Jared Taillefer is the executive director of The Great Oaks Legacy Charter School in Newark. The teacher shortage is reaching a breaking point in New Jersey. The
Peter T. Rosario is the President and CEO of La Casa de Don Pedro, Inc., which works to ensure that Greater Newark’s residents engage in
Dr. Thomas G. Farrell is currently the Superintendent of Schools for the Brick Township Public School District in Brick, New Jersey. He has served in
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
Dr. Marc Gaswirth, a retired public school administrator, has written extensively for nearly 50 years about public sector bargaining and school human resources. The past
This article was submitted by an Asbury Park staff member who wishes to remain anonymous. The piece discusses Asbury Park’s failure to provide students with
Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at Rutgers in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Director of Rutgers Social-Emotional and Character Development Lab, a recipient of
Michael Chirichello has been a school superintendent, principal, teacher, and international consultant in urban and suburban school districts. He also served in higher education at
Dominique Lee is the CEO of BRICK Education Network, a community education development corporation based in Newark, New Jersey, that invests in children and their
Harry Lee is CEO of the New Jersey Public Charter School Association. Sean Spiller is president of the New Jersey Education Association. Photo courtesy of