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December 4, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at December 4, 2023

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New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority Highlights Two Initiatives To Address Teacher Shortages

The Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) highlighted two key initiatives to help attract and retain teachers as part of the Murphy Administration’s broader efforts […]

December 1, 2023

By Laura Waters at December 1, 2023

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Gov. Murphy, Read This Before You Nominate Your Next Education Commissioner

“I wish her all the best. I hope Gov. Murphy understands his next selection [for Education Commissioner] must understand the gravity of students’ learning loss […]

December 1, 2023

By Guest Contributor at December 1, 2023

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News
Opinion

This Is How My Dyslexic Son Learned to Read

Ed. Note: This guest contributor wishes to remain anonymous and notes he is a highly-trained educator who did not know what his child needed or […]

December 1, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at December 1, 2023

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Press Release

NJEA Endorses Five ‘Pro-Education’ Incumbents

On NJEA’s recommendation, the NEA Fund for Children and Public Education has endorsed five New Jersey congressional incumbents for reelection in 2024. These endorsements are […]

November 30, 2023

By Laura Waters at November 30, 2023

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NEW: NJ’s Reading Teachers Aren’t Prepared to Teach Reading. Here’s How We Fix That.

Ed. Note: Below is a press release from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), a highly-regarded nonprofit, nonpartisan organization solely dedicated to issues of […]

November 30, 2023

By Laura Waters at November 30, 2023

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DOE News

Elimination of NJ’s Basic Skills Test for Teachers? Not So Fast

On Monday, as reported here, Gov. Murphy signed a bill eliminating the basic skills test for prospective teachers called Praxis 1. In the interim, numerous […]

COMMUNITIES

July 6, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 6, 2023

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Newark Superintendent Has a Plan So Secret Even the School Board Can’t See It

Superintendent Roger Leon says he has a plan to fix the racial animosity faced by Black students at the district’s Newark School for Global Studies. […]

July 5, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 5, 2023

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State Seizes Control of Paterson Police Department. Will Outcome Be Better Than the School District Takeover?

When Khalif Cooper of Paterson heard gunshots in his Paterson neighborhood last June, he started running in the other direction.. Police officer Jerry Moravek was […]

June 30, 2023

By Laura Waters at June 30, 2023

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SCOOP: Asbury Park Staff Members Head for the Doors

Teachers and administrators can’t seem to get out of Asbury Park Public Schools fast enough. Here are the latest resignations: Lisa Weinstock: Supervisor of Curriculum […]

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 […]