Covid-19

My Grandma Would Tell Me, ‘Lakewood Is Bad for the Jews.’

My grandmother of blessed memory, Lena Weinman, divided the universe into two parts, what was “good for the Jews” and…

4 years ago

NCSECS: Harsh Disciplinary Practices For Students With Disabilities Rises Once Again

Today, the National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools released the following statement reacting to new data from the Civil…

4 years ago

Newark Public Charter School Provides Brand-New Laptops So Every Child Can Succeed

Newark’s University Heights Charter School (UHCS) announced today that it has purchased over 850 brand new laptop computers and will…

4 years ago

With A Second COVID Wave Coming, KIPPNJ Will Remain All-Remote Until January.

Chalkbeat , a nonprofit news organization covering public education, originally published this post as "KIPP New Jersey students will learn…

4 years ago

NJ Children’s Foundation Announces New Initiative To Measure Impact of Digital Divide & Covid Slide On Children and Families.

The New Jersey Children’s Foundation, a Newark-based nonprofit dedicated to promoting a fact-based discussion about education, today announced a significant…

4 years ago

AEI: Remote Instruction During the Spring Was “Too Little, Too Late.”

Nat Malkkus of the American Enterprise Institute has a new brief called "Too Little, Too Late: A Hard Look at…

4 years ago

“Take Your Masks and Shove It”: Lakewood Ultra-Orthodox Community Reacts To “Deeply Concerning” Covid Cases in Ocean County

Currently Lakewood is New Jersey's hot spot for coronoavirus infections. There are two reasons: 1) there is a lack of…

4 years ago

Lakewood Lawyer Tells Reporter Re: District Going Remote, God and the Governor Will Decide.

As Lakewood posts a 27% positivity rate on COVID-19 tests, Advance Media's Kelly Heyboer sent an email to Lakewood school…

4 years ago

NJ Education Department Announces Free Student Assessments in Reading, Math, and Science

This is a release from the New Jersey Department of Education. The Office of Assessments is pleased to announce that the…

4 years ago

Covert Collective Action? One-Third of Princeton Teachers Request Leaves of Absence.

For a completely different vibe than Lakewood on school reopenings (see previous post), let’s turn to Princeton Regional Public Schools.…

4 years ago