October 27, 2020
The New Jersey Autism Center of Excellence is asking for help from parents who have children on the autism spectrum and their teachers. Specifically, Principal […]
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October 15, 2020
My daughter attends West Side High School in Newark. A long time ago, New Jersey promised us a new $160 million school building for West […]
October 9, 2020
Samantha Bee decided to go on the attack against school choice this week during her show, Full Frontal. Based on the first clip she played during […]
October 5, 2020
This is a letter from David Cohen, a Middletown High School parent, in response to the school board’s decision to remove “politically charged images” put […]
October 1, 2020
Every time Donald Trump says, “school choice is the civil rights issue of our time,” I cringe. It’s hard to think of a more debauched […]
September 17, 2020
Montclair Families, “Devastated” By Remote Instruction, Demand To Be Treated As “Equal Shareholders”
This is a petition circulating among Montclair parents who oppose the district’s decision to begin the school year remotely, despite 70% of parents voting for […]
September 15, 2020
My pal and colleague Erika Sanzi is chief editor of Project Forever Free, where this post first appeared. She is the mother of three school-aged […]
September 10, 2020
Dear readers, my writing is sparse this week and here’s why: On Tuesday morning, for the first time in six months since programs for adults […]
September 1, 2020
Civis Analytics has been doing national research (with deep dives in Florida, Washington, Texas, Ohio, and New York) on the social, economic, and educational effects […]
August 28, 2020
A New Jersey parent emailed NJLB to express her thoughts on the New Jersey Department of Education’s management of school reopenings. At her request, this […]
June 2, 2020
This is a guest post by Patrick Riccards, executive director of Best in the World Teachers. Riccards, a resident of West Windsor, NJ, previously served […]
May 26, 2020
This is a guest post by Jeremy Gartner, the loving father of two wonderful little explorers who attend Acton Academy of Bergen County. Jeremy has […]