Michael Chirichello has been a school superintendent, principal, teacher, and international consultant in urban and suburban school districts. He also…
Today the New Jersey Assembly released a bill, NJ A1168, which would create a five-year pilot program of "community schools."…
We have more than one pandemic in Newark. As if COVID’s not enough, we have an escalating disease of car-jacking,…
Despite heightened focus on mental health for students since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Black students actually have less…
Laura McKenna is an education writer based in New Jersey. You can find her at www.lauramckenna.com. This was originally published at Laura McKenna’s…
About 58% of the students we looked at in K-8 are about 1 to 3 years behind in reading. About…
Hispanic and Black parents say they are very or moderately concerned about the risk of suicide for their children A…
This week Belmar Board of Education member Antoinette Raucci Aumack condemned "homosexuality" as a "sin." In response, New Jersey LGBTQ…
Yesterday afternoon, KIPP Rise Academy in Newark celebrated its middle school LGBTQ+ students and staff with food, dancing, activities, and…
Antoinette Raucci Aumack, a school board member in Belmar, wrote on Facebook that "homosexuality is a sin." Yet she will…