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July 26, 2023

By Contributor at July 26, 2023

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BARAKA: 10 Actions We Can Take To Get Students Back on Track

Ras Baraka is the mayor of the City of Newark. This first appeared on nj.com. We can learn a valuable lesson from the Maasai tribe […]

July 26, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at July 26, 2023

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Press Release

Durr Bill to Study Effects of Social Media Usage on Students Becomes Law

Legislation sponsored by Senator Ed Durr that establishes a commission to study the effects that social media usage has on students both inside and outside […]

July 25, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 25, 2023

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Asbury Park Students Beat the Odds—When Given the Chance

College Achieve Greater Asbury Park (CAPS) is garnering accolades for student academic growth. An article in today’s Asbury Park Press (paywalled) notes that the charter […]

July 25, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at July 25, 2023

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News

Pennacchio: Murphy’s Parent Notification Lawsuits Hurt Kids

Senator Joe Pennacchio responded to Governor Phil Murphy’s comments on Face the Nation yesterday that suing school districts is “the right thing to do” to […]

July 25, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at July 25, 2023

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News

New State School System Ratings: We’re Tops in Tech But Lousy in SAT’s

With student scores in math and reading having dropped significantly last year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released […]

July 24, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 24, 2023

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Neptune Sexual Assault Survivor: I Won’t Stop Fighting For Justice

Ed. Note: Neptune Public Schools has been featured in NJ Ed Report over the last two weeks because we received a copy of a letter sent to the […]

COMMUNITIES

February 6, 2023

By Staff Writer at February 6, 2023

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Newark

Newark Celebrates New Vo-Tech Renovation

On Wednesday, February 2nd, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. was joined by Governor Phil Murphy at the opening and dedication of Essex County […]

February 6, 2023

By Laura Waters at February 6, 2023

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Asbury Park

What Does Murphy’s Flip-Flop on Charters Mean for Asbury Park Students?

Last week’s announcement that the Murphy Administration’s Education Department had approved 78% of charter expansion applications provoked giddy relief after the long drought: Until now, […]

February 3, 2023

By Laura Waters at February 3, 2023

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ANALYSIS: If You Ever Needed More Proof That Asbury Park is Impervious to Improvement, Here It Is

Today the Star-Ledger’s Tom Moran interviews a man he calls “the most influential man you never heard of,” David Sciarra of Education Law Center who […]

OPINION

June 21, 2021

By Contributor at June 21, 2021

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ARONSOHN: 180 Nations Discuss Human Rights of People With Disabilities but America Is Missing

Paul Aronsohn, who comes from a family with disabilities, is New Jersey’s Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and Their Families. Previously, he […]

June 16, 2021

By Laura Waters at June 16, 2021

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NJER Commentary

COMMENTARY: New Jersey Is Autism-Chic And That’s Bad For Kids

Does one in every 32 New Jersey children really have autism, compared to a national rate of one in 59? Rutgers’ Dr. Walter Zahorodny says […]

June 15, 2021

By Laura Waters at June 15, 2021

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Opinion

The ‘Progessive’ Murphy Administration Is Discriminating Against Adults with Disabilities

Tomorrow the New Jersey Assembly Women and Children Committee will hold a hearing on the difficulties experienced by parents of children and adults with Intellectual […]