April 12, 2021
What is the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021? You may have heard it as the “second big COVID stimulus,” but the actual name is […]
April 12, 2021
The day program my son Jonah attends has been closed for thirteen months. Like many parents and caregivers of adults with disabilities, we’re holding on […]
April 7, 2021
Earlier today, the US Department of Education sent a letter stating that New Jersey’s proposal to replace this spring’s NJ-SLA exams with a series of alternative assessment […]
April 7, 2021
Twenty-four students at Glen Rock High School in Bergen County tested positive for the novel coronavirus after returning from Spring Break so for the rest […]
April 5, 2021
As we head into the final term of the 2020-2021 school year (and kick its butt on the way out the door), policy-makers, school leaders, […]
April 1, 2021
This piece is part of an ongoing series: Is the Teachers Union Too Powerful in New Jersey? Two years ago, with some trepidation, Sasha Latham (not […]
March 30, 2021
This morning JerseyCAN released the first statewide report that quantifies learning loss for New Jersey students during the COVID-19 school closures and reliance on remote […]
March 26, 2021
Governor Phil Murphy, who announced Wednesday that starting in September all schools must be full-time in-person, is getting some blowback. Example: at a school board […]
March 25, 2021
Two days ago a news bulletin appeared on the website of New Jersey Education Association: Marie Blistan, current president, is not running for re-election and […]
March 24, 2021
At today’s COVID-19 briefing, Gov. Phil Murphy announced that all schools must be full-time in-person in September with no option of virtual learning. In answer […]