October 10, 2023

Newark Superintendent Blames ‘Alarmingly’ Low Reading Levels on COVID. Here’s a Fact-Check.

At last week’s meeting of the Newark Board of Education, district leaders explained grim student outcomes on last spring’s standardized tests—especially in reading— by pointing […]
COMMUNITIES
March 31, 2023

Murphy’s Education Commissioner Says Lakewood School Buildings Are in Great Shape. Students Beg to Differ.

When Gov. Murphy’s Education Commissioner, Angelica Allen-McMillan, defended the state’s school funding formula and its allocation to Lakewood Public Schools, one of her arguments, besides […]
OPINION
July 15, 2021

LILLEY: Gov. Murphy Takes Care of His NJEA Pals Over Kids in Poor School Districts. Where Is Mark Weber and NJPP?

NJ Ed Report published an excellent report yesterday about how the NJEA’s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is sending unqualified teachers to teach in high-poverty […]