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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The ‘Progessive’ Murphy Administration Is Discriminating Against Adults with Disabilities
Tomorrow the New Jersey Assembly Women and Children Committee will hold a hearing on the difficulties experienced by parents of children and adults with Intellectual
BODENHEIMER: Weingarten’s Political Theater On School Reopenings Is a Slap in the Face to Parents Like Me
This is a guest editorial by Rebecca Bodenheimer. It first appeared in The Grade, a media watchdog project dedicated to improving news coverage of education
DUFFY: These Three New Jersey School Districts Are Using Federal Money Wisely to Accelerate Learning
Janellen Duffy is a senior adviser to JerseyCAN: The New Jersey Campaign for Achievement Now. This first appeared in NJ Spotlight. $4.3 billion dollars. That
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Cancel Culture in Newark: Superintendent Ignores Parent Voices and Demands Closure of Charters.
Last week Newark Superintendent Roger Leon wrote a letter to New Jersey Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet demanding that Repollet, NJ’s sole charter authorizer, not renew
Four Corrections to a Context And Fact-Free Article Called “The Democrats’ School Choice Problem.”
On New Year’s Eve The Nation published an analysis by Jennifer Berkshire called “The Democrats’ School Choice Problem.” Her piece is instructive because it illustrates
Month-By-Month Tally of NJLB’s Top Posts in 2019!
Happy New Year, dear readers. As we close out 2019 (phew!) here are NJLB’s top posts, month by month. I’ve tried to balance the most
NJEA Execs Demand Continuation of $700/Hour Acupuncture Sessions — On Your Dime.
Say NO to pension and benefit attacks! Legislation recently introduced by Senate President Steve Sweeney threatens the pensions and health benefits of NJEA members and
Great News for Camden Families as Camden Education Fund Steps Up!
This week Camden City welcomed a brand-new organization called the Camden Education Fund (CEF), a non-profit focused on talent, equity, engagement, and instructional quality with
Here’s A (Hot Off The Press) Letter From 8 Charter Schools Correcting Education Law Center’s False Assertions.
Last week I wrote about Education Law Center’s attempt to close down preschool programs for low-income children run by charter schools in Abbott districts. Today
Great News For Newark Families: The Board of Education Just Renewed the City’s Universal Enrollment System!
Last night the Newark Board of Education renewed its collaboration with the city’s charter school sector by committing to continue the district’s universal enrollment system
Dear Gov. Murphy/Comm. Repollet/NJEA: Look at This School and Tell Us Again Why You Want to Water Down High School
Last week I wrote about the dilemma facing the New Jersey State Board of Education: To accept a low-ball standardized testing proposal from accountability-averse Commissioner
Here’s What Happened Yesterday When AFT and NEA Locked Out Black and Brown Parents from a Candidate Forum.
Yesterday the AFT/NEA sponsored a “Public Education Forum” in Pittsburgh. There, hand-selected union members heard from seven Democratic presidential candidates as one by one they
Education Law Center’s New Lawsuit For Abbott District Construction Is Based On A Reality That Is 40 Years Old.
This is a guest post by Jeffrey Bennett, who blogs at New Jersey Education Aid. It originally appeared in ROI. Nearly 40 years ago, in
Four Ways that Education Law Center Reveals Its Hypocrisy.
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NJ’s Standardized Test Mess Is a Solution in Search of a Problem: We Raise NJ Is Happy to Help.
We Raise New Jersey just issued a statement about a critical decision facing the State Board of Education: Does the Board defer to Gov. Murphy
Bloomfield College Inaugurates a New President: Meet Dr. Marcheta Evans, A Woman With Big Plans.
Last week I spoke with Dr. Marcheta P. Evans, the new president of Bloomfield College, whose inauguration is today. Dr. Evans was most recently the
How Are The Children? Sue Altman Doesn’t Care.
This week the Star-Ledger featured an interview with Sue Altman, the head of NJ Working Families Alliance and much in the news for her performance
Wait: Is This a Democratic Presidential Candidate “Public Education Forum” or a Circle-Jerk?
“At last,” I exulted, as I peered at a Slack message from a colleague. The Democratic presidential candidates are going to finally discuss America’s public
Newark Students “Show The Rest of the State What is Possible”: A New Analysis Reveals Four Straight Years of Citywide
The bottom line is that a larger share of Newark kids are reading and doing math on grade level again this year, and in so
All the Things Max Eden Gets Wrong About Students With Disabilities and IDEA.
We barely survived my son Jonah’s adolescence. One evening in Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station he pushed me so hard I fell to the ground and
Top Democratic Candidates’ Disrespect for Parents of Color Has Me Wondering If I Fit Into This Party Anymore.
Politico reports today that Elizabeth Warren’s support among Democratic and left-leaning Independent primary voters “plunged 50 percent over the past month, according to a new
New Jersey Working Families Alliance Doesn’t Care About Work or Families: It Cares About Advancing NJEA’s Agenda.
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
We Need a New Way of Talking About Students Who Face Barriers Erected by Adults and Sustained by Broken Systems
This is a guest post by Cami Anderson, a lifelong educator and advocate for the nation’s most vulnerable students. After 20 years as a chief
