Equity

Guest Post: Lakewood Public Schools District is “A Shell of What It Once Was”

This guest post is by Jonathan Shutman, a retired school principal and administrator who has worked in the Marlboro, North…

7 years ago

“You Broke Our Dreams.” Latina Mom “Talks the Truth” to Lakewood’s School Board and Lawyer

“You promised to help my community but that’s not the truth,” said Alejandra Morales of the advocacy group La Voz…

7 years ago

An Open Letter from NJEA Member to NJEA Leaders

Dear NJEA leadership, My name is Andre Halaw; I teach English at South Brunswick High School and for the past…

7 years ago

An Addendum to the Four Education Promises Gov. Murphy Can’t Keep

I have a piece in The 74 called "Four Education Promises New Jersey's New Governor Can't -- or Shouldn't --…

7 years ago

If We’re Really About Leveling the Academic Playing Field, We Need to Prioritize the Arts

(This is a guest post by Aggie Sung, a certified early education teacher whose passion is in children’s books that…

7 years ago

Lakewood Fiscal Monitor: “This Entire District, When it Comes to the Staff, I Would Say It’s a Culture of Fear.”

Once again Lakewood Public Schools has failed QSAC, formally known as the Quality Single Accountability Continuum. That’s a mouthful but…

7 years ago

Beverly City Schools Makes “Incredible Progress” By Using Data to Focus on Kids

(This post is by Chris Minnich, Executive Director, Council of Chief State School Officers, and originally appeared in Huffington Post.) I…

7 years ago

New Jersey’s Educational Inequities Go Right Through the Superintendent’s Office

Howard Lerner is the Superintendent of Bergen County Technical Schools, which comprise several buildings with a combined enrollment of 2,211…

7 years ago

After the Women’s March, New Rules, New Energy, and a Renewed Focus on Education

Not long ago, a group of women education bloggers from around the country shared their thoughts on what it means…

8 years ago