December 8, 2023
David Allen is a Newark high school senior who started a Black Student Union at his former high school to combat racial injustice. This story was […]
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November 9, 2023
After a quarter-century of state control, in 2017 Newark Public Schools finally got the green light to get our district back. This was cause for […]
November 7, 2023
Last week the Newark Teachers Union (NTU) filed a lawsuit In Superior Court demanding that Newark Public Schools release a report on on anti-Black racism […]
November 6, 2023
In South Orange-Maplewood School District, a ‘Haven of Progressiveness,’ It’s Not So Black and White
On Friday night, late into the South Orange-Maplewood school board public meeting, the board voted 6-3 to place Superintendent Ronald Taylor on administrative leave until […]
November 3, 2023
Given the dearth of local news coverage in New Jersey, it is surprising to see multiple articles over the last week about school staff members […]
October 31, 2023
Last January the Newark Board of Education hired CREED Strategies, a private firm run by Mayor Ras Baraka’s former chief education officer Lauren Wells, to […]
October 26, 2023
When children began showing up at the Newark Board of Education last November pleading for help, many of us were heartbroken. Child after child came up […]
October 20, 2023
Tom Moran is the Star-Ledger Editorial Editor. This was first published at nj.com. Our “progressive” governor won a court case last week that will allow […]
October 17, 2023
Acting Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan sent this guidance to all school districts regarding racist behavior stemming from the battle between Hamas and Israel. Commissioner’s Statement Regarding […]
October 16, 2023
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) today announced an agreement with the Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District that ensures […]
October 3, 2023
We’ve finally got some news about the mysterious report on anti-Black racism at Newark’s High School of Global Studies. Back in June superintendent Roger Leon […]
September 19, 2023
On September 8th, the Plainfield High School football team played a game against Montgomery High School, losing 23-14. In the aftermath, Plainfield Superintendent Rashon K. […]