Black Students

New Report: New Jersey in Last Place for Nonwhite Student Access to in-School Learning

A new paper out from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirms that students in school districts that…

3 years ago

LILLEY: Does NJEA Care About Learning Loss for Minority and Low-Income Students?

Remote learning during the pandemic has indeed taken its toll on NJ students. The New Jersey Globe reported that based on interim…

3 years ago

New Poll: White NJ Parents More Comfortable With in-Person Learning Than Black NJ Parents; Partisan Gap Too

Following Governor Murphy’s announcement that all New Jersey schools will return to full-time, in-person learning in the fall, Newark-based non-profit…

3 years ago

We Parents Did All the Scrambling During This Pandemic, and Now Randi Weingarten Wants the Credit

Christina Laster is the founder of the Inland Empire and San Diego Parent Unions. She is a former statewide community…

4 years ago

New Study: Newark Public Charter Schools Do Not ‘Push Out’ Students With Disabilities and English Language Learners

One of the most popular soundbites one hears from those who oppose public charter schools is that they push out…

4 years ago

COMMENTARY: Someone Needs to Tell This NJ Superintendent That Schools Are Accountable to Families, Not the Other Way Around

You probably didn’t read Sunday's Star-Ledger op-ed by John Kellmayer called “‘Harrison Bergeron’ and How to Close the Achievement Gap.” …

4 years ago

‘For Progressives to Step in and Tell Newark Parents What’s Best For Their Own Children Is Plain Offensive’

Tom Moran, head of the Star-Ledger Editorial Board, looks squarely at a lawsuit currently in New Jersey State Supreme Court…

4 years ago

As Jersey City Rallies Against Teacher Who Called George Floyd a ‘F–King Criminal,’ NJEA Lawyers Will Fight to Protect His Job

In the wake of a racial tirade by a Jersey City teacher, parents and students will hold a rally on…

4 years ago

COMMENTARY: Education Law Center’s Magic Elixir of Integration Won’t Help Newark’s Black Families

Today Chalkbeat has a piece dissecting a current lawsuit, pressed by Education Law Center (ELC), that charges Newark’s charter sector…

4 years ago

ANALYSIS: Here’s What’s Wrong With U.S. News and World Report’s Top New Jersey High Schools List

U.S. News and World Report just published its rankings of the top high schools in each state Below is a…

4 years ago