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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 […]

August 24, 2023

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at August 24, 2023

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Opinion

LILLEY: This Group Is Intimidating Parents Who Push Back On Gender Identity Guidelines

Michael “Hundreds of Millions” Gottesman and New Jersey Public Education Coalition (NJPEC) are trying to intimidate school boards and parents who dared to opt their […]

August 23, 2023

By Laura Waters at August 23, 2023

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Newark
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Two Newark Teachers Promise Legal Action Against District’s Failure To Protect Black Educators

Tammy Davis and Nubia Lumumba, English teachers at Newark’s School of Global Studies. resigned at the end of last school year due to “harassment and […]

August 23, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at August 23, 2023

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Press Release

JerseyCAN: It’s Time For the Education Department to Honestly Address Our Failure To Teach Children to Read

JerseyCAN, the only statewide advocacy organization in New Jersey committed to ensuring access to high-quality public schools for every child regardless of zip code, cultural […]

August 23, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at August 23, 2023

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Press Release

Bucco Says Murphy Administration Should Stay Out of Parent-Child Relationships

In response to a lawsuit filed by the attorney general against multiple school districts over parental notification policies, Senate Republican Leader Anthony M. Bucco said […]

COMMUNITIES

February 14, 2023

By Staff Writer at February 14, 2023

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Newark

Great Oaks Legacy Charter School Appoints Nichelle Howe as Chief People & Equity Officer

Howe Brings Over 20 Years of Experience in Human Resources, Including With Bayer & Girl Scouts of the USA Redesigned Role Will Emphasize the Network’s […]

February 13, 2023

By Laura Waters at February 13, 2023

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VIDEO: Newark Community Assails Superintendent and School Board For Failing to Address Racism

At the last Newark Board of Education meeting, parents, teachers, and students blasted Superintendent Roger Leon and board members about the racial tensions at the […]

February 10, 2023

By Staff Writer at February 10, 2023

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Newark

Project Ready and Ben & Jerry’s Celebrate ‘Votingtines Week’ in Newark to Fall in Love with Voting Again

From students to seniors, non-profit is spreading the love of civic engagement Newark-based nonprofit Project Ready is partnering with Ben & Jerry’s for a week […]

OPINION

June 29, 2021

By Contributor at June 29, 2021

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Newark Student: ‘Covid Turned Me Into a Mental Health Activist and My School Listened’

Dashawn Sheffield, a rising 11th-grader at Uncommon Schools’ North Star Academy Washington Park High School in Newark, explains why he decided to launch a new […]

June 22, 2021

By Contributor at June 22, 2021

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MCKENNA: Post Pandemic, Will the DIY Education/Homeschooling Trend Continue?

Laura McKenna is an education writer based in New Jersey. You can find her here (www.lauramckenna.com). This article was originally published at Laura McKenna’s Substack newsletter. […]

June 21, 2021

By Laura Waters at June 21, 2021

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COMMENTARY: If Phil Murphy Wants a Second Term, Here’s the Course-Correction He Needs Most

If you’ve been following NJ Education Report’s coverage of the dissolution of Asbury Park Public Schools, first under the direction of Lamont Repollet and then […]