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August 22, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at August 22, 2023

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Republican Legislators Will Introduce Parental Rights Bill

Senator Jim Holzapfel and Assemblymen Greg McGuckin and John Catalano announced that they intend to introduce legislation that will defend parental rights in response to […]

August 21, 2023

By Laura Waters at August 21, 2023

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Will Murphy’s Sex Obsession Hobble New Jersey Democrats?

New Jersey’s Department of Education, with the approval of Gov. Phil Murphy, can’t stop talking about sex. As such, Murphy is doing a great job of […]

August 21, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at August 21, 2023

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Gateway U and Newark Groups Join Together for New Teacher Pathway Program To Relieve Shortages

New Initiative Provides Local Paraprofessionals and School Staff with Needed Support and Funding to Earn Teaching Certification NEWARK, NJ – Gateway U, a nonprofit committed […]

August 21, 2023

10 Niche Issues in Education | NJ Education Report

By Laura Waters at August 21, 2023

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10 Niche Issues in Education

On November 7, 2023, when all 120 seats in the New Jersey Legislature are up for grabs, it’s reasonable to expect, as Ben Dworkin of […]

August 18, 2023

Wokeness and education reform | NJ Education Report

By Laura Waters at August 18, 2023

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Education Reform: What’s Wrong with an All or Nothing Approach

In this commentary, I quote Andrew Rotherham of Bellwether, who says, “Seething contempt for the idea that parents should get a say in their children’s […]

August 17, 2023

Asbury Park District Dysfunction | NJ Education Report

By Laura Waters at August 17, 2023

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Families Pay the Price for Asbury Park School District Dysfunction

Asbury Park Public Schools has become an emblem of New Jersey’s failure to effectively intervene in district dysfunction while local families pay the price. In fact, […]

COMMUNITIES

February 7, 2023

By Staff Writer at February 7, 2023

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Trenton

Trenton’s Achievers Early College Preparatory School Celebrates Its Approval to Add High School

Achievers Early College Preparatory School’s charter petition for expansion was recently approved by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE). “On behalf of the Achievers […]

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, […]

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 […]