Parent Voices

Rich White Dad Sues School District For Discriminating Against Rich White Students

In wealthy white Mountain Lakes, a family has filed a class action suit alleging that the school district is discriminating…

2 years ago

An ‘Inequitable Approach to Equity’: Princeton Parents Protest Dumbing Down of Math Curricula

This is a letter from six parents of Princeton Regional Public Schools District students protesting changes in the standards and…

2 years ago

Camden Parents and Students Say, Stop the Violence!

Update: This even has been cancelled. On Friday June 2nd, 2022, at 1 pm, Parents Invincible, the non-profit that supports…

2 years ago

What Is the ‘Overlooked Secret’ at Central Jersey College Prep Charter School?

No matter the color of their skin, how much money their parents have, or whether their parents went to college,…

3 years ago

VIDEO: Newark Superintendent Wants You To Send Your Kid To the 9th Worst School in New Jersey

In 2013, then-Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson was asked about Malcolm X Shabazz High School after an article in the Star-Ledger…

3 years ago

Fifty Years After the Newark Teacher Strikes and Riots, Black Families Demand To Be Heard

In June 1972, the New Jersey Department of Education issued a report called “Teachers' Strikes in Newark, 1964-1971." The document…

3 years ago

‘We Can’t Breathe’: Elizabeth City Community Members Assail District Leadership

At Elizabeth Board of Education’s public meeting last Thursday, racist social media posts by Superintendent Olga Hugelmeyer’s husband weren’t the…

3 years ago

Newark Public Charter Finds the Formula: Parent Engagement + Student Achievement = Success

Jamira Watkins, Cheryl McCants and Sonia Alleyne are members of Impact Consulting Enterprises. Roseville Community Charter School (RCC), located in…

3 years ago

NJ GOP Releases Proposal to Repeal Murphy Administration’s New Sex Ed Standards

Senator Holly Schepisi and Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho have introduced new legislation that would repeal controversial sex education mandates…

3 years ago

Special Education Teacher Accuses Elizabeth School District Leadership of ‘Horrific Acts’ Against Community

At last night's public meeting of the Elizabeth Board of Education, former special education teacher Luann Breese charged school board…

3 years ago