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 Union President Has a Seat at the Table; Montclair Parents Do Not
A picture is indeed worth a thousand words, and this one of NJEA Vice President/Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller and Montclair Education Association (MEA) President Petal
BRICK Education Network: Building Strong Communities Brick by Brick
Helen Mazarakis has served as Chair of the Board of Trustees at BRICK Education Network since 2019 and a member of the Board of Trustees
JAMES: You Do Not Need Permission to Demand Better Public Schools
One of my mentors and political godfather was the great Carl Sharif. We lost the great Carl over five years ago. There are two Carl
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Janus Is In. What Does The SCOTUS Ruling Mean For NJEA?
The Supreme Court issued its 5-4 ruling this morning in Janus v. the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31. Justice Samuel
Camden Families Beg To Differ With NJEA and Education Law Center: Pass That Bill!
Alert! Alert! A new bill in the New Jersey Legislature intends to infest Camden’s traditional school system with a malignancy disguised as a minor legislative
“As Public School Students, Our Children Deserve Access to Public School Facilities
This piece is by Ryan Hill, Founder and CEO of KIPP New Jersey, and Brett Peiser, CEO of Uncommon Schools. It first appeared in the
I Didn’t Want to Go to KIPP But Now I’m in College and I Totally Get It.
Julien Broomfield is a senior at Howard University pursuing a degree in English with a minor in sociology. She aspires to be an elementary school
Murphy Issues Statement Re: Post-Janus Union Protection Bill
Yesterday I wrote about New Jersey Education Association’s proactive legislative victory before the Supreme Court rules on Janus v. AFSCME, buy kamagra-oral-jelly online https://handluggageonly.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/revslider/templates/360panorama/kamagra-oral-jelly.html when
If SCOTUS Rules In Favor of Janus, How Can NJEA Members Free Themselves From No-Longer-Mandatory Fees?
Rumor has it that the Supreme Court will issue a decision today [correction: not today, maybe Thursday] in Janus v. AFSCME, which pits Mark Janus,
Does the State Have the Courage To Take Over Lakewood Public Schools?
Jonathan Shutman,Ed.D., is a retired school principal and administrator who has worked in the Marlboro, North Brunswick, and Montclair public school districts. He is presently
It’s Time for An Intervention in Lakewood
Here’s the aspiring interventionist, Deputy Assistant Education Commissioner Glenn Forney, doing the hard work of setting boundaries for the Lakewood Board of Education, specifically regarding its
Are the Project Veritas/NJEA Videos an Anomaly or the Canary in the Coal Mine?
Last week at the Statehouse in Trenton, New Jersey legislators moved far beyond the usual debates about our education system. Instead of quotidian discussions on
Karp the PARCC-Slayer
Stan Karp, Director of of Secondary Reform for New Jersey’s Education Law Center, had an op-ed in NJ Spotlight on Friday that was rife with errors.
Rumor Mill in Lakewood Heating Up in Advance of Tonight’s Board Meeting
The rumor mill in Lakewood is abuzz as the Board of Education gets ready for tonight’s meeting. If anyone can suggest some factual information, please
Senior Signing Day at KIPP NJ! What’s Next For These Stellar Scholars?
One of the biggest decisions a high school senior will make is where to attend college, and KIPP NJ makes that decision a very big deal. On
It Doesn’t Just Happen at Starbucks. Teachers Need Racial Bias Training Too.
Zachary Wright is the 12th-grade world literature and AP Literature teacher at Mastery Charter School Shoemaker Campus where he has been for the last eight years. Over his more than
Guest Post: Does the Murphy Administration “Have the Courage” to Take Over Lakewood Public Schools?
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
Lakewood Board Member Resigns Because He is a “Man of Integrity”
This is a resignation letter from Lakewood Board of Education member Herbierto Rodriquez. More to come. Please let this letter serve as my resignation from
My Sister Carla: A Personal Story About Mental Illness
I have an acute aversion to pretense. I think that’s why I react so strongly to charades like “New Jersey can remedy educational inequity by
Five Take-Aways from Lakewood’s Most Recent School Board Meeting
As a public service, I just watched last week’s two and a half-hour meeting of the Lakewood School Board that, once again, was run by
“This Is Not the ‘Fairer’ New Jersey Promised by Gov. Murphy”
This is a letter from Robert Beers, Superintendent of Manville Public Schools (Somerset County) that first appeared in Central Jersey. Another budget planning cycle has
Top Ten Pro-Tips for Special Needs Schools Seeking New Students
This post is by Liz Winslow, a school choice warrior and mom of three children, two of whom have special needs. Her work has previously
