October 10, 2023

Newark Superintendent Blames ‘Alarmingly’ Low Reading Levels on COVID. Here’s a Fact-Check.

At last week’s meeting of the Newark Board of Education, district leaders explained grim student outcomes on last spring’s standardized tests—especially in reading— by pointing […]
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September 15, 2021

COMMENTARY: Three Guesses Why Murphy Won’t Listen To Parent Concerns About In-School Instruction

Seven months ago, before the Delta variant of COVID-19 reversed hard-won decreases in disease transmission, Gov. Phil Murphy issued a mandate that “all students will […]