Equity

Does South Orange-Maplewood Have a Jewish Problem or a Profligacy Problem?

The hijab incident at South Orange-Maplewood School District (SOMA) has a new wrinkle although It should have reached its conclusion…

2 years ago

Rainbow Wave Overtakes Red Ripple—in School Board Elections!

Lauren Albrecht is the chair of the New Jersey LGBTQ Democrats, and Joe Forte is a National Victory Campaign Board…

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

LILLEY: New Jersey Teachers, Your Union Dues Paid NJEA Director $2.5 Million in 2019

Now we know: New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) retiring Executive Director Ed Richardson was paid $2,485,357 in 2019.  As executive…

2 years ago

DEMINISKI: New Jersey’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Is a Gay Kid’s Worst Nightmare

Jeff Deminski is a talk show host on 101.5 where this first appeared. Some are calling it the "Don’t Say…

2 years ago

Murphy and Legislators Gave a Gift to NJEA That No One Knows About

In April 2018, two months before the U.S. Supreme Court released its Janus v. AFSCME ruling that said mandatory union…

2 years ago

As Murphy ‘Relentlessly Assaults’ Charter Schools, Reviewers Take Note

The Center for Education Reform, a non-profit dedicated to expanding educational opportunities, just released its 2022 rankings of states' charter…

3 years ago

Tomorrow Night Asbury Park School Board Will Lay Off 28 Staff Members

In less than an hour, the Asbury Park Board of Education will have its monthly meeting and, per the recommendation…

3 years ago

EL-MEKKI: We Have an Education Crisis in Our Hands and Curtailing the Charter Schools Program Is No Way to Fix It

Sharif El-Mekki is the founder and CEO of the Center for Black Educator Development. He is a former principal of…

3 years ago

NJ EDUCATION AID: Murphy’s 2022-2023 School Aid Budget Is a ‘Positive Surprise’

New Jersey's 2022-23 state aid distribution is another big step towards state aid fairness. Thanks to the addition of $650…

3 years ago