Sarah Tantillo, Ed.D. is the author of “The Literacy Cookbook” and “Hit the Drum: An Insider’s Account of How the Charter School Idea Became a National Movement/
These contributors are KIPP NJ educators, staff members, and parents in Camden and Newark. Across the United States, 7.2 million students receive support from an
Jasmine Morrison is a Newark parent whose children attend public schools in the city. She runs a Newark-based parent advocacy group called Unapologetic Parents. Newark’s
Kyle Rosenkrans is Executive Director of New Jersey Children’s Foundation. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lock-downs wreaked havoc on the health of Newark families, on
Shennell McCloud is CEO of Project Ready, a Newark-based nonprofit that works to increase voting in the city. Revelations that the contract of the Newark
Tara Murphy is a SPAN Resource Parent, a Volunteer Advocacy Ambassador for Autism Speaks, member of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), founder of Parenting Frontier, and
Tashia Martin is Managing Director of Program Integration at BRICK Education Network, an education organization serving the greater Newark, New Jersey area with the mission
Eva Addae is a partner at Summit Prep, an education company that provides academic tutoring and support, including for the SAT and ACT. She also is
Dr. Marc Gaswirth, a retired public school administrator, has written extensively for nearly 50 years about public sector bargaining and school human resources. At November’s
Sharif El-Mekki is the Founder and CEO of the Center for Black Educator Development. Prior to founding the Center, El-Mekki served as a nationally recognized principal