Laura Waters, Author at NJ Education Report - Page 155 of 821
March 5, 2021

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

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 […]
March 3, 2021

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

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.
March 2, 2021

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

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 […]
March 1, 2021

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

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 […]