Educational Equity

Murphy’s Education Department Trumpets Equity as State Board Members View the 64th Floor

The New Jersey State Board of Education held its monthly public meeting this morning, large stretches of it consumed by…

2 years ago

Newark Education Advocates Roll Out Replacement For District’s Clunky Enrollment Platform To Honor Original Promises of Superintendent

In 2018 when Superintendent Roger Leon first took over the helm of New Jersey's largest school district, he inherited its…

2 years ago

BARAKA: New Conference Will Focus on Student and Parent Voices To Address City’s Educational Shortcomings

Ras Baraka is Newark's mayor. This first appeared at nj.com. The will to get it done. This was the unofficial…

2 years ago

Inside Scoop From Yesterday’s State Board of Education Meeting With Murphy Administration Stuck on the 64 Floor

At yesterday’s State Board of Education monthly public meeting, the 64 Floor legacy of Gov. Murphy’s former commissioner Lamont Repollet…

2 years ago

COMMENTARY: The Lawsuit to Desegregate NJ Schools Rests on Whether Lululemom Will Open in Trenton

Today Mary Ann Koruth of The Record has a great update of a lawsuit currently before the state Superior Court…

2 years ago

Paula White, Education Policy Expert and NJ Mom, Will Run Statewide Education Advocacy Organization

JerseyCAN, the only statewide advocacy organization in New Jersey committed to ensuring access to high-quality public schools for every child…

2 years ago

NJ Policy Perspective: Black Students Have Less Access to Mental Health Staff Than Ever While White/Asian Students Have More

Despite heightened focus on mental health for students since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Black students actually have less…

2 years ago

BENNETT: South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education Doesn’t Care If You Can Get Your Child to School

Jeffrey Bennett and his family reside in the South Orange-Maplewood school district. South Orange-Maplewood Public Schools District is a racially-diverse…

2 years ago

BREAKING: Murphy’s Education Commissioner Orders State Board To Recognize Her ‘Competence’

Here's a best practice for state departments of education: treat oversight boards respectfully and communicate all proposals in advance of…

2 years ago

State Teachers Union: Special Interest Groups Are Spreading Lies About New Sex Education Standards

The New Jersey Education Association's "Center for Honesty in Education" has issued a "Discrimination Alert" that warns of "bad actors"…

2 years ago