Mark Rynone considers his passion for education as an outgrowth of family values. After all, his mother, brother and a…
Nine-year-old Wesley Clark is a fourth-grader at PS 8 in Brooklyn Heights. He and his family were recently profiled in…
Last month Lakewood Superintendent Laura Winters sent a letter to Governor Phil Murphy asking for more state money because of…
KIPP, the highly-regarded charter school network with 209 schools across the country serving 90,000 students, announced today the appointment of Richard…
Here's the start of my new column at NJ Spotlight Last month, New Jersey's new acting Commissioner of Education Lamont Repollet…
The National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools (NCSECS) released a report today, "Key Trends in Special Education in…
(This piece, originally published at Education Post, is by Tre Johnson, a freelance writer on race, culture and politics. He’s also…
Late yesterday Star-Ledger editor Tom Moran had a scoop: Governor Phil Murphy abruptly rescinded the appointment of Assistant Commissioner of…
Two weeks ago Jersey Matters interviewed State Senator Robert Singer about Lakewood Public Schools’ practice of placing ultra-Orthodox students with…
(This is a guest post by Tommy Luna, an 8th Grade Math Teacher and Grade Level Chair at KIPP's Rise Academy in…