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Democratic Leaders – Don’t Forget NJEA’s Sean Spiller and Steve Beatty Spent $45 Million To Take Down Gov.-elect Sherrill
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A Cautionary Moment for Union Transparency as Former NJEA Leader Seeks a National Role
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New Jersey’s $40 Billion Education Machine Is Not Built to Teach

LATEST EDUCATION NEWS

December 1, 2023

By Laura Waters at December 1, 2023

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Gov. Murphy, Read This Before You Nominate Your Next Education Commissioner

“I wish her all the best. I hope Gov. Murphy understands his next selection [for Education Commissioner] must understand the gravity of students’ learning loss […]

December 1, 2023

By Guest Contributor at December 1, 2023

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News
Opinion

This Is How My Dyslexic Son Learned to Read

Ed. Note: This guest contributor wishes to remain anonymous and notes he is a highly-trained educator who did not know what his child needed or […]

December 1, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at December 1, 2023

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Press Release

NJEA Endorses Five ‘Pro-Education’ Incumbents

On NJEA’s recommendation, the NEA Fund for Children and Public Education has endorsed five New Jersey congressional incumbents for reelection in 2024. These endorsements are […]

November 30, 2023

By Laura Waters at November 30, 2023

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NEW: NJ’s Reading Teachers Aren’t Prepared to Teach Reading. Here’s How We Fix That.

Ed. Note: Below is a press release from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), a highly-regarded nonprofit, nonpartisan organization solely dedicated to issues of […]

November 30, 2023

By Laura Waters at November 30, 2023

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DOE News

Elimination of NJ’s Basic Skills Test for Teachers? Not So Fast

On Monday, as reported here, Gov. Murphy signed a bill eliminating the basic skills test for prospective teachers called Praxis 1. In the interim, numerous […]

November 30, 2023

By Laura Waters at November 30, 2023

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Court Orders Murphy’s Commissioner to Solve Lakewood’s Math Problem. One Problem With That.

A New Jersey Appellate Court ruled on Monday that Gov. Murphy’s Education Commissioner, Angelica Allen-McMillan, cannot continue to delay her report on how the state […]

COMMUNITIES

July 20, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at July 20, 2023

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Newark
News

Newark Mayor, Citing Literacy Crisis, Announces 10-Point Plan

Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Chief Education Officer Dr. Sharnee Brown,Newark Board of Education Assistant Superintendent, Teaching and Learning Dr.Mary Ann Reilly, The Newark Library Director […]

July 18, 2023

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at July 18, 2023

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LILLEY: NJEA President Is Using Teachers’ Highest-in-the-Nation Dues for His Own Political Ambitions

Looks like NJEA President/Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller is actively pursuing his personal political ambitions, and he’s happy to use New Jersey teachers’ highest-in-the-nation dues to […]

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. […]

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 […]