Laura Waters, Author at NJ Education Report

April 12, 2023

By Laura Waters at April 12, 2023

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Murphy’s Commissioner Rules That Districts Can Continue to Hold Special Education Families ‘Hostage’

Two months ago Acting Education Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan ruled on a case that has wide implications for students with disabilities and their parents. The ruling […]

April 11, 2023

By Laura Waters at April 11, 2023

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We’re Depressed. Is Our Obsession with Wokeness Part of the Problem?

A recent poll out from the Wall Street Journal and NORC-University of Chicago gives a grim view of how Americans view their financial, cultural, and […]

April 10, 2023

By Laura Waters at April 10, 2023

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Obama and Bush Education Chiefs to Murphy’s Education Commissioner: Stop Lying to Parents

Let’s quickly revisit the State Board of Education public meeting where Acting Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan tried to persuade the Board to lower the cut score […]

April 10, 2023

By Laura Waters at April 10, 2023

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News

South Orange-Maplewood Teacher Hung a Preschooler with Autism Upside-Down and Shook Him

Multiple media outlets are reporting that four-year-old preschool student with autism, who attends South Orange-Maplewood Schools District’s Montrose Early Childhood Center, was forcibly grabbed by […]

April 6, 2023

By Laura Waters at April 6, 2023

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Blood Pressures Rise As State Board and Murphy’s Commissioner Duke It Out Over High School Requirements

Let’s pretend the Centers for Disease Control decides to look at the number of Americans who have high blood pressure—more than half, depending on a […]

April 5, 2023

By Laura Waters at April 5, 2023

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Murphy Administration Chooses Optics Over Substance: Looking at DOE’s Climate Change Revisions

As we reported Monday, later this morning, Gov. Phil Murphy’s Education Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan will urge the State Board of Education to lower “cut scores” […]