also blogs at Good School Hunting. She
Three Cheers for NJ DOE Commissioner Lamont Repollet!
Boy, I bet you didn’t expect to see that headline from me. I just can’t help myself: After Newark Superintendent Roger Leon —with no guidance
Newark Superintendent Wants to Build That Wall. Will The DOE Stop Him?
Newark may have problems but one of them isn’t the production of drama. Recent example: Superintendent Roger Leon declared last month, ““I believe families should
Charter Skeptics, Look at the Facts: The Majority of Newark Parents Say Charters Are Their First Choice as They Watch
This is a guest post by Kyle Rosenkrans, founder and executive director of the New Jersey Children’s Foundation. Its mission is to invest in people,
What Happens When a Beloved Newark Charter School Is Threatened with Eviction? Ask Emma and Her Mom.
(This was originally published at Education Post.) Imagine that your 15-year-old daughter is enrolled in a public high school that you both chose for its
On Charters, a New Report Shows That White Democrats Are Getting It Wrong. (Listen Up, Bernie/Liz/Joe!)
Judging by the harsh turn that some politicians have taken against charter schools, voters might well imagine that the data look darker than they did
After Seven Years of Broadly-Supported School Choice, How Are Camden Students Faring?
This is a guest post by David Osborne and Tressa Pankovits. Osbourne leads the K-12 education work of the Progressive Policy Institute. Pankovits is associate
A Nifty Fix for the New Jersey Segregation Lawsuit?
Last week I wrote about a lawsuit currently before Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson which charges that New Jersey’s public schools are unconstitutionally segregated due
Murphy’s DOE Defies Public Intent And Denies Security Funds to Charter School Students.
It is deeply troubling that public charter and renaissance schools are singled out as the only schools in New Jersey being denied access to critical
If Phil Murphy Were Really “Progressive,” He’d Chuck the Marketing Ploys and Focus on Children.
I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or
Dr. King Would Have Shined A Light On The Shame of “Progressive” Cities. So Should We.
This is a guest post by my colleague Chris Stewart, CEO of brightbeam. Previously Chris was chief executive of Wayfinder Foundation, the executive director of
Murphy and Repollet Want to Unlock Career Doors for NJ Students But They’re Getting Two Things Wrong.
Yesterday New Jersey Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet sent out a tweet celebrating the state’s new jobs initiative, “Jobs NJ: Developing Talent to Grow Business in
New Report Dispels Myths and Proves That Attending Newark Charter Schools Is Good for Children
Today the Manhattan Institute published a data analysis by senior fellow Marcus Winters called “Charter Schools in Newark: The Effect on Student Test Scores.” Unsurprisingly–
The Hidden Agenda Behind The Segregation Lawsuit (Plus a Personal Disclosure)
On Friday Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson made an important ruling in a lawsuit filed against the State of New Jersey by the New Jersey
Democrats, This Is Your Moment to Make Equity More Than a Slogan
This is a guest post by Richard Buery, Chief of Policy and Public Affairs at the KIPP Foundation. He leads efforts to grow the KIPP
NJEA’s “Spider Web of Political Power”: A New Report Examines NJEA’s Ring Through Murphy’s Nose
Last Friday Mike Lilley of the Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey published a lengthy report called “A Spider Web of Political Power and Influence:
“Dear Commissioner Repollet”: NJ Children’s Foundation Fends Off Newark Superintendent’s “Ideology and Factual Misstatements” Against Charter Schools.
Below is a letter sent late yesterday from the New Jersey Children’s Foundation expressing the non-profit’s “vehement disagreement with the four letters submitted by the
