As children return to school after an unprecedented year of learning disruption, we face huge challenges in getting students back on track. While some parents
When national politicians and lobbyists argue we should spend more money on K-12 education, they’re almost always talking about increasing allocations for a federal funding
Paul Aronsohn, who comes from a family with disabilities, is New Jersey’s Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and Their Families. Previously, he
“Districts have serious needs, and this could help them address equity issues worsened by the virus. But as welcome as this money is, the state’s
As the New Jersey Department of Education recently announced grant amounts to school districts from the American Rescue Plan, Newark-based non-profit Project Ready commissioned a poll by
Janellen Duffy is a senior adviser to JerseyCAN: The New Jersey Campaign for Achievement Now. This first appeared in NJ Spotlight. $4.3 billion dollars. That
On March 11th, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), a $1.9 trillion “emergency legislative package to fund vaccinations,
Newark is in line to potentially receive hundreds of millions of dollars between President Biden’s already-passed COVID-19 stimulus legislation and his pending infrastructure bill. That
Educational experts and public charter school leaders in New Jersey today released statements on President Biden’s proposed American Family Plan which will dramatically overhaul education
It was no surprise that the Congressional Progressive Caucus recently released its priorities for the American Jobs Plan. Based on a survey of its 95