Student Morale

New Jersey High School Start Times Are Early! Is That Going to Change?

As the New Jersey State Legislature considers a bill proposal that would require high schools to start the day no…

3 years ago

New Survey Results from Asbury Park: ‘The State Needs To Come In and Shut This Place Down’

The Asbury Park Education Association sent out a mid-year climate survey to its 375 members asking their opinions of the…

3 years ago

JAMES: Anxiety Is Real In Newark As Superintendent León Fails the Leadership Test

As a housing developer and a community activist, I have a lot of reasons to walk around our city.  It…

3 years ago

First-Gen Rutgers Grad Has Five Tips on Mentorship: First, It Takes a Village

Andrej Gjorgiev is a first-generation immigrant and graduate of Rutgers University-Newark’s Class of 2021. He is currently a Program Manager…

3 years ago

Newark Teachers and Students Confront ‘Low Morale’ and ‘Extreme Frustration’ With Return to Remote Instruction

From Newark Teachers Union President John Abeigon: I hear your calls for clarity, and I am giving it to you…

3 years ago

Asbury Park Teachers Speak Out: ‘I Would Send My Child Here Over My Dead Body’

Last Friday, in response to pleas from its membership, the leaders of the Asbury Park Education Association released the results…

3 years ago

5 Ways a Therapy Dog Can Make a Difference for Children on the Autism Spectrum

Lauren Martini, Occupational Therapist  at The Phoenix Center (an accredited non-profit, private school that serves nearly 140 students ages 5-21…

3 years ago

Newark Student: ‘Covid Turned Me Into a Mental Health Activist and My School Listened’

Dashawn Sheffield, a rising 11th-grader at Uncommon Schools' North Star Academy Washington Park High School in Newark, explains why he…

3 years ago

Here’s Some Visual Therapy: Get Ready to Smile!

We all need a break from politics and there's no better way to assuage the soul than seeing the bright,…

4 years ago

Two Rebellions in Lakewood: Latinx Parents Fight For Their Children While the Board Contests School Quality Scores.

“The board has no interest and shows no respect for us,” Norma Morales, mother of two Lakewood schools students, said…

5 years ago