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September 14, 2023

By Guest Contributor at September 14, 2023

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Opinion

NJ Mother Fears Groups Like Moms For Liberty Are Cancelling Her Parental Rights

Ellen S. Wilkowe is a former journalist, freelance writer, and mom of a Denville middle-schooler. This first appeared in nj.com. In order for my eighth-grade daughter […]

September 14, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at September 14, 2023

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Press Release

New Poll: Only One Out of Four NJ Democrats Think Their Schools Are Great and Many Worry About Guns

While New Jersey residents gave mixed reviews on their local schools based on where they live, most believe the schools are safe, even though guns […]

September 13, 2023

By Laura Waters at September 13, 2023

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At Asbury Park Superintendent’s Request, A Comparison With Lakewood Public Schools

This morning’s Asbury Park Press has an article about Asbury Park Public Schools featuring superintendent Rashawn Adams, who complains about what he says are drastic […]

September 13, 2023

By Guest Contributor at September 13, 2023

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News
Opinion

GASWIRTH: When School Employee Absences Increase Sharply, Will Learning Be Further Compromised?

Dr. Marc Gaswirth is a retired public school administrator who has written extensively for more than 40 years about public sector bargaining and school human […]

September 12, 2023

Q&A: COVID and All, How Is This Trenton Public Charter School Beating the Odds? | NJ Education Report

By Laura Waters at September 12, 2023

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Q&A: COVID and All, How Is This Trenton Public Charter School Beating the Odds?

Foundation Academies Charter School in Trenton, now in its fifteenth year of operation, is a public charter school that serves 10% of all Trenton public […]

September 12, 2023

By Guest Contributor at September 12, 2023

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News

GOLDEN: Backlash Against the DOE’s Prioritizing Schools Over Parent Rights Has NJ Dems on the Defensive

Carl Golden is an analyst with the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University. This first appeared at InsiderNJ. Historically, legislative elections […]

COMMUNITIES

April 17, 2023

By Laura Waters at April 17, 2023

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Three Out of Four Newark District Students Can’t Read: Where Do We Go From Here?

According to a new analysis of recent data from New Jersey’s state standardized tests, nearly 73% of Newark School District’s third through eighth graders aren’t […]

April 17, 2023

By Contributor at April 17, 2023

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WRIGHT: Stop Blaming Covid for Student Gaps. Here Are Three Things to Do Instead

James Wright Jr. grew up in Newark, N.J., graduated from Boston University with a degree in political science, and now teaches science at the same […]

April 13, 2023

By Staff Writer at April 13, 2023

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Newark
News

Cory Booker Plants Trees With Newark Public Charter Students!

Yesterday Senator Cory Booker, Congressman Donald Payne Jr., White House Senior Advisor John Podesta and, other officials joined with students from Great Oaks Legacy Charter […]

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 […]