Social-Emotional Learning

Five Students at Trenton’s Biggest Public Charter School Win National Award For Destigmatizing Mental Health

Yesterday, a group of five high school students at Foundation Academies – a high-performing public charter school network in Trenton…

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

New Report Provides Concrete Solutions to Support Students, Families and Educators with New Federal Funding

JerseyCAN, a nonprofit  advocating for high quality schools for all New Jersey students, released today a framework for state actions…

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

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

Maplewood Parents Create a Garage School!

While some North Jersey families are filing lawsuits and holding rallies to get schools to reopen, others are getting creative.…

4 years ago

South Orange-Maplewood Update: Board Halts Mediation Process Due to Union Leaders’ ‘Bad Faith’

Below is a letter sent yesterday from South Orange-Maplewood School District to parents regarding a 5 and 1/2 hour meeting…

4 years ago

While NJ Teenagers Boycott Hybrid Education, My Son with Autism Is the Last Kid in School

Laura McKenna is a New Jersey parent of two teenage boys, one currently studying at Rutgers University and the other…

4 years ago

Chris Christie Says the CDC School Reopening Guidance Was Unfairly Influenced by Teacher Union Leaders

Follow the science. That was Joe Biden’s promise to the American people—until Randi Weingarten and the American Federation of Teachers…

4 years ago

Groups Urge Governor Murphy to Prioritize Programs Alleviating Learning Loss

Yesterday more than 15 groups, comprised of education advocates, business associations, parents, and teachers, joined in urging Governor Murphy to…

4 years ago