Covid-19

Advocates for Adults With Disabilities Decry Murphy Administration’s Discriminatory Rules

It's 9:10 am and so far my son has eaten breakfast, watched two reruns of "Emeril Live," played on his…

4 years ago

Trenton School Board Sues Teachers to Force In-School Instruction

This past Friday the Trenton Board of Education filed a lawsuit in Superior Court of New Jersey because teachers are…

4 years ago

Dramatic Drop in Newark Students Applying to College–Except For Two Types of Public Schools

The pandemic takes its educational toll in countless ways and one of them is a dramatic drop in Newark high…

4 years ago

JAMES: In Newark, Governor Murphy Was Our Guy—Until He Wasn’t

In my last editorial I shared my prayers for a safe return to school. But we need far more than…

4 years ago

Jersey City Superintendent Reverses Himself: District Schools Will Reopen Next Week

Earlier this week NJ Education Report reported that, in contrast to Camden City Public Schools that just reopened for kindergarten-second…

4 years ago

Parent Advocates Win Battle to Open Day Programs for Adults with Disabilities!

Parents of adult children with intellectual and developmental disabilities received great news this morning: The Murphy Administration has agreed to…

4 years ago

RICCARDS: Why Are New Jersey Leaders Not Prioritizing Education to Build Back Better?

It was no surprise that the Congressional Progressive Caucus recently released its priorities for the American Jobs Plan. Based on…

4 years ago

Camden Schools Reopen But Jersey City Schools Will Stay Closed Until September: Why?

Yesterday in Camden, district kindergarten-2nd grade students were welcomed back to in-person classes with "clean versions of hit pop songs,…

4 years ago

BREAKING: Montclair Mayor/Teacher Union Boss Sean Spiller Fires School Board Member for Daring ‘to Represent the Interests of Our Children Rather Than a Political Machine’

Here is a statement from Montclair Board of Education member Sergio Gonzalez upon Mayor/in-coming NJEA President Sean Spiller's termination of…

4 years ago

Gov. Murphy Praised for Barring Remote Instruction in September

Gov. Phil Murphy is receiving high praise for his "bold proclamation" that in September, “unless the world goes sideways,” schools…

4 years ago