March 15, 2021

JAMES: You Do Not Need Permission to Demand Better Public Schools

One of my mentors and political godfather was the great Carl Sharif. We lost the great Carl over five years ago.  There are two Carl […]
January 6, 2021

Paterson Public School District Regains Local Control

This release is courtesy of InsiderNJ. For context, among the 25,000 students in the district, the average math proficiency score is 17% (versus the New Jersey public […]
December 10, 2020

School Superintendents: Parents Are Endangering Schools By Not Saying "No" to Children

Morris School District Superintendent Mackey Pendergast is not happy with parents, according to a notice he posted yesterday. Why? Some parents are not following quarantine […]
November 17, 2020

Teaneck Dad of Special Needs Son Bemoans Last-Minute Decision To Reverse School Reopening

November 17, 2020

Students are Collateral Damage In Camden Union Prez’s Fight to Save Union Jobs

Keith Benson, President of the Camden Education Association, has a petition on change.org demanding that NJEA “utilize its massive legal apparatus” to “challenge the legality” […]
November 10, 2020

Resolution of Gun Incident at Asbury Park High School

This past March NJ Left Behind broke news that a student at Asbury Park High School was caught with a gun in his backpack. Now […]