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August 29, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at August 29, 2023

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STEINHARDT, TESTA: Murphy Is Out Of Touch With Parent Outrage on Gender Identity

This is a press release from New Jersey Senators Doug Steinhardt and Mike Testa. Last week, a new Monmouth University poll reported that 77% of […]

August 28, 2023

By Laura Waters at August 28, 2023

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Camden
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New Report: Camden Is Top Loser In Fair Charter School Funding

A new national study calculates how states cheat public charter schools out of money and Camden, New Jersey, where almost 60 percent of students attend […]

August 28, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at August 28, 2023

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Press Release

NJ Republicans Release Ad Slamming Murphy’s Gender Identity School Rules

The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) released a new wave of digital ads today underscoring how New Jersey Democrats want to shut out parents from […]

August 28, 2023

By Guest Contributor at August 28, 2023

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TRACTENBERG: Murphy’s Education Department Is Failing Lakewood Students

Paul Tractenberg is a Board of Governors Professor of Law Emeritus at Rutgers Law School in Newark and co-counsel to the student plaintiffs in Alcantara, […]

August 24, 2023

By Laura Waters at August 24, 2023

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JerseyCAN Pleads With Murphy Administration to Leverage Literacy So Students Learn To Read

JerseyCAN pulls no punches in its latest report, “Leveraging Literacy: The Path to Education Recovery in New Jersey.” Looking closely at reading levels of New […]

August 24, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at August 24, 2023

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Press Release

Murphy Signs Bill Providing Free Menstrual Products in Schools To End ‘Period Poverty’

The Flow Initiative celebrates the state of New Jersey passing Bill A1349, which mandates public schools to provide free menstrual health products to students in grades […]

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March 3, 2023

By Staff Writer at March 3, 2023

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Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children Increases Scholarship Amount for 40th Anniversary

In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children (SFIC) is increasing the amount of money it gives to students attending Archdiocese of […]

March 1, 2023

By Laura Waters at March 1, 2023

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Newark Superintendent Knew All About the Anti-Black Racism. What Is He Hiding?

Newark Superintendent Roger Leon is shocked to hear about racism against Black students at the Newark School of Global Studies: at last November’s School Board […]

February 28, 2023

By Laura Waters at February 28, 2023

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Camden
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New Camden Partnership Encourages College Enrollment for City High School Seniors—With $25,000 At Stake

Camden Education Fund, with a mission to sustain and accelerate progress in Camden’s public school system, has announced a new initiative: to encourage all high […]

OPINION

August 11, 2021

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at August 11, 2021

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LILLEY: Sean Spiller’s Political Ambitions Present NJ Voters With the ‘Largest Conflict of Interest’ in State History

Sunlight Policy Center has been active on social media about NJEA President-elect/Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller’s fundraiser for his dark-money Super PAC. We highlighted the pricey […]

August 2, 2021

By Contributor at August 2, 2021

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Asbury Park Parent: ‘Why Won’t the Murphy Administration Do the Right Thing and Honor Our School Choice?’

Desiree Whyte of Asbury Park is the mother of Nick Whyte, a student at College Achieve Greater Asbury Park School. She writes of the decision […]

July 27, 2021

By Laura Waters at July 27, 2021

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COMMENTARY: From Bridgewater to Newark, Parents Are Demanding Virtual Options. What If We Listened?

In June Gov. Phil Murphy decreed that this September all schools must provide in-person full-time instruction and the days of virtual learning are over. “I […]