February 23, 2021
Rest easy, Garden State. The Biden Administration and its U.S. Department of Education has now made the tough decision for us. The decision no one […]
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February 19, 2021
New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association President and CEO Harry Lee issued the following statement reacting to Governor Murphy’s announcement about State learning loss initiatives, […]
February 18, 2021
Yesterday more than 15 groups, comprised of education advocates, business associations, parents, and teachers, joined in urging Governor Murphy to prioritize the creation of statewide […]
February 17, 2021
Last week at a virtual meeting with the State Legislature’s Joint Committee on the Public Schools, New Jersey School Boards Association staff testified on how […]
February 10, 2021
Everyone agrees that over the last year many New Jersey students, especially those from low-income households, have lost academic ground. But there’s sharp dissension about […]
February 5, 2021
The following “open letter from public education advocates to New Jersey families and communities” is, says John Mooney of NJ Spotlight, more symbolic than anything […]
January 25, 2021
Senate Education Chair M. Teresa Ruiz issued the following statement welcoming the Biden Administration’s move to begin collecting data on the impact the COVID-19 pandemic […]
January 7, 2021
Three cheers for the Newark Teachers Union. District students were scheduled to return to a hybrid schedule —two days in school a week, three days […]
January 5, 2021
The New York Times Editorial Board, in a piece published Sunday called “The Wreckage Betsy DeVos Leaves Behind,” excoriates out-going U.S. Education Secretary DeVos for […]
December 17, 2020
This is a press release from the New Jersey Democrats. For background, see here, here, here and here. RUIZ, TURNER PUSH FOR DOE TO REPORT ON LEARNING LOSS […]
December 17, 2020
Below are excerpts from a letter sent yesterday to the New Jersey Senate by a coaltion of advocates in support of Senate bill 3214. This […]
December 16, 2020
Last week the New Jersey State Senator passed a bill, S-3214, mandating that Acting Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillen “require each school district to submit data on […]