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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.

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January 3, 2024

By Laura Waters at January 3, 2024

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News

The Twenty Most Violent Schools in New Jersey

We know America’s public schools have seen an increase in violence since students returned after COVID school closures. In a recent study, the Nation Center […]

January 3, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at January 3, 2024

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SOMA Black Parents Workshop Asks Victims Of High School Principal To Speak Up

Ed. Note: Yesterday South Orange-Maplewood Superintendent Dr. Kevin Gilbert notified families that Columbia High School principal Frank Sanchez was placed on administrative leave. While no […]

January 2, 2024

By Laura Waters at January 2, 2024

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Asbury Park Administrators: ‘We Have Arrived At a Crisis’

Thursday evening the Asbury Park Board of Education will have its annual reorganization meeting, typically a humdrum affair with selection of officers and lots of […]

January 2, 2024

By Laura Waters at January 2, 2024

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News

BREAKING: South Orange-Maplewood Principal Out Under Mysterious Circumstances

Today families and staff in the South Orange-Maplewood School District received a letter from Acting Superintendent of Schools Kevin Gilbert advising them that Columbia High […]

December 21, 2023

By Laura Waters at December 21, 2023

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NJ’s Teacher Evaluation Law Is Not Dead Yet (Cue Monty Python)

New Jersey’s teacher evaluation system—once celebrated for ensuring that students will be taught by effective instructors—has suffered a long, slow deterioration. Yet it’s not too […]

December 21, 2023

By Guest Contributor at December 21, 2023

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News
Opinion

CIATTARELLI: This Is Why NJ Needs Education Reform

Jack Ciattarelli, the 2021 Republican nominee for New Jersey governor and a likely 2025 gubernatorial candidate, first published this in the NJ Herald. A new New […]

COMMUNITIES

July 31, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 31, 2023

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Only In Asbury Park Is Nepotism a Win for Students

According to inside sources at Asbury Park schools, the Administration, with complicity of the majority of the school board, is once again engaging in nepotism. […]

July 28, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 28, 2023

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New Analysis: Post-COVID, New Jersey’s Achievement Gaps Have Become Gulfs

AssessmentHQ, a project from the Collaborative for Student Success, just released its most recent state-by-state database on how the COVID-19 school disruptions have affected student […]

July 26, 2023

By Contributor at July 26, 2023

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BARAKA: 10 Actions We Can Take To Get Students Back on Track

Ras Baraka is the mayor of the City of Newark. This first appeared on nj.com. We can learn a valuable lesson from the Maasai tribe […]

OPINION

April 22, 2022

By Contributor at April 22, 2022

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REILLY: Teachers Are Stuck in a ‘Survival Mindset’: Here’s How to Help

John Reilly is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Director For Thrive Alliance Group. After two years of disruption, fear and a constant confrontation with […]

April 20, 2022

By Laura Waters at April 20, 2022

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COMMENTARY: Is This School Really a Remedy For NJ’s Intensely-Segregated School System?

Yesterday the New Jersey Monitor had a fine piece on the Garden State’s long struggle to integrate schools, currently the subject of a lawsuit. One […]

April 19, 2022

By Staff Writer at April 19, 2022

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Parents Demand Reversal of Murphy Administration’s New Sexual Education Standards: ‘Opting Out Is Not a Reasonable Solution’

This is a petition challenging the decision by Gov. Murphy’s Education Department to revise the health and physical education standards, approved by the State Board […]