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October 20, 2023

By Contributor at October 20, 2023

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Opinion

Murphy’s Education Politics Reveal His Core Flaw

Tom Moran is the Star-Ledger Editorial Editor. This was first published at nj.com. Our “progressive” governor won a court case last week that will allow […]

October 20, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at October 20, 2023

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Pennacchio: Murphy Has No Authority to Override Parental Rights

Senator Joe Pennacchio issued the following statement regarding the Murphy Administration’s continued assault on parental rights after a new FDU poll revealed the majority of […]

October 20, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at October 20, 2023

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New NJEA Poll: Voters Support Schools Keeping Student Gender Identity Issues From Parents

In a new poll released today, voters in New Jersey expressed a strong desire to protect students from proposed new policies in some New Jersey […]

October 19, 2023

By Laura Waters at October 19, 2023

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Did This New Jersey Seven-Year-Old Harass Her Transitioning Friend? When Have We Gone Too Far?

I wholeheartedly support New Jersey’s Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying law, instigated by the tragic suicide of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi who jumped from the George […]

October 19, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at October 19, 2023

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Central Jersey Collegiate Prep Named to AP’s School Honor Roll

College Board, a mission-driven national not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity, recently announced that Central Jersey Collegiate Prep (CJCP) has been […]

October 18, 2023

By Laura Waters at October 18, 2023

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Asbury Park School Board Candidates Body-Shame the District

You know something’s up when the incumbents for a school board race criticize their own district. That’s what’s happening in Asbury Park. There, six candidates […]

COMMUNITIES

May 24, 2023

By Laura Waters at May 24, 2023

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Asbury Park

Asbury Park Correction

Four years ago NJ Education Report published a story about then-Asbury Park Superintendent Lamont Repollet and his staff/friends’ trip to Ghana under the auspices of […]

May 23, 2023

By Laura Waters at May 23, 2023

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New Poll: Most Newark Voters Want Better District Schools and More Charter Schools

A new poll from the nonprofit New Jersey Children’s Foundation found that 70% of voters in Newark believe the city’s public schools “need to change.” The […]

May 22, 2023

By Laura Waters at May 22, 2023

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Six Highlights From the Asbury Park ‘Dumpster Fire’

The Asbury Park Board of Education meeting last Thursday was “pandemonium,” as one local paper described it, devolving into a shouting match among board members, […]

OPINION

March 14, 2022

By Contributor at March 14, 2022

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This Is How Montclair Mayor/NJ State Teachers Union President Sean Spiller Was Humiliated at the Ballot Box

On Tuesday March 8th, voters in Montclair were for the first time given the opportunity to choose members of the local Board of Education, following […]

March 11, 2022

By Contributor at March 11, 2022

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ELIAS: In Order To Raise the Odds of Student Success, Let’s Work for the Common Good on Common Ground

Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at Rutgers in New Brunswick and is on the Leadership Teams of SEL4US and SEL4NJ. Today, March […]

March 10, 2022

By Laura Waters at March 10, 2022

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COMMENTARY: Hey, Pro-Murphy Anti-Charter Folk, Stop Using These Noble Kids To Push Your Corrupt Crusade

Monday’s Star-Ledger featured an op-ed by two wonderful equity warriors, Kelly Ribeiro and Jordan Victor Wallace, high school students who attend New Jersey’s selective magnet […]