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November 20, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at November 20, 2023

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Newark

The Newark Public Schools Opens the Nelson Mandela Elementary School

On Tuesday, November 14 Superintendent León, along with City Council President LaMonica McIver, Newark Board of Education President Hasani Council, members of the Newark School […]

November 17, 2023

By Laura Waters at November 17, 2023

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News

NJEA Gets It Right As It Lobbies Murphy Administration to End Basic Skills Test for Teachers

When a prospective teacher applies to the New Jersey Department of Education for certification, they must pass two sets of tests: one for basic skills […]

November 17, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at November 17, 2023

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Foundation Academies Welcomes Trenton Civic Leader to Board of Trustees

Foundation Academies is proud to welcome Duncan Harrison Jr. to the Board of Trustees, where he joins other prominent educators and community leaders dedicated to closing the […]

November 17, 2023

By Laura Waters at November 17, 2023

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News

West Orange School Board Responds to Allegations of Civil Rights Violations

Ed. Note: Yesterday NJ Education Report published a letter from James Davis, president of the Black Parents Workshop, alerting West Orange Public Schools that it […]

November 16, 2023

By Laura Waters at November 16, 2023

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News

BREAKING: Black Parents Workshop Threatens Lawsuit After West Orange Stalls Pro-Palestinian Student Walk-Out

James Davis, chair of the Black Parents Workshop (BPW), has notified the West Orange Board of Education that it violated First Amendment rights and civil […]

November 16, 2023

By Guest Contributor at November 16, 2023

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News
Opinion

‘Looking Back, My Son Never Had a Chance’

This guest contributor is a New Jersey teacher who wishes to remain anonymous because they fear repercussions from administrators as well as for their child’s […]

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 […]