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: Montclair Families Deserve Better Than a Mayor Who Cedes Control of Schools to a Political Machine
Fired Montclair Board of Education (BOE) member Sergio Gonzalez is angry. As he says in his published letter, buy aciphex online https://psychiatricservicespc.com/wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms/1-0189794d332cb62f5e9b54a1f4f43011/tmp/aciphex.html he is “angry at
The Christie Exception: When the Teachers Union Doesn’t Get Its Way
This piece is part of an ongoing series: Is the Teachers Union Too Powerful in New Jersey? As Lenape high school student Sasha Lapham’s experience with
LILLEY: New Jersey Teachers Are Poorly Served By Their Union Leaders
The New Jersey Education Association, the state chapter of the largest teachers union in the country, boasted more than 200,000 members and $154 million in
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Citing Turnout, This Camden Parent Leader Salutes November School Board Elections
Bryan Morton is Executive Director of Parents for Great Camden Schools, which seeks to “empower, mobilize and strengthen the voice of every Camden parent to
Who Needs Algebra II? A New Report Reveals Disconnect Between Test-Haters and What New Jersey Students Need To Live Here.
Less than two weeks ago a local paper reported that Trenton public schools students feel unsafe and uneducated. At about the same time an appellate court
NJ DOE Watch: Disruption and Damage Within the Division of Student Services (with One Bright Spot)
Newsflash: insiders tell me that there has been no improvement within New Jersey’s floundering Department of Education. In an accidental metaphor, the pages of the
A New Parent Advocacy Group Called “Project Ready” Launches in Newark: “It’s Time To Raise Our Voices,” says Leader Shennell
I first met Shennell McCloud, a tireless activist for the children and families of Newark, when she worked for KIPP New Jersey serving as Director
Four Unforced Errors Committed by Gov. Murphy (All Hail NJEA!) and Some Remedial Suggestions
The New Jersey Globe recently published its annual “Year in Review,” a listing of Garden State political winners and losers, as well as a set
Murphy Administration Grants Renewals To Five High-Performing Urban Charter Schools
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NJ Court Rules PARCC Violates State Law So Now We Can Pretend Again That All Our Schools Are Great. Trenton
An article in Tuesday’s Trentonian recounts interviews with Trenton Central High School students, almost all Black, Hispanic, and poor, who are stuck in a district
NJ DOE Watch: Says One Staffer, “This is Like Trump’s White House.”
This is another in an ongoing series of blog posts about the alarming deterioration of leadership at the New Jersey Department of Education (DOE). The
These Teachers Wanted to Resign from NJ’s Teacher Union But a New State Law Undermines Their Rights. So They’re Suing
I have the lead piece in The 74 today on how two veteran New Jersey teachers are trying to resign from the state’s teacher union,
These Two Teachers Wanted to Quit NJEA But A New Law Didn’t Let Them.
Earlier this week The 74 published a column I wrote called “These 2 Teachers Wanted to Quit Their Union — but NJ Law Wouldn’t Let
Lakewood Isn’t Just Cheating Its Public School Children; It’s Cheating Its Orthodox Jewish Children Too.
Lakewood Public Schools is regularly sued by current and former staff members. On Friday the Asbury Park Press published a partial list of the suits,
Has the NJ Department of Education Misallocated Federal Funds Intended for Low-Income Students?
Earlier this week school districts in New Jersey received this email from the Department of Education: Dear Colleague: You are receiving this message because this
You Want An Authentic Charter School Review? New Jersey Has One Now! Parents Brave the Cold To Speak Truth to
Yesterday I stood outside State Department of Education in Trenton and watched dozens of parents deliver 2,000 postcards, carefully stacked in boxes, each pleading with
We Need To Talk About Race When We Talk About New Jersey Charter Schools.
I’ve been thinking about race this weekend, probably because NJ Advance Media just came out with The Force Report, which describes this state’s broken criminal
NJ DOE Watch: You Thought It Was Bad in Student Services? Check Out the Assessment Division’s Dysfunction.
Earlier this month I wondered whether the decay within the New Jersey Department of Education’s Division of Student Services (hostile work environment, retaliatory actions, talks
For Parents Advocating for a Child with Disabilities, Here’s the Golden Rule: If You Don’t Ask for It, You Won’t
I have a new piece out in New Jersey Family Magazine on advocating for your child with special needs. It starts here: My husband and
Uncommon’s Camden Prep Joins Forces with Community Groups to Keeps Children Warm and Well-Fed
Talk about getting into the Thanksgiving spirit! Last Wednesday Uncommon Schools, which runs New Jersey public charter schools in Camden and Newark, joined forces with
Here’s What’s Wrong With Save Our Schools-NJ’s Answers to the DOE Charter School Survey. Or, Let Them Eat Cake.
Last week the anti-choice/accountability Princeton-based group called Save Our Schools-New Jersey summoned its Facebook members to fill out the survey that is part of the
A Good Charter Approval Process = Good Charter Schools. Check Out the Videos!
As New Jersey halts all charter school expansion in order to “study” our 23-year-old charter school law (call it a pause, call it a moratorium,
What the Heck Is Going on at the DOE’s Special Education Division? Or, Some (Verified) Leaks from the Inside.
Ever since I published this post (and this follow-up) recapping layoffs of 40 people from the New Jersey Department of Education, a process a manager
