School Leaders

UPDATE: After Murphy’s ‘Strong Recommendation’ on Masking, Are Districts Changing Policies?

Yesterday Gov. Phil Murphy “strongly recommended” that people wear masks indoors. His public statement came after the Centers for Disease…

3 years ago

Monroe Superintendent Quits While School Board Member Denies Systemic Racism

It’s hard to know what goes on behind the scenes between school boards and administrators; they tend to work out…

3 years ago

Voorhees Valedictorian Takes Charge During His LGBTQ Speech

Bryce Dershem, the Eastern Regional High School valedictorian in Voorhees, has moxie. When administrators were reviewing his valedictory speech they…

3 years ago

Ten Camden City Teachers Win RISE Awards From Camden Education Fund

Yesterday the Camden Education Fund announced the winners of the RISE (Resilient, Inspirational, Solutions-Oriented Educators) awards to honor city teachers…

3 years ago

Asbury Update: A ‘Whistleblower’ Gets Suspended and the School Board Plays Charades

Reginald Mirthil, the principal of Thurgood Marshall Upper Elementary School, has been suspended. On Tuesday he sent out a tweet…

3 years ago

NJ Superintendents Decry Murphy’s ‘Confusing, Contradictory’ Guidance on Masking in Schools

This is a letter from Monmouth County district superintendents to Governor Phil Murphy, asking that he reconsider his “confusing, and…

3 years ago

Principal Churn in Newark

Three Newark district high schools ---Science Park (an exclusive magnet), Central High School, and Newark Vocatinal High School--- are losing…

3 years ago

JAMES: A Prayer for Newark Schools’ Reopening

Before I talk about how happy I am that our kids will be going back to school, I want to…

4 years ago

This District Wants To Shut Down a Public Charter’s Expansion. District Parents Don’t Agree.

Franklin Township School District and local parents are unaligned. The district has been trying to halt the expansion of an…

4 years ago

BRICK Education Network: Building Strong Communities Brick by Brick

Helen Mazarakis has served as Chair of the Board of Trustees at BRICK Education Network since 2019 and a member…

4 years ago