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August 1, 2023

By Laura Waters at August 1, 2023

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Newark
News

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

Topic

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

Topic

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

Topic

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 1, 2023

By Laura Waters at February 1, 2023

Topic

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 […]

January 30, 2023

By Laura Waters at January 30, 2023

Topic

Montclair

Sean Spiller–NJEA Head, Montclair Mayor, and Gubernatorial Hopeful—Charged With Retaliation

Last year the Montclair City Council put Township Manager Timothy Stafford on administrative leave for creating a hostile work environment for female employees. The action […]

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 7, 2021

By Contributor at May 7, 2021

Topic

Opinion

MOWER: Six Steps to Take Once You Know Your Child Is a Candidate for Special Needs Education

Julie Mower is Executive Director of The Phoenix Center, an accredited non-profit, private school that serves nearly 140 students ages 5-21 with autism, multiple disabilities, behavioral […]

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 […]