Mental Health

New Poll: White NJ Parents More Comfortable With in-Person Learning Than Black NJ Parents; Partisan Gap Too

Following Governor Murphy’s announcement that all New Jersey schools will return to full-time, in-person learning in the fall, Newark-based non-profit…

3 years ago

MCKENNA: Kids Like Adam Toledo Don’t Have a Shot in the ‘Black Box’ of Special Education

Laura McKenna is an education writer based in New Jersey. You can find her here (www.lauramckenna.com). This article was originally…

4 years ago

Jersey City Superintendent Reverses Himself: District Schools Will Reopen Next Week

Earlier this week NJ Education Report reported that, in contrast to Camden City Public Schools that just reopened for kindergarten-second…

4 years ago

Five Students at Trenton’s Biggest Public Charter School Win National Award For Destigmatizing Mental Health

Yesterday, a group of five high school students at Foundation Academies – a high-performing public charter school network in Trenton…

4 years ago

We Are Failing Our Black Children with Disabilities. Here’s How to Change That.

Lauren Morando Rhim is Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Center for Learner Equity. A researcher, consultant, and advocate, she…

4 years ago

McKenna: After A Full Year of School Closures, Have Suburban NJ Districts Lost Parents’ Trust?

Laura McKenna is a New Jersey parent of two teenage boys, one currently studying at Rutgers University and the other…

4 years ago

South Orange-Maplewood Update: Board Halts Mediation Process Due to Union Leaders’ ‘Bad Faith’

Below is a letter sent yesterday from South Orange-Maplewood School District to parents regarding a 5 and 1/2 hour meeting…

4 years ago

Verona Parents Will Rally Friday For More In-Person Instruction

Eighty-five percent of parents whose children attend elementary schools in Verona Public Schools (Essex County) want schools to reopen for…

4 years ago

State Public Charter School Association President Commends Gov. Murphy’s ‘Commonsense Approach’ to Learning Loss

New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association President and CEO Harry Lee issued the following statement reacting to Governor Murphy’s announcement…

4 years ago

NJ School Boards Association Explains How To Reopen School While Integrating the “New Normal”

Last week at a virtual meeting with the State Legislature’s Joint Committee on the Public Schools, New Jersey School Boards…

4 years ago