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August 29, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at August 29, 2023

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STEINHARDT, TESTA: Murphy Is Out Of Touch With Parent Outrage on Gender Identity

This is a press release from New Jersey Senators Doug Steinhardt and Mike Testa. Last week, a new Monmouth University poll reported that 77% of […]

August 28, 2023

By Laura Waters at August 28, 2023

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Camden
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New Report: Camden Is Top Loser In Fair Charter School Funding

A new national study calculates how states cheat public charter schools out of money and Camden, New Jersey, where almost 60 percent of students attend […]

August 28, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at August 28, 2023

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Press Release

NJ Republicans Release Ad Slamming Murphy’s Gender Identity School Rules

The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) released a new wave of digital ads today underscoring how New Jersey Democrats want to shut out parents from […]

August 28, 2023

By Guest Contributor at August 28, 2023

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TRACTENBERG: Murphy’s Education Department Is Failing Lakewood Students

Paul Tractenberg is a Board of Governors Professor of Law Emeritus at Rutgers Law School in Newark and co-counsel to the student plaintiffs in Alcantara, […]

August 24, 2023

By Laura Waters at August 24, 2023

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JerseyCAN Pleads With Murphy Administration to Leverage Literacy So Students Learn To Read

JerseyCAN pulls no punches in its latest report, “Leveraging Literacy: The Path to Education Recovery in New Jersey.” Looking closely at reading levels of New […]

August 24, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at August 24, 2023

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Press Release

Murphy Signs Bill Providing Free Menstrual Products in Schools To End ‘Period Poverty’

The Flow Initiative celebrates the state of New Jersey passing Bill A1349, which mandates public schools to provide free menstrual health products to students in grades […]

COMMUNITIES

February 9, 2023

By Laura Waters at February 9, 2023

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Montclair Residents Call on Mayor/NJEA President Sean Spiller to Resign

Tuesday night’s Montclair Town Council was a circus as 120 residents crammed into the Municipal Building meeting room, mostly to express support for chief financial […]

February 9, 2023

By Contributor at February 9, 2023

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CIATTARELLI: New Jersey’s Method of School Funding—Example, Newark—is Expensive and Unfair

Jack Ciattarelli was the 2021 Republican nominee for New Jersey governor and a likely 2025 gubernatorial candidate. Why are our property taxes the highest in […]

February 9, 2023

By Staff Writer at February 9, 2023

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Montclair

Glen Ridge and Montclair Team Up To Keep LGBTQIA+ Book on Library Shelves

Thousands of community members turn out against book ban effort at Glen Ridge Public Library. In unanimous vote on each book, the Library Board of […]

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 […]