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NJ Education Report / Articles by: Laura Waters

New Jersey’s Educational Caste System, Lakewood’s Elephant in the Room, and One Truth-Speaker

Laura Waters March 5, 2021

I’m awfully hard on Education Law Center so it is with pleasure that I salute Executive Director David Sciarra’s candor in his comments about the

New Poll: Black Parents Far Less Likely To Want Children Back in School, or Even Have the Choice

Laura Waters March 3, 2021

More white voters than Black voters (and, to a lesser extent, Hispanic voters) trust the vaccine, have been vaccinated themselves, would send their kids into classrooms, and think the state is moving too slowly reopening schools.

Asbury Park: New Leaks Expose Tensions Between District Administrators and School Board Members

Laura Waters March 2, 2021

Student enrollment and state funding are dropping in Asbury Park Public Schools, requiring a recalibration of facililties and spending. These challenges are causing tensions between

After a Year Out of Classrooms, South Orange-Maplewood Parent Leader Says, ‘This Is Crushing Our Children’

Laura Waters March 1, 2021

South Orange-Maplewood Public Schools District (SOMSD) is in an uproar: Parents and school district representatives insist it’s safe to reopen but teacher union leaders claim

COMMENTARY: Camden’s Charters Are Dramatically More Cost-Effective Than District Schools

Laura Waters February 25, 2021

Do you cringe when an economist or policy wonk quantifies the value of a single child’s education? I do. How can you reduce the immeasurable

Is Jersey City Public Schools Crying Wolf Over Its School Budget?

Laura Waters February 24, 2021

Jersey City Public Schools, the state’s second largest district which educates over 30,000 students, is claiming poverty: It has a projected 2021-2022 budget shortfall of

Meet Newark’s Own Amanda Gorman, Seventh-Grade Poet Makayla Brown

Laura Waters February 19, 2021

A month ago, as Amanda Gorman shared her beautiful prose during President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ inauguration, students at KIPP Rise Academy

Camden Union President Flouts DOE Commissioner’s Request for Respect

Laura Waters February 16, 2021

Recently I published a piece about Camden Union President Keith Benson’s and Camden Superintendent Katrina McCombs’ meeting with New Jersey Department of Education Commissioner Angelica

Is the Captain of Asbury Park Schools Abandoning the Ship? Rumors of Sancha Gray’s Departure and Why You Should Care

Laura Waters February 16, 2021

According to inside sources who will remain anonymous, Asbury Park Superintendent Sancha Gray is on the verge of leaving her position, which she has held

Here’s What Mark Weber Gets Wrong About Camden Charter Schools’ Impact on Teacher Diversity

Laura Waters February 12, 2021

Mark Weber may have anticipated feeling a trifle abashed after this week’s publication of  a data-driven apolitical analysis he wrote for the Fordham Institute. In

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