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August 1, 2023

By Laura Waters at August 1, 2023

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Newark
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Newark Leaders Struggle to Retain Black Teachers Who Report Racial Harassment And Indifference

According to John Abeigon, president of the Newark Teachers Union, while Superintendent Roger Leon and his administration team seem to recognize that student success is […]

August 1, 2023

By Contributor at August 1, 2023

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Opinion

QUIGLEY: Gov. Murphy Is Right To Support Parental Rights For Gender Transition Care

Joan Quigley is a former assemblywoman from Jersey City and the president and CEO of North Hudson Community Action Corp. This was first published at nj.com. […]

August 1, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at August 1, 2023

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Sen. Gopal Visits High-Impact NJ Tutoring Corps Today

Today New Jersey Senate Education Committee Chair Vin Gopal will tour New Jersey Tutoring Corps’ (NJTC) high-impact summer tutoring site in Red Bank on Tuesday, August […]

July 31, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 31, 2023

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Democrats, Take Heed: Voters Support School Choice

In a warning sign for the national Democratic Party, according to a new poll focused on education, a slight majority of voters trust Republicans more […]

July 31, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 31, 2023

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Only In Asbury Park Is Nepotism a Win for Students

According to inside sources at Asbury Park schools, the Administration, with complicity of the majority of the school board, is once again engaging in nepotism. […]

July 31, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at July 31, 2023

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Press Release

NJ Racial Justice Group Condemns Curriculum Saying Black People Benefited from Slavery

The People’s Organization For Progress (POP) will have a press conference today to condemn Gov Ron DeSantis’ Florida public school curriculum that says African Americans […]

COMMUNITIES

February 2, 2023

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at February 2, 2023

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LILLEY: Hot Water For NJEA President/Montclair Mayor/2025 Gubernatorial Hopeful Sean Spiller

NJEA President/Montclair Mayor/2025 gubernatorial hopeful Sean Spiller again finds himself in hot water, as explained by this recent Star-Ledger news report. Spiller has been named […]

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 […]

OPINION

May 14, 2021

By Contributor at May 14, 2021

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We Parents Did All the Scrambling During This Pandemic, and Now Randi Weingarten Wants the Credit

Christina Laster is the founder of the Inland Empire and San Diego Parent Unions. She is a former statewide community organizer with the California Policy […]

May 11, 2021

By Laura Waters at May 11, 2021

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COMMENTARY: Someone Needs to Tell This NJ Superintendent That Schools Are Accountable to Families, Not the Other Way Around

You probably didn’t read Sunday’s Star-Ledger op-ed by John Kellmayer called “‘Harrison Bergeron’ and How to Close the Achievement Gap.” It’s okay–you didn’t miss much. […]

May 10, 2021

By Staff Writer at May 10, 2021

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‘For Progressives to Step in and Tell Newark Parents What’s Best For Their Own Children Is Plain Offensive’

Tom Moran, head of the Star-Ledger Editorial Board, looks squarely at a lawsuit currently in New Jersey State Supreme Court where Education Law Center et. […]