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November 7, 2023

By Laura Waters at November 7, 2023

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News

JUST OUT: New Jersey Uses ‘Weak’ Elementary Teacher Licensure Tests That Don’t Tell Us If Teachers Can Teach Kids To Read

In a new analysis out today, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds that most states (29 states and the District of Columbia) use […]

November 6, 2023

By Laura Waters at November 6, 2023

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In South Orange-Maplewood School District, a ‘Haven of Progressiveness,’ It’s Not So Black and White

On Friday night, late into the South Orange-Maplewood school board public meeting, the board voted 6-3 to place Superintendent Ronald Taylor on administrative leave until […]

November 6, 2023

By Laura Waters at November 6, 2023

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South Orange-Maplewood School Board’s Statement on Firing of Superintendent

Story to follow. The following statement is from SOMSD Board of Education President Kaitlin Wittleder: Statement from SOMSD Board of Education On behalf of the […]

November 6, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at November 6, 2023

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iLearn Schools Receives $462,000 from NJDOE High Impact Tutoring Grant

iLearn Schools has been awarded the prestigious High Impact Tutoring Grant by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE). This grant is part of NJDOE’s […]

November 6, 2023

By Laura Waters at November 6, 2023

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News

How Much Cash Do You Need To Win a School Board Seat? Case Study: Ridgewood

With Election Day looming, school board candidates are out and about, knocking on doors, posting on social media, and making phone calls. That’s all free. […]

November 3, 2023

By Laura Waters at November 3, 2023

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News

Five Instances Of School Staff Behaving Badly–In the Last Week

Given the dearth of local news coverage in New Jersey, it is surprising to see multiple articles over the last week about school staff members […]

COMMUNITIES

June 13, 2023

By Laura Waters at June 13, 2023

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Montclair Mayor/Union President Summons NJEA Pals To School Budget Meeting

What’s going on in Montclair? More specifically, why is Mayor Sean Spiller, who also happens to be president of the New Jersey Education Association, summoning […]

June 13, 2023

By Contributor at June 13, 2023

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The Superintendent Of Newark Public Schools Is Losing His Mind

This is an editorial by the Star-Ledger Editorial Board and was first published here. Newark Superintendent Roger León is proposing a more than $2 billion […]

June 12, 2023

By Staff Writer at June 12, 2023

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Here, Teachers Change Lives–And Everyone Is Celebrating

KIPP New Jersey, a network of free, open-enrollment public charter schools with campuses in Newark and Camden, just hosted its Alumni Summit, immediately followed by […]

OPINION

April 6, 2022

By Laura Waters at April 6, 2022

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ANALYSIS: Two Percent of Newark 4th-Graders Will Meet Expectations in Math. Do We Blame Covid or Newark Leaders?

Last week news broke that 98% of Newark fourth-graders are not expected to meet state expectations in math this spring. This alarming projection didn’t come […]

April 5, 2022

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at April 5, 2022

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LILLEY: NJEA Leaders Are Trying To Pretend COVID Learning Loss Didn’t Happen and That’s Hurting Kids

In an article entitled “In-Person Classes Boost Test Scores,” the Wall Street Journal reports that American students are scoring lower on reading and math tests than last year, […]

April 1, 2022

By Oscar James at April 1, 2022

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JAMES: Murphy Has Put Our Children’s Educational Futures at Risk and We’re Fed Up

Most recently, in “Murphy Just Put a Ceiling on my Daughter’s Future,” I wrote about the developing educational crisis here in New Jersey. Thanks to […]