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October 4, 2023

By Guest Contributor at October 4, 2023

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What I Learned When I Stopped Trusting The System: A Mother’s Journey to Support Her Child and All Children In Learning to Read.

Meghann Bierly is a mother of a struggling reader using her personal journey, experience, and expertise to improve literacy for all children. Meghann is the […]

October 4, 2023

By Laura Waters at October 4, 2023

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Education Commissioner Concedes State Tutoring Programs Are Falling Short of Projected Goals

In December 2022, ten months ago, Gov. Phil Murphy announced with great fanfare an initiative called called the New Jersey Partnership for Student Success, which would […]

October 4, 2023

By Laura Waters at October 4, 2023

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On Sex Education, the Murphy Administration and NJEA Leaders Have Lost the Plot

On the homepage for the New Jersey Education Association’s website is a category called “Rainbow Connection,” featuring the column below, “This is Your Month To […]

October 3, 2023

By Laura Waters at October 3, 2023

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Newark
News

Newark Superintendent Skates Over Report on Anti-Black Racism at District High School

We’ve finally got some news about the mysterious report on anti-Black racism at Newark’s High School of Global Studies. Back in June superintendent Roger Leon […]

October 3, 2023

By Laura Waters at October 3, 2023

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Asbury Park

SCOOP: Asbury Park Teacher Protest Draws 100% Participation

Yesterday at Asbury Park’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, every teacher wore black. They were protesting—and mourning—the decision, either by principal Perry Medina or […]

October 3, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at October 3, 2023

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Newark Public Schools Hosts Successful Fall College Fair for 2,689 High School Seniors

On Friday, September 22, 2023, the Newark Public Schools hosted its highly successful College Fair for the Class of 2024. This year’s event took place […]

COMMUNITIES

April 28, 2023

By Laura Waters at April 28, 2023

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Newark
News

New: Twice as Many Newark Charter School Third-Graders Read at Grade-Level Compared to District Students

Two weeks ago we learned that nearly 73% of Newark School District’s third through eighth graders aren’t reading on grade level. Now Tapinto has followed […]

April 28, 2023

By Laura Waters at April 28, 2023

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BREAKING: All Asbury Park Staff Members Receive Warning About Possible Lay-Offs

The hallways in Asbury Park are buzzing: Today all 350 staff members employed by the district received Rice notices, named after the 1977 case of […]

April 26, 2023

By Oscar James at April 26, 2023

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JAMES: Gov. Murphy, Fix the Failed Promises of Your Administration, Starting with Newark School Buildings

The Schools Development Authority has always been a failure to me. Born and raised in the South Ward of Newark, New Jersey, I have seen […]

OPINION

October 21, 2021

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at October 21, 2021

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Opinion

In Contrast to NJ Policy Perspective, NJ Ed Report Provides a Fair and Data-Driven Look at State Education Spending

[Editor’s note: The analysis Sunlight refers to, “Let’s Talk About NJ’s Education Spending Accurately,” was written by guest contributor New Jersey Education Aid.] Sunlight Policy […]

October 20, 2021

By New Jersey Education Aid at October 20, 2021

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Let’s Talk about NJ’s Education Spending Accurately

(And Does NJ Neglect Non-Education Spending?) When New Jerseyans talk about New Jersey’s education spending, there is a widespread assumption that New Jersey’s per pupil […]

October 14, 2021

By Laura Waters at October 14, 2021

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NJER Commentary

COMMENTARY: Nikole Hannah-Jones Needs a History Lesson on School Choice

Why do “school choice” advocates never advocate eliminating school district boundaries/funding schools by local property tax and allowing poor, Black students to attend white, wealthy […]