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November 2, 2023

By Guest Contributor at November 2, 2023

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News

NJEA President: Our Union’s Political Power Is Why NJ Has The Best Schools

Sean M. Spiller is the president of the New Jersey Education Association and a high school science teacher in Wayne. This first appeared at InsiderNJ. […]

November 1, 2023

By Guest Contributor at November 1, 2023

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Asbury Park

‘Asbury Insider’: This District Is the Titanic Hitting an Iceberg

“Asbury Insider” is a community member of Asbury Park Public Schools who wishes to remain anonymous. The emphases and views are his own. NJ Ed […]

November 1, 2023

By Laura Waters at November 1, 2023

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NJ Education Department Gender Identity Update

During today’s State Board of Education monthly public meeting, Board members tried to come to consensus about a hot-button issue: whether they should reconsider the […]

November 1, 2023

By Guest Contributor at November 1, 2023

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Newark
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New Newark School Board Member: Collaboration Between Charters and District Is ‘Everything’

On Monday evening the Newark Board of Education appointed Tommy Luna to fill the seat vacated by Asia Norton left vacant last month. Luna ran for office last April, […]

November 1, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at November 1, 2023

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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 […]

COMMUNITIES

May 25, 2023

By Staff Writer at May 25, 2023

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Newark Parents’ Support For City Charter Schools Continues Upward Trend

The New Jersey Children’s Foundation released a new poll from Public Opinion Strategies, one of the nation’s leading public opinion political research firms, showing support […]

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 […]

OPINION

March 8, 2022

By Contributor at March 8, 2022

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FFAC: Why Are Some NJ School Districts Getting Twice as Much State Aid As They’re Entitled To?

Fair Funding Action Committee members Cody D. Miller, Jennifer Cavallaro-Fromm, and Dr. Kristin O’Neil contributed this commentary. The authors are speaking as individuals and not […]

March 7, 2022

By Contributor at March 7, 2022

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BRAUN-SILVA: Supplemental Learning Is the Key to Combating Learning Loss During Times of Upheaval

Bethany Braun-Silva is the former editor at Parenting.com. She received her Bachelor’s Degree at New York University, where she studied theater arts and creative writing. […]

March 3, 2022

By Contributor at March 3, 2022

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Former NJ Education Department Official: Our Students Deserve More Than They’re Getting From Murphy

Amy Ruck Kagan, formerly head of the New Jersey Department of Education Charter School Office,is vice president of Authorizer Engagement & Advancement at the National […]