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November 15, 2023

By Guest Contributor at November 15, 2023

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Opinion

Open Letter to Gov. Murphy: Keep Your Promise and Eliminate High School Graduation Tests.

Stan Karp is a retired educator from Paterson public schools and currently director of the Secondary Education Reform Project at the Education Law Center. This […]

November 14, 2023

By Laura Waters at November 14, 2023

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New Jersey Comes Out (Nearly) on Top For Charter School Student Learning

A study out today by by Paul E. Peterson and M. Danish Shakeel of Harvard University compares charter school student achievement in 35 states and […]

November 14, 2023

By Guest Contributor at November 14, 2023

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Opinion

A Triumph for Parental Rights: Our Town’s Embrace of a New Educational Vision

Darin Accettulli, an Old Bridge father of two and former COO in the health club industry, is a local realtor and personal development mentor who […]

November 14, 2023

By Laura Waters at November 14, 2023

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Why Is Lakewood Using Public Funds To Buy Religious Textbooks?

When New Jersey students attend non-public schools, state statute says their home districts have to pay for textbooks as long as they are books public […]

November 14, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at November 14, 2023

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Passaic Arts and Science Charter Elementary School Celebrates Successful Grand Opening

Passaic Arts and Science Charter School, a network school of iLearn Schools, proudly concluded the ribbon cutting ceremony that marked the opening of its newly […]

November 13, 2023

By Laura Waters at November 13, 2023

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A Glimmer of Hope in Asbury Park

After the New Jersey school board elections last week, the winners in Asbury Park are incumbents Anthony Remy and Joe Grillo plus a new member, Wendi […]

COMMUNITIES

June 22, 2023

By Laura Waters at June 22, 2023

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Ex-Jersey City School Board President Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement and Fraud

In October 2020, Jersey City Board of Education president Sudhan Thomas was indicted on charges of wire fraud for embezzling money from his 2019 campaign; […]

June 20, 2023

By Laura Waters at June 20, 2023

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As Lakewood Commits $37 Million to a Single Jewish Private School, Murphy Doubles Down

Tomorrow Lakewood Public Schools will have its monthly public meeting and on the agenda is Exhibit A for why the district is in litigation with […]

June 15, 2023

By Laura Waters at June 15, 2023

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How Newark’s Universal School Application Split in 2 — and What to Do About It

This article was originally published by The 74. For almost a decade, Newark Public Schools, New Jersey’s largest district, was celebrated for its universal enrollment system that […]

OPINION

March 31, 2022

By Contributor at March 31, 2022

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FRANKEL: Phil Murphy’s Fear of Owning What He Says Makes It Hard To Be a Democrat Right Now

Matthew Frankel worked in the Clinton White House, the Office of House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt, and is a veteran of a variety of Democratic […]

March 29, 2022

By Laura Waters at March 29, 2022

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COMMENTARY: Is Biden Really Trying To ‘Yank Students Out of Schools Their Parents Chose’? So Murphy.

The Biden Administration just released new rules for applicants to the federal Charter Schools Program (CSP), which is supposed to help public charters with start-up expenses […]

March 24, 2022

By Laura Waters at March 24, 2022

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NJER Commentary

In Wall Township, Colleagues Told Him To Get a Holocaust Number Tattooed On His Arm

In 2016 Brandon Jacobs, a public works and tax collector’s office employee in Wall Township, filed a lawsuit against his Monmouth County municipality documenting a […]