Parent Voices

MCKENNA: Whatever You Think About School Closures, Here’s How To Be Heard in Your District

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

4 years ago

Montclair Parent Compares District to ‘Totalitarian Regime’ Regarding Student Data Privacy

“I herewith specifically do NOT give consent to the use of goguardian on my son’s devices! Coming from a cultural…

4 years ago

WHITE: Focus on Teachers and Follow the Money: Pandemic Parenting Advice From an Expert

I’ve been an empty nester since the pandemic began -- happily free of the burden of managing children’s virtual learning…

4 years ago

Newark Superintendent Continues To Battle Charter Schools: Next Step, Take Back a Building Sold to KIPP

Newark Superintendent Roger León is ratcheting up his war on the city’s charter schools, which are responsible for Newark's standing as the…

4 years ago

COMMENTARY: Montclair Parents Wake up to Teacher Union Tactics: Fad or Rupture?

What's not to like about Montclair, New Jersey? Niche rates it “A+” for quality of life, Caldwell Banker calls it…

4 years ago

Why Is Education Law Center Discounting Parent Support for Charter Schools in Deference to NJEA?

Jasmine Morrison is a parent activist in Newark with two sons in charter schools. For more coverage of her advocacy,…

4 years ago

As States Distribute COVID Vaccinations, Parents of People With Disabilities Need Answers, Not Brush-Offs

A new study from Oxford University in England, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine and summarized here in Science,…

4 years ago

Advocates for NJ Students Press Senate to Pass Bill Mandating Measurement of Student Learning Loss

Below are excerpts from a letter sent yesterday to the New Jersey Senate by a coaltion of advocates in support…

4 years ago

Why Should the State Ed. Dept. Have to Collect Data on Student Learning Loss? Here’s Why.

This is testimony from JerseyCAN Executive Director Patricia Morgan, given yesterday at the Senate Education Committee's hearing on Bill S3214.…

4 years ago

JAMES: Where's My Refund? Newarkers Are Paying the Same Taxes, but Our Kids Are Receiving Less Learning

(This post first appeared in Newark Neighborhood View.)As you know from my previous blog posts, my daughter attends West Side…

4 years ago