September 17, 2018
Context: Today members of the Legislature, led by Assembly Education Committee Chair Pamela Lampitt and Senator Education Chair Teresa Ruiz (both Democrats), asked smart questions […]
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September 17, 2018
(A different version of this piece appeared earlier this month at Education Post.) Let’s just call her Betsy DeVoid. Our secretary of education earns a […]
September 13, 2018
“Amen,” said Senator Teresa Ruiz (D-Essex), who chairs the Senate Education Committee. “I think this gives us an opportunity to come up with the best […]
September 12, 2018
It’s a common complaint among those who look down their collective nose at public charter schools: they don’t serve their fair share of students with […]
September 11, 2018
Kei-Sygh Thomas is a freelance writer and a former editorial fellow at The 74, as well as a KIPPNJ alumna. Find her on Twitter: @KeiSyghThomas. This […]
September 7, 2018
Scott Taylor, the superintendent of the Highland Park school district, has an op-ed in today’s NJ Spotlight that argues that the New Jersey State Board […]
September 6, 2018
(This is a guest post by Jennifer Rich, an assistant professor in the College of Education at Rowan University, and the director of research and […]
September 4, 2018
Last week Governor Phil Murphy “conditionally” vetoed a bill that would have allowed the most popular and high-achieving public schools in Camden to add seats, […]
August 28, 2018
A new report called “An Advocate’s Guide to Transforming Special Education” by the nonprofit group Innovate Public Schools (IPS) doesn’t mince words: students with disabilities are […]
August 23, 2018
Don’t blame that inconsistency on journalist Adam Clark: typically writers have no control over headlines. Nonetheless, he’s stuck with the problem that his article on New […]
August 22, 2018
Last month the State Board of Education considered some big changes to our requirements for a high school diploma. The recommendations were proffered by Education […]
August 20, 2018
Ubaidullah Jackson, who just turned seven years old, peers up at me with undisguised curiosity. I’m here to interview his mom, Shati Gerald, about why […]