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March 25, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at March 25, 2024

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Great Oaks Legacy Charter High School Senior Urges Senate to Support Public Charter Facilities Needs

Last week, members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee heard testimony from Great Oaks Legacy Charter High School Senior Nathan Duguid urging them to […]

March 22, 2024

By Laura Waters at March 22, 2024

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Newark
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Newark Mayor: New Jersey’s Big Education Lie

Whatever your view of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka as New Jersey’s next governor–he declared his candidacy last month—he deserves props for his willingness to call […]

March 22, 2024

By Guest Contributor at March 22, 2024

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Opinion

We’re Setting New Teachers Up For Failure. Let’s Stop.

Jonathan Lee Lancaster is a social studies teacher at Bergen County Academies. He is the membership chair, webmaster, and legislative action team chair for the […]

March 22, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at March 22, 2024

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Learning Community Charter School 8th Graders Set Out on Historic Civil Rights Tour of the South

Learning Community Charter School (LCCS) in Jersey City is pleased to announce its inaugural capstone project for its 8th grade class, a trip to visit […]

March 21, 2024

By Laura Waters at March 21, 2024

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Asbury Park Update: Lawyers and Money (No Guns)

It is hard to keep up with the torrent of news that flows out of one of New Jersey’s most troubled districts. Here are the […]

March 21, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at March 21, 2024

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New Jersey Ed Department Announces New Tutoring Grants

The New Jersey Department of Education today announced $7 million in a second round of preliminarygrant awards for the implementation of High Impact Tutoring in […]

March 21, 2024

By Guest Contributor at March 21, 2024

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News
Opinion

Pass This Bill To Protect A Child’s Right to Read

Tabitha Dell’Angelo is the Interim Dean of the School of Education and a Professor of Urban Education at The College of New Jersey. Ewa Dziedzic-Elliott is […]

March 20, 2024

By Laura Waters at March 20, 2024

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News

New Report: New Jersey’s School District Boundaries Exemplify Racial Injustice

A just-released report from New America’s Education Funding Equity Initiative measures how school district boundaries create deep “economic and social divisions” and “radically different educational […]

March 20, 2024

By Laura Waters at March 20, 2024

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News

South Orange-Maplewood Under Federal Investigation for Antisemitism

Yesterday the U.S. Department of Education announced four new Title VI investigations, which allege discrimination on the basis of race, color, and/or national origin. One […]

March 20, 2024

By Guest Contributor at March 20, 2024

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Trenton

Trenton Public Charter and TCNJ Tackle the Teacher Shortage Together

Michelle Reuss is a member of the executive team at Foundation Academies, a public charter school serving scholars K-12 in the Trenton community. The teacher shortage fueled […]

March 20, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at March 20, 2024

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Singleton Introduces Bill To Save State School Aid

Senator Troy Singleton introduced legislation aimed at preventing cuts to state aid for school districts in the FY2025 Budget, providing for more parity between school […]

March 19, 2024

By Laura Waters at March 19, 2024

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Montclair Schools Under Investigation for Civil Rights Violations

Montclair Public Schools is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) for unlawful use of restraints and seclusion for […]