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By Guest Contributor at December 15, 2025 0
New Jersey’s $40 Billion Education Machine Is Not Built to Teach
By Laura Waters at December 12, 2025 0
Sean Spiller for NEA President? Hot Takes.
By Laura Waters at December 8, 2025 0
We Need to Pay Teachers More. Here Is a Good Way to Do It

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December 16, 2025

By Laura Waters at December 16, 2025

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News

NJ Teachers, Don’t Quit Your Jobs

What is going on in this graph at the bottom that juxtaposes the number of New Jersey educators with the number of students enrolled in […]

December 15, 2025

By Guest Contributor at December 15, 2025

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New Jersey’s $40 Billion Education Machine Is Not Built to Teach

Evan Scott is a lifelong New Jersey resident, a veteran, and a retired military service member. He holds a bachelor’s degree in education and was […]

December 12, 2025

By Laura Waters at December 12, 2025

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Sean Spiller for NEA President? Hot Takes.

It’s true: Sean Spiller, former president of the New Jersey Education Association, is still thinking big, even after a disastrous campaign for NJ Governor. Matt […]

December 11, 2025

By NJER Newsroom at December 11, 2025

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News

NJ Charter School Students Are 71% More Likely To Read at Grade Level Than District Peers

Last week, the New Jersey Department of Education released the spring 2025 New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA) scores for all public school districts in […]

December 9, 2025

By Laura Waters at December 9, 2025

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News

Did the NJEA President Just Admit To Rampant Grade Inflation in NJ Schools?

Last week the New Jersey Assembly Education Committee held a public hearing on a bill, A 4121, which would eliminate the high school diploma qualifying […]

December 8, 2025

By Laura Waters at December 8, 2025

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We Need to Pay Teachers More. Here Is a Good Way to Do It

Education Reform Now and National Parents Union make a compelling case in their new report that the profession of nursing offers a way out of […]

COMMUNITIES

November 19, 2025

By Laura Waters at November 19, 2025

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Spotlight on Montclair’s Mismanagement. It’s Not (Just) About Money.

“We love our schools, and we repeat that mantra to ourselves even in the face of mounting evidence that we have let them languish.” That’s […]

October 29, 2025

By Laura Waters at October 29, 2025

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Six Percent of Trenton Third Graders Read At Grade Level. Here Is What That Means.

In Trenton Public Schools, according to the New Jersey Department of Education, six percent of third-graders read at grade level. That means out of the […]

October 23, 2025

By NJER Newsroom at October 23, 2025

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Newark
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New Poll: 76 Percent of Newark Parents Support Charter Schools

A new Embold Research poll commissioned by the New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association (NJPCSA) shows that Newark parents strongly support charter schools in the […]

OPINION

May 30, 2024

By Oscar James at May 30, 2024

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JAMES: Newark Superintendent Needs To Step Up Or Step Down

We all know Newark’s children are suffering, with most of them unable to read or do math: Currently only 29% of Newark district students can […]

May 29, 2024

By Guest Contributor at May 29, 2024

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News
Opinion

School Attorney: If Murphy Signs the OPRA Bill, He’ll Hurt Parents and Children

Jamie Epstein is a New Jersey attorney who primarily represents students and their families who have had their regular education, special education, or higher education […]

May 23, 2024

By Guest Contributor at May 23, 2024

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News
Opinion

Open Letter: Why Murphy Must Veto the OPRA Bill

Michael Gottesman is the founder of the New Jersey Public Education Coalition. Since the original passage of the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), it has […]