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October 3, 2023

By Laura Waters at October 3, 2023

Topic

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 […]

October 2, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at October 2, 2023

Topic

Newark

‘Newark Is In Crisis,’ Says Leader, As Four Out Five Third-Graders Fail Reading Test

Last week, at the Newark School Board meeting, test results for the NJSLA state exam were released to the public, showing that only 19% of […]

October 2, 2023

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at October 2, 2023

Topic

News
Opinion

LILLEY: ‘Hundreds of Millions’ Gottesman Bullies Parents Who Want to Know About Their LGBTQ Students

Thanks to one of our readers for a heads-up about more bullying from mendacious Michael “Hundreds of Millions” Gottesman, the founder of NJ Public Education […]

October 2, 2023

By Laura Waters at October 2, 2023

Topic

News
Video

NEW VIDEO! JerseyCAN’s Paula White Calls On State Leaders To Raise the Bar on Reading

In NJER TV’s new video, Laura Waters interviews Paula White, Executive Director of JerseyCAN, on the urgency for the New Jersey Board of Education to […]

September 29, 2023

By Guest Contributor at September 29, 2023

Topic

Asbury Park Insider Tells All, Pleading with School Board to ‘Stand Up For Kids’

The author of this article describes himself as an “Asbury Park community member hoping to improve the district.” He wishes to remain anonymous. The views […]

COMMUNITIES

April 18, 2023

By Laura Waters at April 18, 2023

Topic

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 […]

April 18, 2023

By Laura Waters at April 18, 2023

Topic

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

Topic

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 […]

OPINION

September 23, 2021

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

Topic

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

Topic

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 […]