ESSER Funding

Lakewood’s Looming Fiscal Cliff (a Different One This Time)

It's not often that I get a chance to browse through school board agendas but once in a while I…

2 years ago

MCKENNA: Pandemic School Closures Erased Student Progress and Heightened Inequities. What Do We Do Now?

Laura McKenna is an education writer based in New Jersey. You can find her at www.lauramckenna.com. This was originally published at…

2 years ago

Four Out of Five Newark Students Flunk State Math Test But Superintendent’s ‘Dreams Are Coming True’

"Dreams are coming true" for Newark's district students, sang Superintendent Roger León at last week's school board meeting, but that's…

3 years ago

Is Lakewood Getting Squirrely with Federal Money?

Today NJ Education Report described how districts are using federal stimulus funds meant to help students catch up from 18…

3 years ago

COMMENTARY: Districts Like Newark Now Have Tons of Money. Are They Using It Right?

I live in Lawrence, New Jersey—a middle-class, diverse town, halfway between Princeton and Trenton. For years I was on the…

3 years ago

Internal Emails: Asbury Park Acting Superintendent Berates Teacher Union President, Plus Where’s That $22 Million Going?

Below are six emails between Asbury Park Acting Superintendent Rashawn Adams and Asbury Park Education President John Napolitani, which I…

3 years ago