John the Ringworm
Laura Waters
April 27, 2017
“We are hopeful that the winners are ready to get to work to put Newark back in local control,” Abeigon said. “We also want to
Newark’s School Board Elections Results Signal But a Superficial Unity
Laura Waters
April 26, 2017
Newark’s School Board elections are over and the this newly-configured nine-member School Board — for twenty-two years demoted to “advisory” but now just a baby
Disunity in Newark As Voters Prepare to Select School Board Members
Laura Waters
April 12, 2017
In less than two weeks Newark voters will elect three new members of their Board of Education and the stakes have never been higher. After
KIPP NJ Students Teach Us How To “Be The Change”
Laura Waters
April 7, 2017
Last Wednesday KIPP New Jersey hosted the 10th annual “Be the Change” celebration, its primary fundraising initiative. By the end of the evening KIPP NJ,
Newark Mom on LIFO Lawsuit: “I’m Just a Parent Who Wants To Make A Change”
Laura Waters
April 5, 2017
Earlier this month, a short animated video was released to the public explaining New Jersey’s quality-blind “last in, first out” (LIFO) teacher layoff statute. As
Paulo Freire Charter School Closed By State, Even Though “Our Students Are Outperforming Their Peers”
Laura Waters
March 30, 2017
Earlier this month the New Jersey Department of Education announced the closing of three charter schools in Newark: Newark Prep, Merit Prep, and Paulo Freire
Newark Public Schools: We Are “Hampered” By LIFO Laws that Privilege Adults Over Children.
Laura Waters
March 23, 2017
Defendant admits to the allegations contained in Paragraph 12 of the Complaint in part. Defendants declare that the District Schools are making great strides towards
Fear Not the Four Horsemen: Newark Traditional Schools Are Improving!
Laura Waters
January 20, 2017
Newark Public Schools just announced some news that may startle those who view the expansion of school choice as apocalyptic for children who remain in
White Suburban Parents Protest Educational Rights of Black Urban Parents
Laura Waters
January 6, 2017
Look at this picture. What do you see? A group of (almost all) white suburban people in front of the New Jersey Statehouse protesting the
Newark Employs More Ineffective Teachers Than Any Other District in New Jersey
Laura Waters
December 22, 2016
On a related note, the Partnership for Educational Justice just released a press release on the status of a motion, HG v. Harrington, pressed by