NJ Education Report (NJER) | Fact-based education news in NJ

By Laura Waters at August 26, 2026 0
Lakewood Loses Most of A Private School Voucher. Can Sherrill Say Yes to a Public School One?
By Guest Contributor at August 10, 2026 0
BARONE: The Late Arrival of New Jersey’s Test Scores Isn’t the Only Problem
By Laura Waters at August 5, 2026
State Board Update: Is Camden Raising Custodians or Collegians?

LATEST EDUCATION NEWS

October 6, 2023

By Guest Contributor at October 6, 2023

Topic

Newark
News

This Newark School Shows How the Science of Reading Works

Therese Jacob is a writer for TapintoNewark, where this first appeared. If there is a science to how young students learn to read, then North […]

October 5, 2023

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

Topic

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

Topic

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

Topic

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

Topic

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

Topic

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 […]

COMMUNITIES

March 31, 2023

By Laura Waters at March 31, 2023

Topic

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 […]

March 30, 2023

By Laura Waters at March 30, 2023

Topic

Newark
News

Newark Superintendent Plots a Billion Dollar Bond For Buildings He Doesn’t Need

Newark Superintendent Roger Leon has big plans for New Jersey’s largest district: a $1 billion bond to refurbish school buildings. As Leon obsesses over his […]

March 30, 2023

By Contributor at March 30, 2023

Topic

Asbury Park Mom: Our Superintendent Is Destroying Our School District

Tiasia Newman is a parent in Asbury Park and a columnist for the Asbury Park Reporter. I think it’s safe to say my first Board […]

OPINION

July 15, 2021

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at July 15, 2021

Topic

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 […]

July 13, 2021

By Contributor at July 13, 2021

Topic

Opinion

5 Ways a Therapy Dog Can Make a Difference for Children on the Autism Spectrum

Lauren Martini, Occupational Therapist at The Phoenix Center (an accredited non-profit, private school that serves nearly 140 students ages 5-21 with autism, multiple disabilities, behavioral […]

July 9, 2021

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at July 9, 2021

Topic

LILLEY: New Jersey Under Gov. Murphy Is Government by and for the Public Unions

I could not have said it better. Supporting the NJEA’s early endorsement of Gov. Murphy, NJEA Vice President-elect Steve Beatty said: “There is no governor […]