June 1, 2023

Newark School Board Celebrates Its Custodian Pipeline for Students with Disabilities

In 1989, the Walking the Path pilot program was developed to transition students with special needs at John F. Kennedy (JFK) High School into custodial worker roles […]
June 1, 2023

NEW NJER-TV VIDEO: Camden Students Rise!

On May 5th, 600 high school seniors joined together to celebrate Camden’s second annual College Signing Day, an event coordinated by Camden Education Fund and […]
June 1, 2023

Newark Student Wins NJ Youth of the Year Award

Genesis Parfait of Newark has just been awarded the 2023 New Jersey Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America! This […]
June 1, 2023

NJEA Salutes Murphy’s Intervention in LGBTQ Parent Notification Policy

NJEA’s officers, President Sean M. Spiller, Vice President Steve Beatty and Secretary-Treasurer Petal Robertson, issued this statement in support of the New Jersey attorney general’s […]
May 31, 2023

Book Bans Are the Latest Version of ‘Build the Wall’

Anjali Mehrotra is an anti-racist advocate for the rights of LGTBQ youth and all students to have free expression and equal opportunity in education. Hate […]
May 31, 2023

Durr Blasts Bill that Would Punish Schools for Banning ‘Pornographic’ Books

Senator Ed Durr blasted a new Democrat-sponsored bill that would impose financial penalties on school districts that remove pornographic books from school libraries at the […]
COMMUNITIES
June 1, 2023

Newark School Board Celebrates Its Custodian Pipeline for Students with Disabilities

In 1989, the Walking the Path pilot program was developed to transition students with special needs at John F. Kennedy (JFK) High School into custodial worker roles […]
June 1, 2023

NEW NJER-TV VIDEO: Camden Students Rise!

On May 5th, 600 high school seniors joined together to celebrate Camden’s second annual College Signing Day, an event coordinated by Camden Education Fund and […]
May 31, 2023

Paterson District Leaders Try Familiar Tactic To Quash Public Charters

The superintendent of Paterson Public Schools, Eileen Shafer, appears to be taking lessons from Newark Superintendent Roger Leon. In an apery of his recurrent demands […]
OPINION
May 31, 2023

Book Bans Are the Latest Version of ‘Build the Wall’

Anjali Mehrotra is an anti-racist advocate for the rights of LGTBQ youth and all students to have free expression and equal opportunity in education. Hate […]
May 30, 2023

High School Librarian: I’ve Received Death Threats Due to Book Bans

Elissa Malespina is a school librarian and a member of theSouth Orange/Maplewood Board of Education. Her views are not representative of the board or its […]
May 19, 2023

GOP Senate Candidate Assails Murphy For Lawsuit On Hanover’s Parent Notification Policy

Tom Mastrangelo is the Morris County Commissioner and is running a Republican primary campaign against state Sen. Joe Pennacchio. It’s frightening to see that Gov. […]