Covid-19

Newark School Board Loses Its Battle To Force Teachers to Use Sick Days When Isolating From Covid–Plus, A Look Back

While Covid-19 was devastating schools, the Newark Board of Education decided to require teachers to use their sick days when…

2 years ago

LILLEY: Hunterdon Teachers Decry Superintendent’s Decision to Cancel Learning For a Drag Queen Show

A friendly teacher sent Sunlight a copy of a letter written by a reportedly “large group” of Hunterdon Central Regional…

2 years ago

New Report: While Traditional School Enrollment Goes Down, Charter School Enrollment Stays Steady

Today the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released Changing Course: Public School Enrollment Shifts During the Pandemic, a new data…

2 years ago

COMMENTARY: New Jersey Parents Face Off Against a Education Department That’s Too Dense to Care

A new bill in the New Jersey Senate would make state finances “readily accessible to the public,” says Senate Budget…

2 years ago

NAEP, San Francisco, and Murphy’s Approach to ‘Social Justice’

Who knew New Jersey was an educational trend-setter? Yesterday Jay Mathews at the Washington Post described how pandemic accommodations that…

2 years ago

New Bill Would Ban Murphy Administration From Prohibit a COVID Vaccine Mandate for Schoolchildren

Anticipating a possible COVID vaccine mandate for school students from the Murphy Administration, Senator Kristin Corrado has introduced legislation that…

2 years ago

Why Did NJ Student Learning Tank More Than Almost Any Other State?

New Jersey residents may be surprised by the news, released Monday, that on the highly-regarded tests called the National Assessment…

2 years ago

In One Hour, JerseyCAN’s Director Will School State Assembly On What Our Kids Need To Start Recovering from Covid Learning Loss

Paula White, Executive Director of JerseyCAN, will provide testimony to the Senate Education Committee advocating the importance of high-dosage tutoring…

2 years ago

Senator Turner: Given NAEP Scores, Let’s Set Up a Pilot Program to Extend the School Year

In response to ongoing concerns about learning loss that is now evidenced by unprecedented declines in math and reading on…

2 years ago

Latest on NAEP Scores: How Does NJ Stack Up Against the Rest of the Country?

This morning the National Assessment for Educational Progress, or NAEP, published 2022 scores for each state. We knew Covid-19 learning…

2 years ago