June 2, 2022
In the aftermath of the murders of 19 schoolchildren and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, New Jersey legislators are proposing bills focused on school safety […]
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May 31, 2022
(This is a press release.) Today, Congressman Jefferson Van Drew announced that he is drafting the “Stronger Schools Act” which will ensure that our children […]
May 27, 2022
In a no-holds-barred op-ed today, Newark history teacher Yvette Jordan explains why Newark district high school students have “have unconsciously initiated a general strike” due […]
May 4, 2022
About three years ago, the New Jersey Schools Development Authority (SDA), which is responsible for building and maintaining facilities in Abbott districts (now called “SDA” […]
May 3, 2022
In Woodbridge, parents of students at Colonia High School are demanding that the district offer an option of remote instruction after the discovery that over […]
January 6, 2022
This is a press release from Education Law Center, which represents the plaintiffs who want the Murphy Administration to fully fund all building renovations and […]
December 8, 2021
The Asbury Park Public Schools District has a problem. Is it shrinking enrollment? No. Is it the teachers who say, “I would send my kid […]
October 29, 2021
Three years ago Kyle Rosenkrans, a first-generation college graduate, civil rights lawyer, law professor, and public policy advocate, founded the Newark-based New Jersey Children’s Foundation.* […]
September 9, 2021
Asbury Park Public Schools District opened today for students—teachers started Tuesday–and sources tell me that much was awry under the leadership of newly-appointed superintendent Rashawn […]
August 16, 2021
Gov. Phil Murphy has said “our number one job is to keep our kids, our educators, everybody in the school community safe.” It’s not clear […]
July 26, 2021
Newark Public Schools, responding to a doubling of homicides in the city compared to the same time last year, is installing a technology called ShotSpotter […]
July 16, 2021
Frustration is mounting in Asbury Park among parents, staff members, and residents . Here’s a round-up of what people are telling me. Right now it’s […]