News & Articles – nje3.org

02 Dec

On the Merits. Kate Sonnenberg wants to help high-achieving low-income students get into college

December 2, 2022
By nje3

New Jersey's brightest high school seniors don't always have the same tools as their more affluent peers when it comes to get ting into college. Kate Sonnenberg, a former English...

02 Dec

News & Articles

College admissions season can be hard. Here’s how this Newark student keeps calm.

December 2, 2022
By nje3

A normal day for Bernadette Asuquo means juggling duties as senior class president, keeping up with college-level classes, managing her event planning business, and finding time to work on college...

02 Dec

News & Articles

Led by Montclair coach, NJ nonprofit offers free college counseling to low-income students

December 2, 2022
By nje3

New Jersey's brightest high school seniors don't always have the same tools as its most affluent when it comes to getting into college. So a local nonprofit, run by a former...

04 Apr

News & Articles

Detweiler: Our democracy should protect both the minority and the majority| Opinion

August 2, 2022
By nje3

Read from the original source Recently, the Tennessean published an op-ed by Daniel Smith and Adam Kissel entitled: “When should government infringe on academic freedom in a democracy?” The piece argues that...

04 Apr

News & Articles

Political Rewind: A deep dive into Georgia’s education wars as the legislature wraps up – Georgia Public Broadcasting (GA)(podcast)

August 2, 2022
By nje3

Read from the original source The panel: Lisa Morgan — President, Georgia Association of Educators Brian Robinson — Republican strategist

04 Apr

News & Articles

Carol Frenier: Should we include religious schools in our education system?

August 2, 2022
By nje3

Read from the original source This commentary is by Carol Frenier, a small business owner in Chelsea. She taught American history for a decade in Massachusetts high schools before...

04 Apr

News & Articles

Mitchell: A Tony Evers’ Veto on School Choice for All Would Be Morally Wrong – Wisconsin Right Now (WI)

August 2, 2022
By nje3

Read from the original source While Superintendent of Public Instruction, Gov. Tony Evers wrote to legislators a decade ago that expanding the Wisconsin Parental Choice program was “morally wrong.” Evers said...

04 Apr

News & Articles

Lang: Opinion: Stitt loves ‘out-of-state special interest groups’ in school choice movement – Oklahoma City Free Press (OK)

August 2, 2022
By nje3

Read from the original source Gov. Kevin Stitt wants Oklahoma’s laws to be free of outside influence when it suits his agenda, but when Oklahoma’s conservative-dominated legislature advances ready-made,...

04 Apr

News & Articles

Geoghegan: Schools Don’t Honor All Family Values – Chalkboard Review

August 2, 2022
By nje3

Read from the original source Public schools in America serve a diverse population of students who come from various backgrounds, ethnicities, religions, and customs. Some of the students belong...