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September 26, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at September 26, 2023

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Camden
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Women of the Dream Uses Camden Education Fund Grant to Address Trauma in Middle School Girls

When the nonprofit Women of the Dream organization began working on life skills and college preparation with girls from Camden public schools, an alarming trend […]

September 26, 2023

By Guest Contributor at September 26, 2023

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MARTINEZ: What Getting Thrown Out of School Taught Me About Equity

Barbara Martinez is the new Executive Director of the New Jersey Children’s Foundation. This was first published in Mosaic. When I was 14 years old, […]

September 22, 2023

By Laura Waters at September 22, 2023

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Three More Districts Call Murphy’s Bluff On Parent Notification Policies–And a Federal Court Weighs In

News just broke that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California granted an injunction in favor of two teachers, who said their school […]

September 22, 2023

By Laura Waters at September 22, 2023

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News

NJ Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab for School Leaders’ ‘Boat Checks’

In 2018 Hudson County Schools of Technology Superintendent Frank Gargiulo stopped showing up for work. For the next three years he received a big fat […]

September 22, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at September 22, 2023

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News

Democratic Senators: Protecting Children & Giving Parents A Voice Are Not Mutually Exclusive

Senators Troy Singleton, Jim Beach, Nilsa Cruz-Perez, and Fred Madden issued the following statement today: “The ongoing politicization of health education standards here in our […]

September 21, 2023

By Laura Waters at September 21, 2023

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A True Newark Hero Takes the Helm at NJCF (and a Personal Note)

A personal note on Barbara Martinez’s new position as Executive Director of New Jersey Children’s Foundation: I first met Martinez in 2017 when I spent […]

COMMUNITIES

April 18, 2023

By Laura Waters at April 18, 2023

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Murphy’s Education Commissioner on the Hot Seat at Legislative Hearing: ‘These Numbers Are Deplorable.’

At today’s Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee meeting, Acting Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan was in the hot seat, particularly when Senate Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz was […]

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 […]

OPINION

October 5, 2021

By Contributor at October 5, 2021

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Opinion

‘All Kids Back in School,’ Says Murphy–Except for Kids With Disabilities Because ‘That’s Too Hard’

Paul O’Neill is co-founder and senior fellow of the Center for Learner Equity. New Jersey’s rules are clear – remote learning is over. Convinced that in-person […]

October 1, 2021

By Contributor at October 1, 2021

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Five Tips for Parents As Children Return to In-Person Instruction

Julie Mower is Executive Director of The Phoenix Center, an accredited non-profit, private school that serves nearly 140 students ages 5-21 with autism, multiple disabilities, behavioral […]

September 27, 2021

By Laura Waters at September 27, 2021

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NJER Commentary

COMMENTARY: Head of NJ Public Radio Wishes She Could Press ‘Unsend’ on Charter-Bashing Email

Last week Mike Lilley of Sunlight Policy Foundation of New Jersey reported on how the New Jersey Education Association had backed NJEA President Sean Spiller’s […]