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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Dear Readers: NJ Education Report Wants to Hear From You!
Dear readers, As you may know, I’ve been working on a series that asks the question, “Is the New Jersey Education Association too strong or
ANALYSIS: Here’s What’s Wrong With U.S. News and World Report’s Top New Jersey High Schools List
U.S. News and World Report just published its rankings of the top high schools in each state Below is a list of NJ’s top 20,
MCKENNA: Kids Like Adam Toledo Don’t Have a Shot in the ‘Black Box’ of Special Education
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
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The Newark School Board Election Results Are In: Voters Choose Choice.
Here are two quotes that, for me, sum up yesterday’s school board election in Newark. Shayvonne Anderson, candidate on the Moving Newark Schools Forward slate,
King Repollet Goes to Ghana (And Other Misadventures of the New Jersey Education Commissioner).
As we continue this ongoing series that deals, in part, with how Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet’s tenure at Asbury Park School District (APSD), as well
Should Gov. Murphy Take Advice From Newark Teacher Union Prez John Abeigon on Charter Schools? Depends On How You Feel
“We have no problem with getting more money into the pockets of our members. That’s what we’re about. We’re a union. It’s the Newark Teachers
Here’s A Leaked Memo From the NJ DOE’s Assistant Commissioner When She Directed Special Education in Asbury Park.
The memo below is from the New Jersey Department of Education’s Assistant Commissioner of Student Services, Carolyn Marano. It was written while she was Director of
A Lawsuit Pressed By the Anti-Charter Gang Sheds Light on the Presumptions of White Privilege
Last Thursday I published a post about the North Jersey Media Group’s hit job on New Jersey’s public charter schools. This five-part series was rife
This Newspaper Series Says NJ Charter Schools Are a “Flawed Experiment.” That’s Wrong — And The Series Itself Proves That.
After I read North Jersey Media Group’s (NJMG) voluminous series called “Millions of Your Tax Dollars Have Disappeared Into NJ’s Flawed Charter School Experiment buy
Lamont Repollet and the 64 Floor: How Did He Raise Asbury Park’s Graduation Rate? Let’s Do the Math.
When Governor Phil Murphy appointed then-Asbury Park Superintendent Lamont Repollet as New Jersey Commissioner of Education in 2018, he cited the “dramatic” increase in the
Newark School Board Elections Signal A Shift on Charter Schools
On Tuesday, April 16th, Newark voters will select three School Board members. For the fourth consecutive year there is a slate of three candidates, once
People Show You Who They Are, Including The Head of Student Services At The New Jersey Department of Education. New
“When someone shows you who they are,” said Maya Angelou, “believe them the first time.” This would have been good advice for Education Commissioner Lamont
KIPP Camden Students Rock a Hackathon with A Jewish Day School!
What happens when schools, regardless of governance, work together to enrich student learning? This happens: a “Hackathon,” born through a collaboration between KIPP Lanning Square
In Jersey City the Teacher Union Is Bargaining On Both Sides of the Table. Last Night One Ethical Board Member
I was a school board member for twelve years, including nine years as president. I thought I’d seen it all, including fraught negotiations with unions.
There’s a New Report Out From NACSA on ‘Reinvigorating the Pipeline’ for Charter Schools. Too Bad Jersey Is Out of
I’ll bet you know that the pace of charter school growth has slowed throughout the country. But you may not know that while approvals of
Eight Corrections To An Error-Ridden Story About Cory Booker’s Education Legacy in Newark
Two weeks ago the Los Angeles Times ran an editorial that poses as journalism. Either that or the paper really needs to beef up its
If Your Kid Is a Ninth or Tenth Grader, He or She May Have to Take a Test on a
Let’s say you’re a New Jersey parent of a current 10th grader. Your child, like one-third of New Jersey students, took Algebra 1 in 8th
Mashea Ashton Talks Newark, Cory Booker, and the Challenges of Launching Her Own School
This is a guest post by my friend and Colleague Maureen Kelleher. a senior writer and editor at Education Post where this piece first appeared. Her
It’s Big News That the Schools Development Authority Is at “The Precipice of Disembowelment.” When Will State Leaders Pay Attention
Everyone’s talking about the exodus of experienced and qualified staff members at the Schools Development Authority, a product of nepotism directed by Murphy appointee Lizette
What I’ve Learned in 10 Years of Teaching at Newark’s KIPP Rise Academy
This is a guest post by Mark Joseph, a sixth-grade math teacher at KIPP Rise Academy in Newark, where he has taught for ten years.
Murphy Gives His Budget Address and Ignores Our School Funding Inequities. Well, What Do You Want From an Administration That
Today Gov. Phil Murphy gave his 2019 budget address. He’s proposing, as part of this 38.6 billion spending plan, an additional $351 million as the
New Community Advocacy Group Project Ready, Hosts “1,000 Newarkers Vote By Mail” Luncheon
I go to education-related events all the time but I’ve rarely been as inspired as I was Saturday in Newark. There, Shennell McCloud’s new community
Nepotism Springs Eternal in the Murphy Administration. Now Would Someone Please Pay Attention to the Department of Education?
online pharmacy buy mobic no prescription with best prices today in the USA Yesterday I wrote that the nepotism and subsequent dysfunction within certain state
