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July 26, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 26, 2023

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The Other Side of the Story In River Edge

If you’ve watched recent River Edge school board meetings, you could be forgiven for thinking that most of the community is united against the River Edge […]

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 […]

COMMUNITIES

February 1, 2023

By Laura Waters at February 1, 2023

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Asbury Park Families: What Are We Supposed to Do Without Teachers?

You don’t care, you don’t give a fuck—excuse my language but I’ve been doing this since I was in ninth grade. Do you understand that? […]

January 31, 2023

By Contributor at January 31, 2023

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MORRISON: Newark Schools Are Back in Crisis While the Board Rewards the Superintendent. Let’s Do This Instead.

Jasmine Morrison is a Newark parent whose children attend public schools in the city. She runs a Newark-based parent advocacy group called Unapologetic Parents. Newark’s […]

January 30, 2023

By Laura Waters at January 30, 2023

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Montclair

Sean Spiller–NJEA Head, Montclair Mayor, and Gubernatorial Hopeful—Charged With Retaliation

Last year the Montclair City Council put Township Manager Timothy Stafford on administrative leave for creating a hostile work environment for female employees. The action […]

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 […]