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September 15, 2023

By Laura Waters at September 15, 2023

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News

NJ Needs To Spend More on Education, These Experts Argue. Let’s Check Their Math.

New Jersey Policy Perspective just issued a new report on the state’s school funding formula. The authors, Bruce Baker and Mark Weber, do a good […]

September 15, 2023

By Guest Contributor at September 15, 2023

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News
Opinion

Richman: NJ Must Do More To Combat Antisemitism in Schools

Scott Richman is the regional director of Anti-Defamation League New York/New Jersey. This first appeared in NJ Spotlight. This week, nearly 1.3 million New Jersey public […]

September 15, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at September 15, 2023

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O’Scanlon: Paterson’s Wild School Board Spending On Trips to Honolulu Calls For DOE Oversight

Senator Declan O’Scanlon issued the following statement slamming the Paterson School Board’s waste of State aid after the board voted to approve excessive travel expenses for a […]

September 15, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at September 15, 2023

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Newark
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Roseville Community Charter School Welcomes Students and Parents Back for the 2023-24 School Year

Roseville Community Charter School (RCCS) recently welcomed parents and scholars with open arms as they previewed the 2023-24 school year on August 28th. The school’s […]

September 14, 2023

By Laura Waters at September 14, 2023

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News

Havoc in Hanover: School Board Blows Off the Murphy Administration

On Monday night the Hanover Board of Education, during a long and raucous public meeting, voted to “immediately repeal” a policy it passed in 2019, […]

September 14, 2023

By Guest Contributor at September 14, 2023

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Opinion

NJ Mother Fears Groups Like Moms For Liberty Are Cancelling Her Parental Rights

Ellen S. Wilkowe is a former journalist, freelance writer, and mom of a Denville middle-schooler. This first appeared in nj.com. In order for my eighth-grade daughter […]

COMMUNITIES

February 16, 2023

By Laura Waters at February 16, 2023

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Asbury Park Sources Shed Light On Districtwide Dysfunction

Inside sources at Asbury Park Public Schools continue to send in information, particularly about Asbury High School where families remain incensed by the Administration’s failure […]

February 15, 2023

By Laura Waters at February 15, 2023

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COMMENTARY: A Question for Gov. Murphy’s Pick for the State Board of Education

When the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee interviews Mary Bennett, Gov. Phil Murphy’s nominee for the State Board of Education, members might want to ask […]

February 15, 2023

By Staff Writer at February 15, 2023

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During Black History Month, Governor Murphy Announces Expansion of AP African American Studies in New Jersey

Yesterday Governor Phil Murphy announced the expansion of Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies classes in New Jersey during a visit to Science Park High […]

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. […]