Covid-19

If Montclair Spends So Much on Facilities, Why Are Its Buildings Falling Apart?

“If our main focus is to contain the spread of COVID this winter,” Arthur Samuels argued yesterday, “making kindergarteners eat…

3 years ago

It Takes a Village: To Address Unfinished Learning, Newark Unites Tutoring Center Announces a New Funder

This past summer, New Jersey Children’s Foundation announced it was funding an unusual faith-based initiative between Newark's Metropolitan Baptist Church…

3 years ago

COMMENTARY: New Jersey Educators Need a New Role Model and They’ve Got One in David Banks

The whole goal here is to prepare kids to be able to be college and workforce ready. A lot of…

3 years ago

HALE: Murphy’s Slim Victory and Sweeney’s Loss Prove the Governor Must Curb His ‘Progressive’ Instincts

Matthew Hale is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Affairs at Seton Hall University. This…

3 years ago

Two Tales of One City: Roger León’s Phoniness vs. Newark Teachers’ Gloom

A press release published yesterday from Newark Public Schools acclaims the glory that emanated from a parent conference called "Hope…

3 years ago

New Bill Takes Aim At Murphy Education Department’s Persistent Disregard for Measuring Unfinished Learning

A new bill sponsored by Senator Teresa Ruiz and Assemblywoman Angela McKnight looks like it may pass quickly during the…

3 years ago

As NJ’s In-School COVID Cases Rise, Parents Welcome New Remote Instruction Advocate

Parents in New Jersey have advocated for remote learning options during this pandemic, only to be ignored by Governor Murphy,…

3 years ago

New Report on ‘Unfinished Learning’ Finds Our Kids Are Not Okay

This is a disaster. The bottom has fallen out, and the results are as bad as you can imagine. We…

3 years ago

Four Out of Five Newark Students Flunk State Math Test But Superintendent’s ‘Dreams Are Coming True’

"Dreams are coming true" for Newark's district students, sang Superintendent Roger León at last week's school board meeting, but that's…

3 years ago

To Quarantine or Not to Quarantine? Divergent Approaches in South Orange and West-Windsor

Last week South Orange-Maplewood Public School District made news by announcing that all students travelling beyond the tri-state area during…

3 years ago