September 18, 2023

It’s Time to Drop ‘Sexy’ Practices and Start Talking About a Science of Math

By now we’ve all heard about the Science of Reading, the dawning understanding that children don’t absorb literacy through osmosis and context clues but need […]
September 18, 2023

LILLEY: NJEA Is Hiding $64 Million In Political Spending From Teachers Whose Dues Pay For It

Some of the most consistent feedback Sunlight has received in its campaign to inform teachers of their 1st Amendment rights revolves around the fact that most […]
September 18, 2023

Biden Administration: Chronic Absenteeism and Disrupted Learning Require an All-Hands-on-Deck Approach

Policies promoting strong schools and academic success impact students’ lives as adults, long after they leave the classroom. Beyond the significance for individuals, the educational […]
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May 10, 2021

SANTIAGO: How Camden’s LEAP Academy Embraced an ‘Urgent Mindset’ and Successfully Stemmed Student Learning Loss During COVID

Gloria Bonilla-Santiago is the Founder and Board Chair of the LEAP Academy University Charter School in Camden, New Jersey. She is also a Board of Governors Distinguished […]
May 6, 2021

COMMENTARY: Education Law Center’s Magic Elixir of Integration Won’t Help Newark’s Black Families

Today Chalkbeat has a piece dissecting a current lawsuit, pressed by Education Law Center (ELC), that charges Newark’s charter sector with exacerbating segregation and seeks […]