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September 26, 2023

By Guest Contributor at September 26, 2023

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MARTINEZ: What Getting Thrown Out of School Taught Me About Equity

Barbara Martinez is the new Executive Director of the New Jersey Children’s Foundation. This was first published in Mosaic. When I was 14 years old, […]

September 22, 2023

By Laura Waters at September 22, 2023

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Three More Districts Call Murphy’s Bluff On Parent Notification Policies–And a Federal Court Weighs In

News just broke that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California granted an injunction in favor of two teachers, who said their school […]

September 22, 2023

By Laura Waters at September 22, 2023

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News

NJ Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab for School Leaders’ ‘Boat Checks’

In 2018 Hudson County Schools of Technology Superintendent Frank Gargiulo stopped showing up for work. For the next three years he received a big fat […]

September 22, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at September 22, 2023

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News

Democratic Senators: Protecting Children & Giving Parents A Voice Are Not Mutually Exclusive

Senators Troy Singleton, Jim Beach, Nilsa Cruz-Perez, and Fred Madden issued the following statement today: “The ongoing politicization of health education standards here in our […]

September 21, 2023

By Laura Waters at September 21, 2023

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A True Newark Hero Takes the Helm at NJCF (and a Personal Note)

A personal note on Barbara Martinez’s new position as Executive Director of New Jersey Children’s Foundation: I first met Martinez in 2017 when I spent […]

September 21, 2023

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at September 21, 2023

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Opinion

LILLEY: These Two Want NJ To Spend $4 Billion More to Match Massachusetts’ Education Results. They Need a Calculator.

We cannot let a new report from the dynamic duo of New Jersey Policy Perspective’s Mark Weber, PhD. (a.k.a., “Jersey Jazzman”) and Bruce Baker go by without […]

COMMUNITIES

March 16, 2023

By Oscar James at March 16, 2023

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JAMES: This Government Agency Is In Cahoots With Newark Superintendent to Cheat Our Children and Taxpayers

You wouldn’t think my life as a Newark dad would have anything to do with a massive state agency with a multi-billion dollar budget. But […]

March 10, 2023

By Laura Waters at March 10, 2023

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Tick-Tock of Racism Revelations at Newark High School

It’s old news that Newark Superintendent Roger Leon and the city’s school board have known for almost a year about the anti-Black racism at the […]

March 10, 2023

By Contributor at March 10, 2023

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Asbury Park Staff Members Leak Inside Information

This article was submitted by an Asbury Park staff member who wishes to remain anonymous. The piece discusses Asbury Park’s failure to provide students with […]

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 […]