Earlier this week Chalkbeat-Newark published an exposé of the district’s dysfunctional Malcolm X Shabazz High School, where violence is so rampant that parents are afraid
Here we go again. As the list of shuttered New Jersey school districts grows, Governor Phil Murphy remains on mute, forcing district leaders to make
One hour ago Gov. Phil Murphy reinstated a Public Health Emergency “to ensure that the State is able to respond to the continued threat of
We’ve been marginalized. We don’t matter. We are the leftovers. That’s Maria Lorenz, mother of Juan and Pablo (not their real names) who are classified
While it is not a very happy time for many of us right now, I do want to begin with wishing everyone a Happy New
Here’s Newark Teachers Union President John Abeigon in Sunday’s New York Times explaining why Newark’s 37,000 district students should continue learning remotely because the Covid-19
Dear readers, When we launched New Jersey Education Report last February, we didn’t know what to expect: Were there enough education news fiends and advocates
We’ve been marginalized. We don’t matter. We are the leftovers. That’s Maria Lorenz, mother of Juan and Pablo (not their real names) who are classified
Yesterday morning at the War Memorial in Trenton, Gov. Phil Murphy and Lt. Gov. Sheila Murphy were sworn in for their second terms. Gov. Murphy’s
If you have a child with disabilities like me, you’re not alone: According to the latest data, over 7 million American schoolchildren — 14% of
Back in September Governor Murphy announced that all students would be back in school full-time, in-person and that parents “will not be enabled to broad
Earlier this week Chalkbeat-Newark published an exposé of the district’s dysfunctional Malcolm X Shabazz High School, where violence is so rampant that parents are afraid
Here’s a creative use of federal emergency funds intended to address learning loss suffered by low-income students during pandemic-induced school closures: Lakewood Township is offering
Every year for the past three years New Jersey Children’s Foundation* has commissioned the progressive polling firm Change Research to measure the opinions of registered
Ready for your dose of cognitive dissonance? Yesterday at 10:39 am Chalkbeat published an exposé of Newark’s Malcolm X Shabazz High School, describing the school’s continual
One hour ago Gov. Phil Murphy reinstated a Public Health Emergency “to ensure that the State is able to respond to the continued threat of
While it is not a very happy time for many of us right now, I do want to begin with wishing everyone a Happy New
Today the State Legislature, in the last day of this legislative session, declined to extend Gov. Phil Murphy’s in-school mask mandate for the additional 90
Here’s Newark Teachers Union President John Abeigon in Sunday’s New York Times explaining why Newark’s 37,000 district students should continue learning remotely because the Covid-19
Update: Score one up for Politico, one down for North Jersey Media. Today Carly Sitrin reports that Murphy will renominate Acting Education Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan
There’s plenty to complain about New Jersey’s “media desert,” sandwiched as we are between those two behemoths New York City and Philadelphia, but let’s give
Zach Wright, a New Jersey resident, is an assistant professor of practice at Relay Graduate School of Education serving Philadelphia and Camden. Prior to that,
This is a press release from Education Law Center, which represents the plaintiffs who want the Murphy Administration to fully fund all building renovations and
Andrej Gjorgiev is a first-generation immigrant and graduate of Rutgers University-Newark’s Class of 2021. He is currently a Program Manager of Workforce Development at Braven.
“I am heartbroken, disappointed and outraged,” State Senator Teresa Ruiz, the outgoing chair of the Senate Education Committee who will become the new Senate Majority
From Newark Teachers Union President John Abeigon: I hear your calls for clarity, and I am giving it to you now. All staff will remain
