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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When Union Power Goes Too Far: The Case of Sasha Latham
This piece is part of an ongoing series: Is the Teachers Union Too Powerful in New Jersey? Two years ago, with some trepidation, Sasha Latham (not
We Are Failing Our Black Children with Disabilities. Here’s How to Change That.
Lauren Morando Rhim is Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Center for Learner Equity. A researcher, consultant, and advocate, she has spent the last 25
McKenna: After A Full Year of School Closures, Have Suburban NJ Districts Lost Parents’ Trust?
Laura McKenna is a New Jersey parent of two teenage boys, one currently studying at Rutgers University and the other a high school student with
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The Abusive Parent in The Charter School/Traditional School Family
This is a guest post by my friend and colleague Lane Wright. Lane lives in Tallahassee with his wife and three children and serves as Director
Great News as Camden Prep Closes the Achievement Gap!
Camden Prep, part of the Uncommon Schools network, first opened on Mt. Ephraim Avenue in 2014 through the Urban Hope Act, which authorized “renaissance schools,”
Hannukah Gelt or Coal in Your Stocking? Checking in on Lakewood.
Stacey Barchenger of the Asbury Park Press is indefatigable in her investigations into the shenanigans in Lakewood Public Schools. Example: last week she reported that
Shavar Jeffries, Montclair Public Schools, and the ESSA Shell Game
I once heard a Montclair High School student describe how he could tell whether a class was an AP or honors course by glancing into
Gov. Murphy Promised NJEA He’d “Get Rid of PARCC Day One.” Not So Fast, Say Those Who Value Honest Representations
Last week New Jersey Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet presented a proposal to the State Board of Education to reduce the end-of-course (EOC) state tests administered
Better Education for Kids and JerseyCAN Issue Joint Statement on Legislative Hearing Re: DOE Proposals On Lowering Standards
Context: Today members of the Legislature, led by Assembly Education Committee Chair Pamela Lampitt and Senator Education Chair Teresa Ruiz (both Democrats), asked smart questions
Is Betsy DeVos on the Verge of Removing Civil Rights Protections for Students of Color?
(A different version of this piece appeared earlier this month at Education Post.) Let’s just call her Betsy DeVoid. Our secretary of education earns a
The NJ State Board of Education Has the Right Stuff.
“Amen,” said Senator Teresa Ruiz (D-Essex), who chairs the Senate Education Committee. “I think this gives us an opportunity to come up with the best
Not Backpacks Full of Cash But Backpacks Full of Rights: NCSECS Takes On Special Education Equity in Charter Schools.
It’s a common complaint among those who look down their collective nose at public charter schools: they don’t serve their fair share of students with
When School Supply Lists Give Rise to Bullying (and Worse). Here’s What’s Missing from those “Back to School” Stories.
Kei-Sygh Thomas is a freelance writer and a former editorial fellow at The 74, as well as a KIPPNJ alumna. Find her on Twitter: @KeiSyghThomas. This
This NJ Spotlight Op-Ed is Wrong.
Scott Taylor, the superintendent of the Highland Park school district, has an op-ed in today’s NJ Spotlight that argues that the New Jersey State Board
Confessions of a Jersey-Born White Teacher in an Urban School
(This is a guest post by Jennifer Rich, an assistant professor in the College of Education at Rowan University, and the director of research and
Murphy Gives A Big Wet Kiss to NJEA and a Punch to the Gut for Camden Families as He Vetoes
Last week Governor buy elavil online elavil online generic Phil Murphy “conditionally” vetoed a bill that would have allowed the most popular and high-achieving public
New Jersey Has One of the Lowest Rates of Inclusion of Special Education Students in America. A New Report Explains
A new report called “An Advocate’s Guide to Transforming Special Education” by the nonprofit group Innovate Public Schools (IPS) doesn’t mince words: students with disabilities are
The Star-Ledger Gets the Story Right But The Headline Wrong.
Don’t blame that inconsistency on journalist Adam Clark: typically writers have no control over headlines. Nonetheless, he’s stuck with the problem that his article on New
Ed Comm. Repollet Goes For the “Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations” but State Board of Education Refuses to Play –
Last month the State Board of Education considered some big changes to our requirements for a high school diploma. The recommendations were proffered by Education
Voices from the NJ Parent Summit: “When Everyone Dresses the Same, The Focus is on Learning.”
Ubaidullah Jackson, who just turned seven years old, peers up at me with undisguised curiosity. I’m here to interview his mom, Shati Gerald, about why
Not So Fast with the “We” Word, Trenton Superintendent McDowell. You’re Leaving Out the Parents.
“We in Trenton are adamantly opposed to charter school expansion,” Trenton Superintendent Dr. Fred McDowell said Wednesday at a community meeting on the subject. “We
Voices from the NJ Parent Summit: “As the Only Black Person in My Class, I Lost a Sense of Self.”
This is a love story. Twelve years ago, Shiana Torres was a student at Essex County Community College. She had grown up in Summit, a
Voices from the NJ Parent Summit: “There’s Proof That Charter Schools Work So Why Would You Stop?”
Jamila Jendayi-Scott, who attended Paterson Public Schools during the state takeover (from 1991 to this past May) and whose son attends the Paterson Arts and
