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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JAMES: A Prayer for Newark Schools’ Reopening
Before I talk about how happy I am that our kids will be going back to school, I want to start with a quote from
The Historical Case for Teachers Unions
This piece is part of an ongoing series: Is the Teachers Union Too Powerful in New Jersey? I grew up with a soundtrack of
Launching a New Series: Is the Teachers Union Too Powerful in New Jersey?
It’s hard to have a discussion about public education in New Jersey without mentioning our state’s teachers union, the New Jersey Education Association. Especially for
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The Value of Anger and other Afternoon Notes from #NJ Parent Summit
I’m a sucker for word derivations. Did you know that the word “anger” is derived from an old Norse word meaning “grief?” What is grief?
Voices from the NJ Parent Summit: Erica Explains It All!
Meet Erica Beverett of Lumberton, New Jersey. A Head Start teacher in Trenton, Erica is attending the NJ Parent Summit this weekend for the Leadership
It’s Saturday Morning at the NJ Parent Summit and Future Leaders Are In School.
I’ve attended the NJ Parent Summit for two of its three years. (Last year the Summit coincided with my daughter’s wedding.) This year, for the
It’s Time for the Third Annual NJ Parent Summit!
Today I head for Mt. Laurel, where 250 parents hailing from all over the state — Atlantic City, Camden, Jersey City, Newark, Passaic, Paterson, Plainfield,
Update on Firings at the NJ Department of Education: Staffers Respond
There’s been much interest in my post ten days ago about the firing of 40 staff members from the state Department of Education. Since the
This School Year Let’s Treat Our Teachers Like Celebrities.
This is a guest post by Ryan Hill, the founder and chief executive officer of KIPP New Jersey (formerly TEAM Schools), a network of public
Teachers, Can You Explain This Survey to Me? Because I’m Really Confused.
This is a guest post by my friend and colleague Lane Wright, Director of Policy Analysis at Education Post. He is focused on telling stories that
During KIPP’s “Summer Jump,” Kids with Disabilities Learn With Typical Kids. How Does This Work?
Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing Nicolina Abruzzese, Assistant Principal of Special Education at KIPP Bold Academy, a charter middle school in Newark that is part
Cheers All Around for New Jersey’s State Board of Education!
Today the New Jersey Board of Education took a courageous step towards maintaining high-quality schools for students and families. Instead of rubber-stamping Commissioner Repollet (and
Here’s Some News You Missed: 40 Staff Members Fired from NJ Department of Education
News of major changes in New Jersey’s public education system typically blare on major (and minor) news sites. So here’s a scoop that I’d rather
My Take on the Trump Administration’s Disregard for Students with Disabilities
My friends and colleagues at Education Post, Lane Wright and Ikhlas Saleem, asked me to join them on their Voices4ED podcast to talk about the
Guest Post: Lakewood Yeshivas are “Day Care Centers” Until Proven Otherwise
Michael Hoban was an educator for 48 years, teaching at the elementary, high school and university levels. He was a university professor of mathematics for
Dear State Board of Ed: Hold Your Horses and Wait For Families!
This is a just-issued letter, sent to members of the State Board of Education, from New Jersey education leaders who value accurate assessments of student
Inzelbuch asks, Where Is the Oversight in Lakewood? He Needs To Widen His Lens.
Michael Inzelbuch, Lakewood Public Schools’ Board Attorney, is in a lather, according to the Asbury Park Press. “The process seems to have broken down,” he
Yes, Governor, Your Obsession with PARCC is Wasteful and Misguided.
“It isn’t today,” he said in an appearance at the Golden Nugget casino. “I still don’t like it. And I’m not gonna wake up someday
Correcting The Record on “Murphy Promise Tracker”: The Education Edition
This past weekend The Record published its latest edition of its“Murphy Promise Tracker,” which aims to hold Gov. Murphy “accountable” to “statements made during the
DeVos Is Stripping Away Civil Rights Protections for Students With Special Needs
I’m detecting a trend. Recently, The Atlantic ran a piece that catalogues the Trump administration’s disregard of civil rights protections for Americans (and aspiring Americans) during the
Guest Post: The State Must Immediately Take Over the Lakewood Board of Education
Michael Hoban was an educator for 48 years, teaching at the elementary, high school and university levels. He was a university professor of mathematics for
NJ Teacher on Janus: NJEA Spent Our Money On a Candidate That Doesn’t Represent Our Values and Ran Out Health
Cody D. Miller is a member of the New Jersey Education Association, the largest Teachers union in New Jersey. He also serves on the City
Lakewood Update: HOW much Per Student?
Tonight the Lakewood Board of Education has a public meeting. Board agendas are typically unrevealing — you get to see the action items to be
