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November 17, 2023

By Laura Waters at November 17, 2023

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News

NJEA Gets It Right As It Lobbies Murphy Administration to End Basic Skills Test for Teachers

When a prospective teacher applies to the New Jersey Department of Education for certification, they must pass two sets of tests: one for basic skills […]

November 17, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at November 17, 2023

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Foundation Academies Welcomes Trenton Civic Leader to Board of Trustees

Foundation Academies is proud to welcome Duncan Harrison Jr. to the Board of Trustees, where he joins other prominent educators and community leaders dedicated to closing the […]

November 17, 2023

By Laura Waters at November 17, 2023

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News

West Orange School Board Responds to Allegations of Civil Rights Violations

Ed. Note: Yesterday NJ Education Report published a letter from James Davis, president of the Black Parents Workshop, alerting West Orange Public Schools that it […]

November 16, 2023

By Laura Waters at November 16, 2023

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News

BREAKING: Black Parents Workshop Threatens Lawsuit After West Orange Stalls Pro-Palestinian Student Walk-Out

James Davis, chair of the Black Parents Workshop (BPW), has notified the West Orange Board of Education that it violated First Amendment rights and civil […]

November 16, 2023

By Guest Contributor at November 16, 2023

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News
Opinion

‘Looking Back, My Son Never Had a Chance’

This guest contributor is a New Jersey teacher who wishes to remain anonymous because they fear repercussions from administrators as well as for their child’s […]

November 16, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at November 16, 2023

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Newark

Newark Public Schools Host 37th Annual Title I Parent Conference

On Wednesday, November 8 the Newark Public Schools’ 37th Annual Title I Parent Conference, themed Brand New Day, began with warm welcoming remarks from Director Michelina […]

COMMUNITIES

July 17, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 17, 2023

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NEW VIDEO: In Its First Year, Newark Common App Achieves Equity for Families. Here’s How.

NJER TV’s new short video features the New Jersey Children’s Foundation team that created the Newark Common App, launched this past spring to resounding success. […]

July 14, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 14, 2023

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Three Questions For State Board Vice President on ‘Woke Ideology’ and Oversight

On Wednesday at the State Board of Education’s public meeting, Kathy Goldenberg and Andrew Mulvihill were re-elected as President and Vice President. Mulvihill was appointed […]

July 14, 2023

By Contributor at July 14, 2023

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News
Trenton

NJ Charter Schools Want Equal Treatment To Fix Their Buildings

P. Kenneth Burns is WHYY’s South Jersey reporter. This first appeared at WHYY. If a pipe bursts at one of the two locations that Foundation […]

OPINION

May 25, 2022

By Laura Waters at May 25, 2022

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COMMENTARY: Yes, Murphy’s DOE Flunked Remote Learning But Let’s Not Get Carried Away

The new Rutgers paper, “Digital Divide, Critical and Crisis-Informatics Perspectives on K-12 Emergency Remote Teaching During the Pandemic,” is a valuable (if jargony) overview of […]

May 20, 2022

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at May 20, 2022

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LILLEY: NJ Is #1–At Least In School Closings and Remote Instruction

While the NJEA wants to claim that learning loss did not really occur, a new study by Harvard University’s Center for Education Policy Research sheds some much-needed light on […]

May 18, 2022

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at May 18, 2022

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LILLEY: Deb Cornavaca, the NJEA, and Gov. Murphy Are One Revolving Door of Special-Interest Influence

Well, well, well, as night follows day, a NJEA political organizer cycles into the Murphy administration as a senior officer and then cycles right back […]