October 1, 2019
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September 18, 2019
Yesterday a group of New Jersey public charter school parents, a Jersey City charter school, and the NJ Charter School Association (NJCSA) filed a motion […]
August 22, 2019
During the first weekend in August, Project Ready hosted the New Jersey Parent Summit (see here for an overview). I chatted with many parents and this is the […]
August 15, 2019
Last year I interviewed Tafshier Cosby-Thomas about her educational experiences in Newark, both as a student and a parent. At the time of that interview, […]
August 13, 2019
Shayvonne Anderson, a lifelong Newark resident and mother of ten children, was elected this year to the Newark School Board as part of the Unity […]
August 6, 2019
During this past weekend at the New Jersey Parent Summit (see here for an overview) I chatted with many parents. Over the next two weeks […]
July 10, 2019
Last week Andrew Mulvihill was elected Vice President of the New Jersey State Board of Education, with Kathy Goldenberg as President. He shared with me […]
July 9, 2019
On Sunday TapintoNewark ran a piece that describes how over the last ten years “the state agency responsible for building schools in 31 former Abbott […]
July 8, 2019
This is a guest post by Tommy Luna who is currently entering his 10th year as an eighth grade math teacher at Newark’s Rise Academy. […]
June 14, 2019
Last week I interviewed Jess Rooney, founder of People’s Prep, the only charter school in Newark without a “feeder,” i.e., an elementary and/or middle school […]
June 13, 2019
The New Jersey Children’s Foundation (NJCF) just issued an analysis called “A New Baseline: Progress in Newark’s District and Charter Schools from 2006 to 2018,” […]
June 12, 2019
“Whether they’re attending college or joining our military, we want to support the next generation of Newark leaders by providing these graduating seniors with some […]