The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted, well, everything, but at times I find that I have more time to communicate, virtually if necessary, with family and fr
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Millions of Low-Income Students Are Being Denied Access to Internet
Access to public education is now a fundamental right. All 50 states mandate public education in their state constitutions. Once states made public educati
Read MoreIt Should Not Take a Pandemic to Ensure That Every Child Has Food
Kasserianingera, this is a greeting of the Masai people of Africa, simply translated as, “And how are the children?” Because the Masai place their children
Read MoreWill This Pandemic Force Us to Boldly Address the Inequities in Our Schools?
I live right off Route 206, a mostly two-lane road that begins in the Pinelands of southern New Jersey, winds 130 miles north to Stokes State Forest, and e
Read MoreCOVID-19 Shows Why We Need Public Schools Now More Than Ever
“Mr. Kelly, what happens next?” As a teacher, I have heard some version of that question countless times in different circumstances over the years. However
Read MoreThe Inequity Between Students Isn’t New, COVID-19 Is Just Bringing It to Light
During World War II, riding out the Blitz in his native London, theologian and fantasy author C. S. Lewis wrote, “The war creates no absolutely new situati
Read MoreOnce We Beat the Coronavirus, Let’s End the Pandemic in Our Public Schools
Here’s something to take our minds off occasional thoughts of the world ending—thoughts probably caused by hallucinations from inhaling the Lysol we’re spr
Read MoreSchools Like This One Might Have an Easier Time Going Virtual
As COVID-19 continues to spread across New Jersey, “long term school closures are inevitable,” said Governor Phil Murphy on Friday. All across the country
Read MoreSchool Closures Will Never Achieve Equity and Liberation for Black Kids
Oh, this board meeting will be interesting. The auditorium is filled with folks who are geared up for a showdown. All have matching blue shirts in solidari
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