Parent Advocacy

This Mom Is Fighting the History of Corruption in Elizabeth Public Schools

We’ve been marginalized. We don’t matter. We are the leftovers. That’s Maria Lorenz, mother of Juan and Pablo (not their…

3 years ago

MCKENNA: Remote Education Sucked. Now What?

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

3 years ago

NJ Mom on In-School Mandate: ‘Murphy Promised to Protect Us and Then He Threw Our Kids Under the Bus’

Deanna Nye is a mom of three in Bridgewater and her two sons have Individualized Education Plan (IEP’s, or individualized…

3 years ago

COMMENTARY: Nikole Hannah-Jones Needs a History Lesson on School Choice

https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/status/1446212919948156935 That’s Nikole Hannah-Jones, of the New York Times and 1619 Project, tweeting last week about “school choice advocates” who,…

3 years ago

JerseyCAN Comes to the Rescue of Parents and Schools Because ‘New Jersey Kids Can’t Wait’

For the last eighteen months, New Jersey parents have watched and waited for the State Department of Education to clarify…

3 years ago

ANSWERED: How Can You Keep Your Kids on Track During COVID?

As children return to school after an unprecedented year of learning disruption, we face huge challenges in getting students back…

3 years ago

New Tutoring Collaboration Fills Void for Newark Students Recovering From Learning Loss

Problem:  In Newark, pandemic-induced school closures have significantly disrupted student academic progress, with only 9% of Newark students meeting state…

3 years ago

MCKENNA: Is Autism a Normal Human Variation or Freddie Kruger? Wisdom From a Mom

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

3 years ago

Parent Advocates Win Battle to Open Day Programs for Adults with Disabilities!

Parents of adult children with intellectual and developmental disabilities received great news this morning: The Murphy Administration has agreed to…

4 years ago

This is How School Boards Victimize Parents and Their Children with Disabilities

Tara Murphy is a SPAN Resource Parent, a Volunteer Advocacy Ambassador for Autism Speaks, member of the Council of Parent…

4 years ago