Is Lakewood Getting Squirrely with Federal Money?
Today NJ Education Report described how districts are using federal stimulus funds meant to help students catch up from 18 months of interrupted schooling. In
COMMENTARY: Districts Like Newark Now Have Tons of Money. Are They Using It Right?
I live in Lawrence, New Jersey—a middle-class, diverse town, halfway between Princeton and Trenton. For years I was on the school board and was very
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 of a Climate Survey filled
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COMMENTARY: What We Lost When We Lost Steve Sweeney
I know I’m late to the party but I join others in mourning the loss of Steve Sweeney as President of the New Jersey State
BIDWAI: It’s Time to Embrace Virtual Schooling and Return Power to Parents
Makarand Bidwai is a New Jersey parent who lives in the Princeton area. He has previously protested Gov. Murphy’s mandate that all students must participate
STATEAIDGUY: How New Jersey’s ‘Quasimander’ Skews Against Republican Candidates
In the last twenty years the United States has seen its constitutional democratic deficits go from being latent problems that most Americans disregarded to being
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BREAKING: Feds Order Murphy Administration to Increase State Aid to Abbott Districts Or Jeopardize $2.8B
Education Law Center (ELC) just issued a press release celebrating a decision by the U.S. Education Department. In a letter addressed to Acting Education Commissioner
Four Out of Five Newark Students Flunk State Math Test But Superintendent’s ‘Dreams Are Coming True’
“Dreams are coming true” for Newark’s district students, sang Superintendent Roger León at last week’s school board meeting, but that’s only if those dreams don’t
Montclair, Where Wokeness Comes to Die: Latest on Whistleblower’s Report
Montclair Public Schools District, New Jersey’s moneyed bastion of wokeness, is confronting yet a racially-charged and sexist incident mired in local corruption. Montclair Local reports
To Quarantine or Not to Quarantine? Divergent Approaches in South Orange and West-Windsor
Last week South Orange-Maplewood Public School District made news by announcing that all students travelling beyond the tri-state area during the Thanksgiving break would have
BIDWAI: It’s Time to Embrace Virtual Schooling and Return Power to Parents
Makarand Bidwai is a New Jersey parent who lives in the Princeton area. He has previously protested Gov. Murphy’s mandate that all students must participate
Camden’s Accelerating Inclusion Institute Brings Together Special Education Leaders Across District, Charter, and Renaissance Schools
Last week the Center for Learner Equity launched the Accelerating Inclusion Institute, an 8-session series for Camden educators to develop capacity, share best practices, and
STATEAIDGUY: How New Jersey’s ‘Quasimander’ Skews Against Republican Candidates
In the last twenty years the United States has seen its constitutional democratic deficits go from being latent problems that most Americans disregarded to being
South Orange-Maplewood Families: If You’re Traveling and Your Kids Aren’t Vaccinated, Read This First
The South Orange-Maplewood School District has announced that all students traveling over the Thanksgiving holiday outside of the tri-state area plus Pennsylvania and Delaware will
Is Lakewood Getting Squirrely with Federal Money?
Today NJ Education Report described how districts are using federal stimulus funds meant to help students catch up from 18 months of interrupted schooling. In
COMMENTARY: Districts Like Newark Now Have Tons of Money. Are They Using It Right?
I live in Lawrence, New Jersey—a middle-class, diverse town, halfway between Princeton and Trenton. For years I was on the school board and was very
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 of a Climate Survey filled
Newark Magnet School Partners with Howard University
In a partnership that marks the first of its kind, Newark Public Schools by way of University High School, will collaborate with Howard University and
Update on Wall Township Sexual Assault
Earlier this week we reported that six high school football players at Wall Township Public Schools (Monmouth County) had attempted to sexually assault a younger
School Leader Begs Murphy For Remote Instruction Option
The blowback on Gov. Phil Murphy’s mandate against remote instruction continues. The latest example is at Hudson County Schools of Technology (HCST), where Superintendent Amy
The Real Story Behind the Asbury Park Staff Suspensions
Asbury Park Public Schools is again making headlines. At 2 am Friday* morning head football coach Nick Famularo was found partially clothed and inebriated with
Wall Township Football Players Accused of Sexual Assault During Hazing Incident
Wall Township, which has what NJ Advance Media calls one of the state’s “premier” football programs, is in the spotlight because a group of at
Montclair Voters Fire Teacher Union President Sean Spiller as School District Overseer
Last week Montclair voters passed a referendum on the ballot that changes the school district’s odd status as a Type 1 district, where the mayor
Five Tips From a First-Gen Rutgers Graduate: ‘What I Wish I Knew Before I Started College’
Christelle Louis is a first-generation graduate of Rutgers University-Newark’s Class of 2021. She is currently a Global EdTech Program Manager at Amazon Web Services. Every
New Jersey School Boards Group Reprimands National Office for Calling Angry Parents ‘Domestic Terrorists’
On September 29th the National School Boards Association (NSBA) sent a letter to President Joe Biden, which it claimed was “on behalf of our state
Big News From Asbury Park That No One Covered!
A week and a half ago on October 28th, the Asbury Park School Board ended their superintendent “search” and appointed Acting Superintendent Rahawn Adams as
