Equity

“Unlike Most Parents, We Want To Outlive Our Children.”

That’s a parent speaking to Paul Aronsohn, Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and Their Families. As required,…

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

15 Million Children Are #LoggedOut Due To Lack of Internet Access. Here’s How You Can Help.

Today education activists and organizations across the country are joining together for a National Day of Action to demand #InternetForAll. Why?…

4 years ago

NJ Charter School Staff Call Out DNC For “Egregious” Attacks on Schools Favored By Black and Latino Families

Ten days ago the New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association, on behalf of 65 signatories, sent a letter to the…

4 years ago

Latest News on New Jersey’s (Rapidly Changing) School Reopening Plans.

It's not a secret how all this should work. When anticipating prolonged school closures, states need to set clear expectations…

4 years ago

Breaking News: Murphy Announces New Guidance for School Reopenings

Just now the Governor tweeted: https://twitter.com/GovMurphy/status/1286708981046575105 According to the new guidance (see here), all schools must offer "Unconditional Eligibility for…

4 years ago

Betsy DeVos Leaves Low-Income Students Behind: Example, Lakewood

In 1997 Michael Kinsley wrote, “the scandal isn't the illegal behavior--the scandal is what's legal.” He was referring to allegations…

4 years ago

At A Loss For Words, Knowing I Need to Speak

This is a guest post by Patrick Riccards, executive director of Best in the World Teachers. Riccards, a resident of…

5 years ago

My Child with Dyslexia Won’t Be Your Statistic

Marilyn Muller is the mother of a 12 year-old child with dyslexia. She is a retired SmithBarney Financial Advisor turned…

5 years ago

The King Is Dead, Long Live the King: What Does Repollet’s Departure Mean for New Jersey’s Education Department?

Last night the Board of Trustees of Kean University, one of New Jersey’s public colleges, voted to install current Department…

5 years ago