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December 8, 2023

By Guest Contributor at December 8, 2023

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The Racist Bullying at My Newark High School Was Unbearable, So I Spoke Out.

David Allen is a Newark high school senior who started a Black Student Union at his former high school to combat racial injustice. This story was […]

December 7, 2023

By Laura Waters at December 7, 2023

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Newark
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New Report: Newark (Almost) Tops the List For Students Opting Out of District Schools

A new report from the Fordham Institute examines the 125 largest districts in the nation to gauge how much competition they face from charter and […]

December 7, 2023

By Guest Contributor at December 7, 2023

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Newark

Lawyers Take Home $2.4 Million in Efforts to Regain Newark School Buildings Sold For $1.8 Million

Matt Kadosh first published this at TapintoNewark. The legal costs of the Newark School Board’s efforts to reacquire two buildings sold by the previous administration […]

December 7, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at December 7, 2023

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News

Assemblywoman Angela McKnight Calls on DOE to Not Cut Childcare Providers’ Pay

Assemblywoman Angela McKnight (D-Hudson County) is tirelessly fighting to have the New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) rescind their directive to stop paying childcare providers […]

December 6, 2023

By Laura Waters at December 6, 2023

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Finally, State Education Department Publicly Discloses Student Test Results

Today, during the monthly public State Board of Education meeting, the New Jersey Department of Education released statewide student test scores from spring’s 2023 NJ […]

December 6, 2023

By Laura Waters at December 6, 2023

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News

Tip To Murphy: Stop Doing the Same Thing and Expecting a Different Result.

Tomorrow, Thursday, December 7th, the Senate Judiciary Committee will not interview Mary Bennett for a spot on the New Jersey State Board of Education. This […]

COMMUNITIES

July 20, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 20, 2023

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How Can New Jersey Raise the Bar For Reading Instruction?

This is getting embarrassing. A new analysis from the Shanker Institute, “Reading Reform Across America: a Survey of State Legislature,” examines reading-related legislation enacted by […]

July 20, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at July 20, 2023

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Newark
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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 […]

OPINION

May 10, 2022

By Contributor at May 10, 2022

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BOOKER: Support My Proposal To Raise Teacher Salaries, Especially Those Who Work in High-Poverty Schools

Cory Booker was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2013 and is serving his second term. He was Mayor of Newark from 2006-2013. My family’s […]

May 9, 2022

By Contributor at May 9, 2022

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Opinion

Newark Public Charter Finds the Formula: Parent Engagement + Student Achievement = Success

Jamira Watkins, Cheryl McCants and Sonia Alleyne are members of Impact Consulting Enterprises. Roseville Community Charter School (RCC), located in Newark, N.J.’s north ward, recently […]

May 5, 2022

By Contributor at May 5, 2022

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Opinion

MCKENNA: Reclaiming Our Kids’ Mental Health, Or, Strange Times Call for Strange Parenting

Laura McKenna is an education writer based in New Jersey. You can find her at www.lauramckenna.com. This was originally published at Laura McKenna’s Newsletter, Apt. 11D. The mental […]