Laura Waters
Blogger
Blogger, Parent, School Board Member
Lawrence Township, New Jersey
Featured Blog: NJ Left Behind
RECENT POSTS
Posted Apr. 10, 2020
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ Guidance Is All Over the Place
Color her fickle. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos can’t seem to steer a steady course as she leads 55 million K-12…
Posted Apr. 9, 2020
Gavin’s Story Shines a Light on the Inequities Special Needs Students Face With Remote Learning
Ten-year-old Gavin Williams is a lively and affectionate youngster who loves to visit museums, experiment with computer-coding and plunge into…
Posted Apr. 6, 2020
Governors Ask DeVos For Emergency Education Aid
On March 27, two weeks ago last Friday, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES…
Posted Mar. 30, 2020
Charter Schools May Be Leading the Way During Covid-19
Last week I looked at the stark disparities in the quality of online instruction offered to children during the COVID-19 school…
Posted Mar. 27, 2020
Here’s How the COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Will Affect Education
Late this morning the U.S. Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or the CARES Act. The…
Posted Mar. 25, 2020
Will 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…
Posted Mar. 18, 2020
Districts Are Using Students With Disabilities as an Excuse to Do Nothing
My husband and I have four children. Our three oldest are what we in the special needs community call “neuro-typical”…
Posted Mar. 16, 2020
Schools 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…
Posted Feb. 25, 2020
Now That Trump Is Abandoning Charter Schools, Democrats Are Free to Champion a Truly Progressive Education Platform
I could be Bernie Sanders’ daughter. After all, my parents were much like him, children of Eastern European Jewish immigrants…
Posted Jan. 27, 2020
What Happens When a Good Public Charter School Can’t Get a Building
Imagine that your 15-year-old daughter is enrolled in a public high school that you both chose for its affirmative culture…
