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October 5, 2023

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at October 5, 2023

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News
Opinion

LILLEY: We Know For Sure NJEA Doesn’t Want Teachers To Know Their First Amendment Rights. Here’s the Smoking Gun.

We now have incontrovertible confirmation that the NJEA is trying to keep teachers in the dark about their 1st Amendment rights. A recent New Jersey […]

October 5, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at October 5, 2023

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Press Release

JerseyCAN Leader Comments on New State Reading Standards

The New Jersey State School Board passed a resolution today to revise the New Jersey Student Learning Standards. Several of the new changes were initially […]

October 4, 2023

By Laura Waters at October 4, 2023

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News

What Does Tammy Murphy Have To Do With NJ’s Math And Reading Standards?

At today’s State Board of Education, four members voted against approving the New Jersey State Learning Standards in reading and math (one abstained) even though […]

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 […]

COMMUNITIES

April 24, 2023

By Contributor at April 24, 2023

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MCCLOUD: Our Kids Can’t Read But Voters Can Change That Tomorrow

Shennell McCloud is CEO of Project Ready, a Newark-based nonprofit that works to increase voting in the city. Pick any suburb in New Jersey. Say […]

April 20, 2023

By Laura Waters at April 20, 2023

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$400K For Not Working? Sweet Deal for Montclair Principal.

Two and a half years ago Joseph Putrino, the principal of Renaissance Middle School, in Montclair was placed on administrative leave. The reason for his […]

April 18, 2023

By Laura Waters at April 18, 2023

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Asbury Park Third-Graders Need More Than Phonics To Learn to Read: Here’s What We’re Missing

In the wake of Tapinto Newark’s damning analysis of Newark district students’ exceedingly low levels of literacy—just 3% of third-graders at Avon Elementary School are […]

OPINION

September 23, 2021

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at September 23, 2021

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Opinion

LILLEY: According to Pew, NJ’s Pensions Are in Dire Shape But Murphy Just Bows to Union Pals

The title of NJSpotlight’s recent article on New Jersey’s pensions,”Public pension funds in better shape, study says,” conveys an overly optimistic message. The body of […]

September 15, 2021

By Contributor at September 15, 2021

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Jersey Man Calls On Public To Join Act of Civil Disobedience to Protest Murphy’s In-School Mandates

Makarand Bidwai, a parent in the Princeton area, in this petition addressed to Gov. Phil Murphy, Acting Department of Education Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan, and cc’d […]

September 15, 2021

By Contributor at September 15, 2021

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A Full COVID-19 Recovery Tomorrow Means Investing in Our Kids Today

Graig Weiss is the Chief Executive Officer of Foundation Academies, a high-performing charter school network in Trenton. For the last year and half, we have […]