LATEST EDUCATION NEWS
August 4, 2023
By Laura Waters at August 4, 2023
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NJ Democrats Slam Murphy’s DOE for Mandating Sex Ed Classes Be Grouped by Gender Identity

Here’s something unexpected—or not. On Wednesday the New Jersey State Board of Education, in a 6-5 vote, approved, at Education Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan’s insistence, changes […]
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August 4, 2023
By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at August 4, 2023
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LILLEY: Strong Returns for Teacher Pension Plan But It’s Still Under Water

The Star-Ledger reports that state pension investments have “raked in huge gains” so far this year, but the structurally unsound state pension system is still in trouble. […]
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August 3, 2023
By Laura Waters at August 3, 2023
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How About This Out-of-the-Box Choice For Murphy’s Lieutenant Governor?

When news broke Tuesday that New Jersey’s widely-admired Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver had died, Gov. Phil Murphy announced he would immediately end his vacation in […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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OPINION
May 10, 2021
By Contributor at May 10, 2021
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SANTIAGO: How Camden’s LEAP Academy Embraced an ‘Urgent Mindset’ and Successfully Stemmed Student Learning Loss During COVID

Gloria Bonilla-Santiago is the Founder and Board Chair of the LEAP Academy University Charter School in Camden, New Jersey. She is also a Board of Governors Distinguished […]
May 6, 2021
By Laura Waters at May 6, 2021
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COMMENTARY: Education Law Center’s Magic Elixir of Integration Won’t Help Newark’s Black Families

Today Chalkbeat has a piece dissecting a current lawsuit, pressed by Education Law Center (ELC), that charges Newark’s charter sector with exacerbating segregation and seeks […]
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