Kara Brockett is the director of special education at KIPP: Newark. She has worked with students with disabilities for over 20 years, as a teacher
Julie Mower is Executive Director of The Phoenix Center in Nutley, NJ. Ashley Agresti began her career at The Phoenix Center at the age of
To the surprise of Montclair families, teachers, and support personnel, Superintendent Jonathan Ponds just announced that the district has issued 83 non-renewal letters—48 to paraprofessionals
At Elizabeth Board of Education’s public meeting last Thursday, racist social media posts by Superintendent Olga Hugelmeyer’s husband weren’t the only sore spot. During the
At last night’s public meeting of the Elizabeth Board of Education, former special education teacher Luann Breese charged school board members and Superintendent Olga Hugelmeyer
Laura McKenna is an education writer based in New Jersey. You can find her at www.lauramckenna.com. This was originally published at Laura McKenna’s Newsletter, Apt. 11D. Knowing
Three months ago NJ Education Report released a copy of a letter from Asbury Park Education Association President John Napolitani that he’d sent to all
Over the past year NJ Education Report has followed the travails of Maria Lorenz, who has two sons with special needs in the Elizabeth Public
Waiting 45 minutes on hold during a lunch break and having to hang up without ever gettting through. Months elapsing before an application is approved,
Katharine Hart of Medford Lakes has a son who just turned three years old, a preschooler who became eligible for special education services beginning in