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November 1, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at November 1, 2023

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News

Robbinsville High School Senior Creates Student Volunteer Website

Every Robbinsville High School student must complete at least 30 hours of volunteerism in order to graduate. In working to complete this requirement, Adhviklal Thoppe […]

October 31, 2023

By Laura Waters at October 31, 2023

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Newark

NAACP Is Latest Group to Demand Information on Racist Culture in Newark Public Schools

Last January the Newark Board of Education hired CREED Strategies, a private firm run by Mayor Ras Baraka’s former chief education officer Lauren Wells, to […]

October 31, 2023

By Laura Waters at October 31, 2023

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News

Newsflash: The School Board Race in South Orange-Maplewood is NOT Uncontested

Too late to participate in debates or get on the ballot two longtime residents who live in the school district called South Orange-Maplewood (SOMA) announced […]

October 31, 2023

By Guest Contributor at October 31, 2023

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81% of Newark Third-Graders Can’t Read But Superintendent and School Board Are Partying On Your Dime

The Star-Ledger Editorial Board first published this piece at nj.com. At least 19 school officials from Newark, led by the superintendent, have been hobnobbing at a […]

October 31, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at October 31, 2023

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News
Trenton

Trenton Charter School and African-American Chamber of Commerce Launch Leadership Program

Foundation Academies scholars are the first in Mercer County to gain entrepreneurship and career opportunities in the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey’s “I AM” […]

October 30, 2023

By Laura Waters at October 30, 2023

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Murphy’s Education Department Is Making Headlines—For All the Wrong Reasons

New Jersey is making headlines—for all the wrong reasons. Today the Star-Ledger published a piece called “Mounting Delays in N.J. Tutoring Program Called ‘Hugely Frustrating,’” […]

COMMUNITIES

May 25, 2023

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at May 25, 2023

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LILLEY: Montclair Mayor/NJEA President Owns District’s Enrollment Loss and Teacher Lay-Offs

NJEA President/Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller’s conflict of interest continues to negatively affect Montclair and its school system. This time, it’s the dozens of young teachers […]

May 24, 2023

By Contributor at May 24, 2023

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Newark School District Is Using Taxpayer Money To Claw Back a Crumbling Building—But It Won’t Say How Much

Journalist Therese Jacob first published this in TapintoNewark. The Newark Board of Education recently bought back a dilapidated school building in the city that the […]

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 […]

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 […]