December 16, 2021
This week, a group of parents from Trenton, Paterson, Newark, and Camden joined the New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association in asking the Supreme Court […]
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December 15, 2021
This past summer, New Jersey Children’s Foundation announced it was funding an unusual faith-based initiative between Newark’s Metropolitan Baptist Church and Great Oaks Legacy Charter […]
December 13, 2021
Shirley Irizarry is Executive Director of Parents Invincible in Camden, which supports all high-quality schools, regardless of governance; members also “support school choice and respect […]
December 8, 2021
Parents in New Jersey have advocated for remote learning options during this pandemic, only to be ignored by Governor Murphy, who has implemented a remote […]
December 6, 2021
KIPP THRIVE Academy unveiled the third and final installation in their mural series during a celebratory and intimate ceremony. Joined by THRIVE students and staff, […]
November 30, 2021
Four Out of Five Newark Students Flunk State Math Test But Superintendent’s ‘Dreams Are Coming True’
“Dreams are coming true” for Newark’s district students, sang Superintendent Roger León at last week’s school board meeting, but that’s only if those dreams don’t […]
November 22, 2021
I live in Lawrence, New Jersey—a middle-class, diverse town, halfway between Princeton and Trenton. For years I was on the school board and was very […]
October 26, 2021
Last Thursday Every Child Valued (ECV), the non-profit that partners with the Lawrence Township Public Schools to improve educational outcomes for low-income children of color […]
October 19, 2021
Last week New Jersey resident Makarand Bidwai filed a Public Interest lawsuit* against Gov. Phil Murphy in the civil division of the State Supreme Court. […]
October 18, 2021
Deanna Nye is a mom of three in Bridgewater and her two sons have Individualized Education Plan (IEP’s, or individualized annual academic goals and services […]
October 15, 2021
Oscar James of Newark Truth has launched a campaign demanding that Newark City Public Schools reveal its plans for spending $282 million in federal stimulus […]
October 14, 2021
A lot of kids at school don’t eat lunch because it’s not good. It’s times where it’s so bad you just don’t eat all day. […]