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December 20, 2023

By Laura Waters at December 20, 2023

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News

New Jersey Ranks Last In the U.S. For Including Students With Disabilities

At a panel discussion hosted by ROI, Fred Buglione, CEO of the New Jersey Coalition for Inclusive Education (NJCIE), dropped a bombshell: “New Jersey is […]

December 20, 2023

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at December 20, 2023

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Opinion

How Does NJEA’s Push for a ‘Progressive’ State Board of Ed Help Teachers?

NJEA President Sean Spiller is using the NJEA’s well-bought influence with Gov. Murphy and the Democratic legislature to try to turn the State Board of […]

December 19, 2023

By Laura Waters at December 19, 2023

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SCOOP: Divided Senate Committee Approves Murphy’s State Board of Education Nominee. Sort Of.

Yesterday, during the New Jersey Legislature’s lame-duck session, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Gov. Phil Murphy’s nomination of Mary Bennett to the State Board of […]

December 19, 2023

By Laura Waters at December 19, 2023

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New Report on the Status of NJ’s Charter School Sector

A new study from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools finds that, across the country, enrollment in traditional district schools is down 3% (1.5 […]

December 19, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at December 19, 2023

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News

New Bipartisan Bill Would Teach Students to Deal With Grief

“Mental health has become a crisis in our nation,” said Senator Jon Bramnick (R-21). “This legislation may be helpful when explaining the effects of loss […]

December 18, 2023

By Laura Waters at December 18, 2023

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Chaos and Misconduct Reign at Asbury Park’s Middle School

Chaos reigns at Asbury Park’s Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School (MLKMS). Staff members tell NJ Education Report there are students who race down hallways, […]

COMMUNITIES

August 21, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at August 21, 2023

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Gateway U and Newark Groups Join Together for New Teacher Pathway Program To Relieve Shortages

New Initiative Provides Local Paraprofessionals and School Staff with Needed Support and Funding to Earn Teaching Certification NEWARK, NJ – Gateway U, a nonprofit committed […]

August 17, 2023

Asbury Park District Dysfunction | NJ Education Report

By Laura Waters at August 17, 2023

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Families Pay the Price for Asbury Park School District Dysfunction

Asbury Park Public Schools has become an emblem of New Jersey’s failure to effectively intervene in district dysfunction while local families pay the price. In fact, […]

August 8, 2023

Great Leaders Embrace School Choice | NJ Education Report

By Laura Waters at August 8, 2023

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Great Leaders Embrace School Choice

One of the struggles for families who live in large low-performing districts is finding the best public school for their child. Two of our largest […]

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 […]