Newark Mayor Ras Baraka

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Why Murphy Should Have Mandated Covid Vaccinations in Schools

Last week the Star-Ledger Editorial Board interviewed Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, whom some consider a likely gubernatorial candidate in 2025.…

3 years ago

JAMES: A Cry For the Students of Malcolm X Shabazz High School

I'm not sure if everyone has been reading their emails or seeing the reports in the news, but if things…

3 years ago

New Newark Poll: Voters Strongly Support Charters But Many Think Education in Newark Is On the ‘Wrong Track’

Every year for the past three years New Jersey Children’s Foundation* has commissioned the progressive polling firm Change Research to…

3 years ago

Newark Public Schools Announces Free COVID Vaccine Clinics for Everyone Ages 12 and Up

Shortly after Governor Murphy announced earlier this summer that all individuals aged 12 and older who live, work, or study…

3 years ago

Newark Leaders Are AWOL As Parents Demand Information on Learning Loss

Last week news broke that Newark Superintendent Roger León had been less than honest about learning loss among the 42,000…

3 years ago

JAMES: ‘Roger the Dodger’ León Threatened to Sue Me But I’ll Still Call Him Out on 3,000 Missing Newark Students

I am sharing with you the rumblings I am now hearing about Newark Superintendent Roger León.  After my last post…

4 years ago

NJEA VP Sean Spiller’s New Dark Money Group Plans a Major Shindig While You Can’t Eat With Grandma.

Matt Friedman of Politico starts his Playbook this morning with a scoop: Sean Spiller, VP of New Jersey’s largest teacher…

4 years ago

Newark Continues Citywide Public School Enrollment Surge For Fifth Consecutive Year

After years of decreasing enrollment and a general lack of trust in its public schools, state data shows that Newark’s public…

4 years ago

School Leaders Ignore Murphy and DOE Mandates. Here’s Why That’s a Problem.

“We literally have no news on education today,” Murphy said at his latest coronavirus press briefing in Trenton. Well, school…

4 years ago

The Newark School Board Election Results Are In: Voters Choose Choice.

Here are two quotes that, for me, sum up yesterday’s school board election in Newark. Shayvonne Anderson, candidate on the…

6 years ago