Low-Income Students

What is Driving Newark Students’ Academic Growth? Answers Here, Via New Harvard Analysis

Researchers at Harvard University’s Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) are releasing a  study today called “Assessing the Impact of…

7 years ago

“Significant Reforms” Drive Newark Students’ Steady Academic Gains

We are very encouraged by results that show our students continue to make steady gains, especially when comparing their results…

7 years ago

Happy 20th Anniversary to New Jersey’s Charter Schools! A New Report Parses the Quality of the Sector

Twenty years ago New Jersey opened its first charter school. To mark the occasion, the New Jersey Charter School Association…

7 years ago

“You Have to Ask — What is Going on Here?’’ The Canary is Dead in Lakewood

I’ve written much about Lakewood’s practice of privileging ultra-Orthodox Jewish schoolchildren, particularly those with special needs, over the school district’s…

7 years ago

“I was never hungry in Nigeria.”— Three NJ Teachers Risk Everything To Save Their Students

(This is a guest post from my pal and colleague Erika Sanzi. It was originally posted on Erika's blog, Good…

7 years ago

“If You’re Not a White Boy, You’re Less Likely to Be Diagnosed with Autism”

The National Autism Coordinator of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently submitted  a report to Congress called…

7 years ago

Five Maxims for Phil Murphy

At a town hall in Montclair this past weekend, Phil Murphy held forth on the four New Jersey school districts…

7 years ago

A Skeptic Turns Supporter: Community Leader Angel Cordero is Now Camden Supe’s Biggest Fan

Check out community leader Angel Cordero's take on the last few years of progress in Camden schools! Cordero, a leader…

7 years ago

This New Jersey Parent Summit Had Parents Fired Up and Ready to Go!

(This is a guest post from Quibila Divine, an education advocate who works tirelessly to ensure that all children are…

7 years ago

Phil Murphy Perfects the Pivot

"Pivoting" is an essential political skill when faced with a question you don't want to answer. While I am eager…

7 years ago