School Culture

Stop Trying To Indoctrinate My Kids.

My pal and colleague Erika Sanzi is chief editor of Project Forever Free, where this post first appeared. She is…

4 years ago

For White Teachers of Black Children.

This is a guest post by Mark Joseph, a sixth-grade math teacher at KIPP Rise Academy in Newark, where he…

4 years ago

Asbury Park High School Student Brings Loaded Gun to School; Community and Staff Kept in the Dark.

I have a scoop that I wish I didn’t have, courtesy of three anonymous sources, all staff members at Asbury…

5 years ago

At KIPP Seek Academy in Newark, It’s A Different Kind of Halloween!

 Today's no ordinary day at KIPP Seek Academy in Newark. Instead of the traditional Halloween parades, students there are attending…

5 years ago

Tafshier Cosby-Thomas: “Parents are Making Choices for Their Children. Why Would Anyone Get in the Way of That?”

Last week I had the opportunity to interview long-time Newark resident Tafshier Cosby-Thomas on her experiences with the city's public…

6 years ago

Sweeney, Ruiz & Madden Announce Committee Hearings on Troubling Videos of Teachers Union Officials

A quick response from New Jersey legislative leaders (see here for context): TRENTON – Senate President Steve Sweeney, Senate Education Committee…

7 years ago

Why Can’t Plainfield City Find a Superintendent?

You have to have the parents of this district who are going to charter schools feel comfortable about coming here,"…

7 years ago