Public Charter Schools
Five Facts About A Request to Intervene In a Lawsuit Seeking to Deny School Choice to Low-Income New Jersey Families.
Yesterday a group of New Jersey public charter school parents, a Jersey City charter school, and the NJ Charter School…
“Dear Mark”: A Veteran Teacher Gives Himself Ten Pieces of Advice As Another School Year Begins.
This is a guest post by Mark Joseph, a sixth-grade math teacher at KIPP Rise Academy in Newark, where he…
Voices From the NJ Parent Summit: Nicole Harris Says Parents Have The Right To Choose the Best Schools in Their Community — and That Choice May Be Different for Each Child.
During the first weekend in August, Project Ready hosted the New Jersey Parent Summit (see here for an overview). I chatted with many…
Voices from the Parent Summit: Tafshier Cosby-Thomas on Charter School Wars, a Pact With Her Sisters, and Helping Parents Become Education Advocates.
Last year I interviewed Tafshier Cosby-Thomas about her educational experiences in Newark, both as a student and a parent. At…
Charter Schools Must Be Part of the Solution for Desegregation.
This is a guest post by Sonia Park, Executive Director of Diverse Charter Schools Coalition. She has has over 18…
Voices From the Parent Summit: Shayvonne Anderson Overcomes Personal Tragedy and Explains How Newark Got Beyond The “Charter vs. Traditional” School Mindset.
Shayvonne Anderson, a lifelong Newark resident and mother of ten children, was elected this year to the Newark School Board…
Voices From the Parent Summit: An Interview with Jabbar Wilkins.
During this past weekend at the New Jersey Parent Summit (see here for an overview) I chatted with many parents.…
Voices From the Parent Summit: An Interview with Ruthven Haneef Auguste.
During this past weekend at the New Jersey Parent Summit (see here for an overview) I chatted with many parents.…
Ten Ways to Be All In Like Jon Snow This Year.
This is a guest post by Mark Joseph, a sixth-grade math teacher at KIPP Rise Academy in Newark, where he…
NJEA and Education Law Center, Listen Up: New Jersey Charter Schools Have No Impact on Segregation.
[T]here are several states where charters appear to have little or no effect on segregation, such as Arizona, Florida, Georgia,…