April 20, 2023
A bill that would provide facilities funding equity for public charter schools is stuck in legislative limbo. The stakes are high: New Jersey’s charters, heavily […]
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April 18, 2023
In the wake of Tapinto Newark’s damning analysis of Newark district students’ exceedingly low levels of literacy—just 3% of third-graders at Avon Elementary School are […]
April 11, 2023
A recent poll out from the Wall Street Journal and NORC-University of Chicago gives a grim view of how Americans view their financial, cultural, and […]
February 22, 2023
The Star-Ledger’s Tina Kelley has an excellent piece on the lack of Black and brown teachers in New Jersey. While our student body is increasingly […]
February 7, 2023
How does a Goldman Sachs multi-millionaire with a 23-room mansion in Italy win the governorship in New Jersey? By fashioning himself as a “progressive,” winning the […]
February 3, 2023
Today the Star-Ledger’s Tom Moran interviews a man he calls “the most influential man you never heard of,” David Sciarra of Education Law Center who […]
February 3, 2023
News broke yesterday that the Murphy Administration’s Department of Education granted approval for 11 high-performing public charter schools to offer more grade levels and seats […]
January 26, 2023
If you’re like most (all?) New Jerseyans I know, you wish our state school system wasn’t the sixth-most segregated in the country. If you’re like […]
January 23, 2023
Newark Superintendent Roger Leon is under a harsh spotlight as the district endures a growing list of revelations that would make any social justice advocate […]
January 12, 2023
Newark Superintendent Roger Leon is on a crusade to suffocate the city’s charter school sector, despite its “best in the nation” status and popularity among […]
January 4, 2023
For a second day in a row Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are making themselves laughing-stocks, unable to reach consensus on whether Kevin […]
December 12, 2022
I’m tired of writing about the ineptitude of the Murphy Administration’s Department of Education. And now I’m (almost!) tired of reading about it: Just over […]