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August 3, 2023

By Laura Waters at August 3, 2023

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How About This Out-of-the-Box Choice For Murphy’s Lieutenant Governor?

When news broke Tuesday that New Jersey’s widely-admired Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver had died, Gov. Phil Murphy announced he would immediately end his vacation in […]

August 3, 2023

By Laura Waters at August 3, 2023

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Finally, Lakewood Has a Real School Board Race

It wasn’t so long ago that school board elections in Lakewood were a non-event: the Vaad, eleven ultra-Orthodox Jewish men who control city politics, chose […]

August 3, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at August 3, 2023

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News

Bucco & Testa: State Board of Education Put Identity Politics Ahead of Parents

Senators Anthony M. Bucco and Michael Testa said that the State Board of Education is focused more on advancing identity politics than building stronger relationships […]

August 2, 2023

By Contributor at August 2, 2023

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Opinion

SNOWFLACK: Are Suburban High Schools Becoming Psycho Wards?

Fred Snowflack is a columnist for InsiderNJ, where this was first published. Few would compare suburban high schools to “psychiatric institutions.” Then again, these are […]

August 2, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at August 2, 2023

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A Triumph For Learning Recovery in Red Bank

Yesterday Senator Vin Gopal, chair of the Education Committee, took a trip to Red Bank’s Boys and Girls Club, one of twenty-three sites established this […]

August 2, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at August 2, 2023

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How Good Are New Jersey’s Preschool Programs?

According to WalletHub, New Jersey is one of only eleven states to offer “universal pre-kindergarten,” i.e., preschool for all three and four-year olds. That’s not […]

COMMUNITIES

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 […]

February 3, 2023

By Contributor at February 3, 2023

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Breaking the Stigma and Gaining Understanding Around Special Education Services

These contributors are KIPP NJ educators, staff members, and parents in Camden and Newark. Across the United States, 7.2 million students receive support from an […]

February 2, 2023

By Laura Waters at February 2, 2023

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VIDEO: Newark Families Demand to Be Heard on School Board’s Secret Negotiations With Superintendent

NJER TV’s new video examines the outrage of Newark families who have been gaslighted and ignored by both the Newark Board of Education and Superintendent […]

OPINION

May 19, 2021

By Oscar James at May 19, 2021

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JAMES: Zuckerberg’s $100 Million Has Nothing on Biden’s Grant So Tell Roger Leon It’s Time for Newark to Get Ready!

Newark is in line to potentially receive hundreds of millions of dollars between President Biden’s already-passed COVID-19 stimulus legislation and his pending infrastructure bill. That […]

May 18, 2021

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at May 18, 2021

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LILLEY: Newark Teacher Union Prez Fought To Keep Schools Closed and Now He’s Lying About It

Newark Teachers’ Union head John Abeigon issued a response to Sunlight’s billboard, one of several around the state that blames the NTU and the NJEA for keeping […]

May 17, 2021

By Laura Waters at May 17, 2021

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COMMENTARY: New ‘Report’ on Camden Students’ Academic Growth Fails the Smell Test

Last week New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) released a “report” that tries to prove the state takeover of Camden Public Schools in 2013 didn’t result […]