January 31, 2023

Despite Pleas from State Board Members, Murphy’s Education Department Refuses To Resume In-Person Meetings

At last month’s State Board of Education, President Kathy Goldenberg announced she has requested that the Murphy Administration’s Department of Education resume in-person meetings and […]
January 31, 2023

MORRISON: Newark Schools Are Back in Crisis While the Board Rewards the Superintendent. Let’s Do This Instead.

Jasmine Morrison is a Newark parent whose children attend public schools in the city. She runs a Newark-based parent advocacy group called Unapologetic Parents. Newark’s […]
January 30, 2023

Sean Spiller–NJEA Head, Montclair Mayor, and Gubernatorial Hopeful—Charged With Retaliation

Last year the Montclair City Council put Township Manager Timothy Stafford on administrative leave for creating a hostile work environment for female employees. The action […]
January 30, 2023

A ‘Newark Star Was Born’ at Last Week’s School Board Meeting: Parents Demand District Follow Ethical and Legal Guidelines

This is a statement from Jasmine Morrison, a Newark mother whose children attend public schools in the city and runs a Newark-based parent advocacy group […]
COMMUNITIES
January 13, 2022

Lakewood Municipal Gov’t Is Using COVID Emergency Funds To Reimburse Parents for Yeshiva Tuition. Is This Kosher?

Here’s a creative use of federal emergency funds intended to address learning loss suffered by low-income students during pandemic-induced school closures: Lakewood Township is offering […]
January 13, 2022

New Newark Poll: Voters Strongly Support Charters But Many Think Education in Newark Is On the ‘Wrong Track’

Every year for the past three years New Jersey Children’s Foundation* has commissioned the progressive polling firm Change Research to measure the opinions of registered […]
OPINION
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