December 8, 2020
After the U.S. education system fractured into Zoom screens last spring, experts feared millions of children would fall behind. Hard evidence now shows they were […]
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December 8, 2020
This is testimony from JerseyCAN Executive Director Patricia Morgan, given yesterday at the Senate Education Committee’s hearing on Bill S3214. The bill mandates that Commissioner […]
December 7, 2020
Today the New Jersey Senate Education Committee is meeting for a full day of hearings on thirteen bills. (See list below.) InsiderNJ is reporting that […]
December 7, 2020
Heads-up to those who think measuring New Jersey students’ learning loss is critical if we are to provide for the needs of students who have […]
December 3, 2020
It’s hard to argue that Mt. Olive Superintendent Robert Zywicki hasn’t been trying to do right by his 4,000 students. Until right before Thanksgiving, the […]
December 2, 2020
For the last three years students, parents, teachers, and schools have been effectively abandoned by the New Jersey Department of Education. The mismanagement by former […]
December 1, 2020
An increasingly number of New Jersey school district superintendents are sending out letters to parents warning of school closures as COVID-19 test positivity rates creep […]
December 1, 2020
“More than ever, it is abundantly clear there is a need for real-time data on where our children stand academically.” – M. Teresa Ruiz, NJ […]
December 1, 2020
Hey, there’s nothing wrong with dreaming big. But Sean Spiller, Vice President of the New Jersey Education Association, is letting his ego get a wee […]
November 24, 2020
There’s now an eighth strand in the NJEA’s close relationship with NJ Spotlight. As detailed in Sunlight’s blog “What Has Happened to NJ Spotlight?,” NJ Spotlight appears […]
November 24, 2020
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 […]
November 23, 2020
Even a broken clock is right twice a day. In this case, the clock is soon-to-be-Ex-Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, who has told states that […]