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January 22, 2024

By Guest Contributor at January 22, 2024

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Newark
News

Gov. Murphy, This Is How We Fix New Jersey’s Literacy Problem

Juliana Worrell is the chief schools officer K-8 for Uncommon Schools. This was first published at nj.com. In his State of the State message, Gov. Phil […]

January 22, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at January 22, 2024

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Murphy’s First Two Appointees to State Board of Education Sworn In

Two new members were sworn into the New Jersey State Board of Education at last week’s board meeting, the only ones appointed by Gov. Phil […]

January 19, 2024

By Guest Contributor at January 19, 2024

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News
Opinion

Andy Says Dyslexia Made Him Feel Stupid. Not Anymore!

Andy Hallowell is a seventh-grade student with dyslexia in Bergen County. He titled this essay, “My Life Cake.” His mother, Jennifer Hallowell, wrote, “My Son […]

January 19, 2024

By Laura Waters at January 19, 2024

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News

Murphy Promises To Fully Fund Schools Next Year. The Question is How.

In a speech yesterday before the Municipal Analysts Group of New York in New York City, Gov. Phil Murphy said his 2024 state budget will […]

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 […]

COMMUNITIES

September 12, 2023

Q&A: COVID and All, How Is This Trenton Public Charter School Beating the Odds? | NJ Education Report

By Laura Waters at September 12, 2023

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Q&A: COVID and All, How Is This Trenton Public Charter School Beating the Odds?

Foundation Academies Charter School in Trenton, now in its fifteenth year of operation, is a public charter school that serves 10% of all Trenton public […]

September 8, 2023

By Laura Waters at September 8, 2023

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Newark
News

If You Build It They Won’t Come: A Look at Newark’s Enrollment

Last year Newark Board of Education president Dawn Hayes boasted, in an echo of superintendent Roger Leon’s claims, “Schools are opening or re-opening or expanding. […]

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 […]

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 […]