School Closures

LILLEY: Newark Teacher Union Prez Fought To Keep Schools Closed and Now He’s Lying About It

Newark Teachers’ Union head John Abeigon issued a response to Sunlight’s billboard, one of several around the state that blames the NTU…

4 years ago

We Parents Did All the Scrambling During This Pandemic, and Now Randi Weingarten Wants the Credit

Christina Laster is the founder of the Inland Empire and San Diego Parent Unions. She is a former statewide community…

4 years ago

Jersey City Superintendent Reverses Himself: District Schools Will Reopen Next Week

Earlier this week NJ Education Report reported that, in contrast to Camden City Public Schools that just reopened for kindergarten-second…

4 years ago

Camden Schools Reopen But Jersey City Schools Will Stay Closed Until September: Why?

Yesterday in Camden, district kindergarten-2nd grade students were welcomed back to in-person classes with "clean versions of hit pop songs,…

4 years ago

Gov. Murphy Praised for Barring Remote Instruction in September

Gov. Phil Murphy is receiving high praise for his "bold proclamation" that in September, “unless the world goes sideways,” schools…

4 years ago

Blue States Failing Students by Not Reopening, Writes Former Camden Supt. in TIME

Earlier this week, Paymon Rouhanifard, former Superintendent of Camden City Public Schools, hit back at "blue states" -- those that…

4 years ago

NJ Public Charter Schools Outline New Best Practices After One Year Of Remote Learning

As millions of children across the nation continue to be engaged in remote learning because of COVID-19, public charter schools…

4 years ago

Spring Break Goes COVID-Wild: Focus on Equity

Twenty-four students at Glen Rock High School in Bergen County tested positive for the novel coronavirus after returning from Spring…

4 years ago

East Orange Superintendent: The Window Of Opportunity Is Here and Schools Must Reopen Before It’s Too Late

Abdul Saleem Hasan, Ed.S., is Superintendent for East Orange Public Schools DIstrict and a former assistant state education commissioner. This…

4 years ago

As NJ Schools Stay Closed, Lawsuits Pile Up: Here’s the Latest List

Students in New Jersey school districts -- primarily large urban ones -- have been home for 13 months and, given…

4 years ago