Mindy Weidman is the Chief Talent Officer of BRICK Education Network, an education organization serving the greater Newark, New Jersey area with the mission of
A popular, bipartisan bill eliminating a controversial teacher qualifying test called the EdTPA passed the New Jersey State Senate and Assembly unanimously on June 29th
Here’s a best practice for state departments of education: treat oversight boards respectfully and communicate all proposals in advance of public hearings. Yet at yesterday’s
David M. Aderhold, Ed.D, is the superintendent of schools for the West Windsor – Plainsboro Regional School District. This originally appeared in NJ Spotlight. As
New Jersey badly lacks teachers of color and the cost is borne by Black and Brown children. If a Black child has even one Black
Late Friday the New Jersey Acting Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan approved a new charter application for Brilla Charter School, which will be located in Paterson. New
Governor Murphy recently signed S2826/A4594, a measure supported by JerseyCAN, which grants flexibility to schools facing teacher shortages by establishing a five-year pilot program for
Senator Teresa Ruiz, chair of the Senate Education Committee, just introduced a series of bills to address the lack of teacher diversity in New Jersey.
This week Camden City welcomed a brand-new organization called the Camden Education Fund (CEF), a non-profit focused on talent, equity, engagement, and instructional quality with
This is a guest post by Tommy Luna who is currently entering his 10th year as an eighth grade math teacher at Newark’s Rise Academy.