Parent Voices

BREAKING: Update on South Orange-Maplewood Hijab Incident–Almost Doesn’t Count As Mom Backs Out of Deal

According to just-released court documents, a settlement has been reached among the parties involved in an incident that occurred in…

2 years ago

Special Education Advocates: Murphy Administration’s Education Department Is The Weakest We’ve Ever Seen

This week Mary Ann Koruth reports that the Murphy Administration's Department of Education has not yet issued a mandated report…

2 years ago

BREAKING: NJ Public Charter School Association Announces Launch of #LetMeLearn Campaign

Campaign Features Parent Voices Encouraging the NJ Department of Education and Lawmakers to Support Application Requests So Students Can Remain…

2 years ago

2022 Mid-Terms: Winners Listened to 81% of Parents Who Support School Choice

This is a press release from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Education played a significant role in the…

2 years ago

VIDEO: Newark Parents Explain The Failure Of Their District’s School Enrollment System—And Why They Welcome Newark Common App

In this new video, New Jersey Education Report interviews three Newark mothers who express their frustrations with the districts "universal…

2 years ago

Newark Education Advocates Roll Out Replacement For District’s Clunky Enrollment Platform To Honor Original Promises of Superintendent

In 2018 when Superintendent Roger Leon first took over the helm of New Jersey's largest school district, he inherited its…

2 years ago

Education Leaders Urge State Education Department To Not Weaken Teacher Training Requirements

The New Jersey Department of Education is in the process of changing the rules for teacher training. We believe this…

2 years ago

WEIDMAN: Our Newark Charter Is Fully Staffed With 86% Teachers of Color—Here’s How We Do It

Mindy Weidman  is the Chief Talent Officer of BRICK Education Network, an education organization serving the greater Newark, New Jersey…

2 years ago

Ocean Township High School Has a Database That Tells Staff Whether Parents Should Be Informed of Student Gender Identity

This is an email from a staff member at Ocean Township High School which was flagged by Robert Pondiscio, a…

2 years ago

What REALLY Happened At Monday’s Statehouse Hearing on Learning Loss and Testing? Not What You Think.

I've always been a fan of NJ Spotlight, the online news platform founded by John Mooney in 2009, and, in…

2 years ago