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September 27, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at September 27, 2023

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Newark’s Philip’s Academy Charter School Receives 2023 Lighthouse Award for Commitment to a Diverse Teacher Workforce

Philip’s Academy Charter School of Newark (PACS) proudly accepts the 2023 Lighthouse Award from the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) recognizing the school for […]

September 26, 2023

By Laura Waters at September 26, 2023

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If You Want to Succeed in South Orange-Maplewood, Be White and Go to Kumon

Do you know how to ensure your child’s academic success in South Orange-Maplewood School District (SOMA)? Be white and wealthy. That’s according to a damning […]

September 26, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at September 26, 2023

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Camden
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Women of the Dream Uses Camden Education Fund Grant to Address Trauma in Middle School Girls

When the nonprofit Women of the Dream organization began working on life skills and college preparation with girls from Camden public schools, an alarming trend […]

September 26, 2023

By Guest Contributor at September 26, 2023

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MARTINEZ: What Getting Thrown Out of School Taught Me About Equity

Barbara Martinez is the new Executive Director of the New Jersey Children’s Foundation. This was first published in Mosaic. When I was 14 years old, […]

September 22, 2023

By Laura Waters at September 22, 2023

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Three More Districts Call Murphy’s Bluff On Parent Notification Policies–And a Federal Court Weighs In

News just broke that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California granted an injunction in favor of two teachers, who said their school […]

September 22, 2023

By Laura Waters at September 22, 2023

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News

NJ Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab for School Leaders’ ‘Boat Checks’

In 2018 Hudson County Schools of Technology Superintendent Frank Gargiulo stopped showing up for work. For the next three years he received a big fat […]

COMMUNITIES

February 28, 2023

By Laura Waters at February 28, 2023

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Camden
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New Camden Partnership Encourages College Enrollment for City High School Seniors—With $25,000 At Stake

Camden Education Fund, with a mission to sustain and accelerate progress in Camden’s public school system, has announced a new initiative: to encourage all high […]

February 23, 2023

By Laura Waters at February 23, 2023

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Asbury Park Students Win a Battle, With All Bets Off on the War

The Asbury Park Board of Education will meet tonight in the hopes, one assumes, that this meeting will go better than the last one. There, […]

February 23, 2023

By Contributor at February 23, 2023

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Newark

ROSENKRANS: Hype Aside, Newark Charter Growth Does Not Lead to District Closures

Kyle Rosenkrans is a first-generation college graduate from New Jersey who went on to become a civil rights attorney, law professor, and public policy advocate. […]

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 […]