As a housing developer and a community activist, I have a lot of reasons to walk around our city. It is something I really enjoy.
Here’s a creative use of federal emergency funds intended to address learning loss suffered by low-income students during pandemic-induced school closures: Lakewood Township is offering
Education Law Center (ELC) just issued a press release celebrating a decision by the U.S. Education Department. In a letter addressed to Acting Education Commissioner
“Dreams are coming true” for Newark’s district students, sang Superintendent Roger León at last week’s school board meeting, but that’s only if those dreams don’t
Today NJ Education Report described how districts are using federal stimulus funds meant to help students catch up from 18 months of interrupted schooling. In
I live in Lawrence, New Jersey—a middle-class, diverse town, halfway between Princeton and Trenton. For years I was on the school board and was very
Oscar James of Newark Truth has launched a campaign demanding that Newark City Public Schools reveal its plans for spending $282 million in federal stimulus
Below are six emails between Asbury Park Acting Superintendent Rashawn Adams and Asbury Park Education President John Napolitani, which I received from four sources on
In New Jersey-and elsewhere–students with disabilities are an afterthought during pandemic schooling. Take 14-year-old Maryah Santos of Newark, whose cognitive impairments make it difficult for
As many of you may remember, I started this blog for really one reason — like so many other Newark parents during COVID, I could