About 58% of the students we looked at in K-8 are about 1 to 3 years behind in reading. About 68% of students are 1
South Orange-Maplewood Public Schools District (SOMA) is known for its fine schools with students performing well above state averages. Like Montclair, also in Essex County,
In spite of blowback from a member of the New Jersey State Board of Education and other allies, the Murphy Administration’s Department of Education (DOE)
This is a press release. A new poll released today by Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) shows likely voters in Congressional battleground districts no longer
According to the New Jersey Department of Education’s (NJDOE) Start Strong tests administered last fall, which measured learning loss suffered during the pandemic, College Achieve
Hindsight is golden but here’s what we know: School closures and remote instruction during the 2020-2021 school year were academic and emotional disasters for most
Kara Brockett is the director of special education at KIPP: Newark. She has worked with students with disabilities for over 20 years, as a teacher
Homeschooling used to be relatively rare in New Jersey–until COVID-19 hit and schools closed. In the pandemic’s wake, homeschooling rates have risen. In school year
Two and a half months ago news leaked out that Newark Public Schools District, under the leadership of Superintendent Roger Leon, had alloted only five
(This is a press release.) On Friday Governor Murphy signed the State’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget into law. Included in the budget is a $1