Misha Simmons, Executive Director of University Heights Charter School (UHCS) in Newark, describes his student population (90% African-American, 10% Hispanic, 85% eligible for free breakfast
It starts here: Here’s Donald Trump, America’s likely Republican presidential nominee, describing his vision of the federal role in public education: I’m not cutting services,
Everyone knows it but just about everyone is afraid to say it: New Jersey’s school funding formula is irreparably broken. For proof, legislators need to
From the Associated Press: With new data in hand, the Education Department said Tuesday that disparities persist in the nation’s public schools, where oftentimes minority
Newark Teachers Union President John Abeigon has an editorial in today’s NJ Spotlight where he argues that New Jersey taxpayers should “take a close look at
Politico reports that UFT President Michael Mulgrew has resumed “UFT’s decade-long war against the city’s charter sector.” The reference is to a conference call with
NPR reported this past weekend that 40 out of 50 states are having trouble finding special education teachers teachers and the primary reason is “the
Three years ago in January 2013 NJ Senators Jennifer Beck and Teresa Ruiz sponsored a bill to create a Task Force to study the state’s
New Jersey’s legislated school funding formula, the 2008 School Funding Reform Act, is a hot mess. In fact, many people would concede (at least behind
Beth Hawkins (whom I’m proud to call a colleague) at RealClearEducation on her struggles to meet the needs of her beautiful special needs son Corey