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By Guest Contributor at August 10, 2026 0
BARONE: The Late Arrival of New Jersey’s Test Scores Isn’t the Only Problem
By Laura Waters at August 5, 2026 1
State Board Update: Is Camden Raising Custodians or Collegians?
By Laura Waters at August 3, 2026 1
Camden’s Progress Will Be Scrutinized on Wednesday. Here’s a Preview.

LATEST EDUCATION NEWS

January 19, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at January 19, 2024

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Press Release

NJ Republicans Applaud Murphy’s Excused-Absence Bill

On Tuesday, NJ Governor Murphy signed the “Involve Our Youth Act” into law. The bill was passed with near-unanimous support, now granting students grades 6-12 […]

January 18, 2024

By Guest Contributor at January 18, 2024

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My Son Is Dyslexic and Our School District Refused to Help

Jennifer Hallowell is a mother in Bergen County. Her story is part of a series collated by Meghann Bierly, founder of Keel Services and mother of […]

January 18, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at January 18, 2024

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News

South Orange-Maplewood Student Faces Discrimination During a Basketball Game

Updated to include statement from NJIAA below: Last week during a varsity basketball game between South Orange-Maplewood (SOMA) and Caldwell-West Caldwell School District, a SOMA […]

January 18, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at January 18, 2024

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Murphy Signs Legislation Requiring High School Students to Complete Financial Aid Applications

Governor Phil Murphy today signed A1181/S2054 to make the completion of a financial aid application form a prerequisite to graduation for public high school and charter school […]

January 17, 2024

By Laura Waters at January 17, 2024

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Newark
News

Per Legal Opinion, Newark School Board Is Out Of Its League In Denying Seat To Tommy Luna

On October 30th, 2023, the Newark Board of Education unanimously selected Thomas Luna to fill the seat of Asia Norton, a board member who had […]

January 17, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at January 17, 2024

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News

Murphy Signs Bill Allowing State-Excused Absences For Students To Attend Civic Events

Governor Phil Murphy today signed S2304/A1271, passed with bipartisan support, permitting each public school student from grades 6 through 12 to have one State-excused absence […]

COMMUNITIES

September 1, 2023

By Laura Waters at September 1, 2023

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Newark
News

Three Updates On Newark Public Schools

There is no shortage of news coming out of Newark Public Schools District. To help you follow along, here are the most recent revelations about […]

August 31, 2023

By Laura Waters at August 31, 2023

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The Glitch in a Plan to Lower Transportation Costs in Lakewood

The Lakewood Student Transportation Authority is under pressure: The non-profit that provides buses for 50,000 non-public students—up by 2,500 from last year—-to get to and […]

August 30, 2023

By Laura Waters at August 30, 2023

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What Are The Top High Schools in New Jersey?

U.S. News and World Report just came out with its new rankings of high schools throughout the country and within states. According to national rankings, […]

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 […]