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September 14, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at September 14, 2023

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Press Release

New Poll: Only One Out of Four NJ Democrats Think Their Schools Are Great and Many Worry About Guns

While New Jersey residents gave mixed reviews on their local schools based on where they live, most believe the schools are safe, even though guns […]

September 13, 2023

By Laura Waters at September 13, 2023

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At Asbury Park Superintendent’s Request, A Comparison With Lakewood Public Schools

This morning’s Asbury Park Press has an article about Asbury Park Public Schools featuring superintendent Rashawn Adams, who complains about what he says are drastic […]

September 13, 2023

By Guest Contributor at September 13, 2023

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News
Opinion

GASWIRTH: When School Employee Absences Increase Sharply, Will Learning Be Further Compromised?

Dr. Marc Gaswirth is a retired public school administrator who has written extensively for more than 40 years about public sector bargaining and school human […]

September 12, 2023

Q&A: COVID and All, How Is This Trenton Public Charter School Beating the Odds? | NJ Education Report

By Laura Waters at September 12, 2023

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Q&A: COVID and All, How Is This Trenton Public Charter School Beating the Odds?

Foundation Academies Charter School in Trenton, now in its fifteenth year of operation, is a public charter school that serves 10% of all Trenton public […]

September 12, 2023

By Guest Contributor at September 12, 2023

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News

GOLDEN: Backlash Against the DOE’s Prioritizing Schools Over Parent Rights Has NJ Dems on the Defensive

Carl Golden is an analyst with the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University. This first appeared at InsiderNJ. Historically, legislative elections […]

September 12, 2023

By Laura Waters at September 12, 2023

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SCOOP: Sussex County GOP Launches Anti-Murphy ‘Sex Ed Mandates’ Campaign

The Sussex County Republican Party is releasing a billboard campaign that will attack the Murphy Administration for its “Sex Ed Mandates,” claiming “no family is […]

COMMUNITIES

February 14, 2023

By Staff Writer at February 14, 2023

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Newark

Great Oaks Legacy Charter School Appoints Nichelle Howe as Chief People & Equity Officer

Howe Brings Over 20 Years of Experience in Human Resources, Including With Bayer & Girl Scouts of the USA Redesigned Role Will Emphasize the Network’s […]

February 13, 2023

By Laura Waters at February 13, 2023

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VIDEO: Newark Community Assails Superintendent and School Board For Failing to Address Racism

At the last Newark Board of Education meeting, parents, teachers, and students blasted Superintendent Roger Leon and board members about the racial tensions at the […]

February 10, 2023

By Staff Writer at February 10, 2023

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Newark

Project Ready and Ben & Jerry’s Celebrate ‘Votingtines Week’ in Newark to Fall in Love with Voting Again

From students to seniors, non-profit is spreading the love of civic engagement Newark-based nonprofit Project Ready is partnering with Ben & Jerry’s for a week […]

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

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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 […]