March 16, 2023
You wouldn’t think my life as a Newark dad would have anything to do with a massive state agency with a multi-billion dollar budget. But if […]
February 8, 2023
Newark is making headlines in the worst way. We’re getting a front-row view of the racial tensions and outright hatred between Black and Hispanic students at […]
November 21, 2022
When I talk about how much money Newark Public Schools spends each year, people are surprised. How, they ask, can a district that serves 55,000 students […]
November 7, 2022
OPEN LETTER TO NEW JERSEY SENATE MAJORITY LEADER TERESA RUIZ Dear Senator Ruiz: You are a true champion for education to children across the state – […]
November 3, 2022
ROGER, YOU ARE THE NEWARK SUPERINTENDENT – YOUR WORDS MATTER! WHAT WILL YOU SAY NEXT? As many of you have read over the months, I like […]
September 21, 2022
We have more than one pandemic in Newark. As if COVID’s not enough, we have an escalating disease of car-jacking, car theft, and violence, particularly among […]
March 29, 2022
In my last post, I wrote about the developing educational crisis here in New Jersey. Thanks to Governor Murphy’s decision to cancel the planned growth of […]
February 28, 2022
You all know I wear a lot of hats. Housing developer. Community activist. Political observer. But by far my most important role is that of father […]
February 4, 2022
Not sure if everyone has been reading their emails or seeing the reports in the news, but if things were not challenging enough, it looks like […]