Public Charter Schools

Five Ways That New Jersey's Education System Is Being Undermined

Sue me. I was an English major. When I think about the state of the Murphy Administration’s Department of Education,…

6 years ago

Do Gov. Murphy and Ed. Comm. Repollet Have What it Takes to Put Education Over Politics?

“We parents filled that room last night and our voices were heard on why we LOVE our Public Charter schools!”…

6 years ago

Charter School Review Must Address Funding Bias Against Charter Schools

This is a press release from the New Jersey Charter School Association. Those interested in the state's "comprehensive review" of…

6 years ago

A Letter from Charter School Parents to NJ Education Commissioner Repollet: #ILoveMyCharter

NJ Parents to Commissioner Repollet: We Love Our Public Charter Schools, Please Fund Them Fairly As State Ed. Commissioner Begins…

6 years ago

The Abusive Parent in The Charter School/Traditional School Family

This is a guest post by my friend and colleague Lane Wright. Lane lives in Tallahassee with his wife and three…

6 years ago

Not Backpacks Full of Cash But Backpacks Full of Rights: NCSECS Takes On Special Education Equity in Charter Schools.

It’s a common complaint among those who look down their collective nose at public charter schools: they don’t serve their…

6 years ago

Murphy Gives A Big Wet Kiss to NJEA and a Punch to the Gut for Camden Families as He Vetoes a Student-Centered Bill.

Last week Governor Phil Murphy "conditionally" vetoed a bill that would have allowed the most popular and high-achieving public schools…

6 years ago

Voices from the NJ Parent Summit: “When Everyone Dresses the Same, The Focus is on Learning.”

Ubaidullah Jackson, who just turned seven years old, peers up at me with undisguised curiosity. I’m here to interview his…

6 years ago

Not So Fast with the “We” Word, Trenton Superintendent McDowell. You’re Leaving Out the Parents.

“We in Trenton are adamantly opposed to charter school expansion,” Trenton Superintendent Dr. Fred McDowell said Wednesday at a community…

6 years ago

Voices from the NJ Parent Summit: “As the Only Black Person in My Class, I Lost a Sense of Self.”

This is a love story. Twelve years ago, Shiana Torres was a student at Essex County Community College. She had…

6 years ago