October 14, 2022
Ras Baraka is Newark’s mayor. This first appeared at nj.com. The will to get it done. This was the unofficial slogan of my city’s lead-line […]
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August 5, 2022
South River Public Schools District in Middlesex County just announced it will require all K-12 students to use clear backpacks, although some parents say this […]
June 6, 2022
When bureaucratic shenanigans and red tape play Russian roulette with children’s lives, we all suffer. I was reminded of this by a recent LinkedIn inbox […]
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 24, 2022
No matter the color of their skin, how much money their parents have, or whether their parents went to college, if provided with opportunities, kids […]
May 18, 2022
In June 1972, the New Jersey Department of Education issued a report called “Teachers’ Strikes in Newark, 1964-1971.” The document includes a timeline that details […]
May 17, 2022
Sara Stillitano, a 19-year-old high school senior, has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Hopewell Valley Public Schools District (Mercer County) and Mark Amanti, her […]
April 22, 2022
John Reilly is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Director For Thrive Alliance Group. After two years of disruption, fear and a constant confrontation with […]
April 12, 2022
Let’s start with a history lesson: in 1882, before computers, software engineering, and artificial intelligence were even a glint in the nation’s eye, a group […]
March 10, 2022
Monday’s Star-Ledger featured an op-ed by two wonderful equity warriors, Kelly Ribeiro and Jordan Victor Wallace, high school students who attend New Jersey’s selective magnet […]
March 10, 2022
Following February’s expansion denials of top-performing public charter schools, hundreds of parents and students, primarily families of color, from New Jersey’s public charter schools will […]
March 3, 2022
Who are you? What defines you? How do you see yourself? How do you want others to see you? These important questions were posed to […]