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LATEST EDUCATION NEWS

July 21, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 21, 2023

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News

Six-Year-Old Strangled To Death on Franklin Township School Bus

“Why doesn’t the New Jersey Department of Education require live video feed of bus trips to special education supervisors and bus company managers?” That’s special […]

July 20, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 20, 2023

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How Can New Jersey Raise the Bar For Reading Instruction?

This is getting embarrassing. A new analysis from the Shanker Institute, “Reading Reform Across America: a Survey of State Legislature,” examines reading-related legislation enacted by […]

July 20, 2023

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at July 20, 2023

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LILLEY: Hundreds-of-Millions Gottesman Adds Hypocrisy to His Habitual Mendacity

Mendacious Michael “Hundreds of Millions” Gottesman is at it again. The founder of the New Jersey Public Education Coalition (NJPEC) recently took to the pages of NJ […]

July 20, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at July 20, 2023

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Newark
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Newark Mayor, Citing Literacy Crisis, Announces 10-Point Plan

Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Chief Education Officer Dr. Sharnee Brown,Newark Board of Education Assistant Superintendent, Teaching and Learning Dr.Mary Ann Reilly, The Newark Library Director […]

July 19, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 19, 2023

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News

Neptune High School’s Valedictorian Won’t Be Silenced

Last month NJ Education Report published a letter from the mother of a student who just graduated from Neptune Public Schools. This letter, sent anonymously […]

July 19, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at July 19, 2023

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Press Release

Welcome to New Jersey’s New Education Journalist

NJ PBS, New Jersey’s public television network, announced that its newsroom, NJ Spotlight News, has welcomed a new reporter to its team, Hannah Gross. Gross will […]

COMMUNITIES

January 23, 2023

By Laura Waters at January 23, 2023

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COMMENTARY: Roger Leon Gets By With a Little Help From His Friends While Newark Families Pay the Price

Newark Superintendent Roger Leon is under a harsh spotlight as the district endures a growing list of revelations that would make any social justice advocate […]

January 20, 2023

By Laura Waters at January 20, 2023

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Newark
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Is Newark’s School Board Taking Lessons from Asbury Park as It Dismisses Parent Voices and the Rule of Law?

Newark Board of Education members and Superintendent Roger Leon are making national news—at least on social media—for a secret deal that extends Leon’s contract for […]

January 20, 2023

By Laura Waters at January 20, 2023

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Newark
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Newark Advocates Urge Public To Show Up Tomorrow Morning at the Board Retreat

Local and national education advocates are urging Newark parents and residents to attend tomorrow’s Board of Education meeting to express their discontent with the Board’s […]

OPINION

May 5, 2021

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at May 5, 2021

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LILLEY: NJ Teachers Face a ‘Retirement Crisis’ Unless Union Leaders Get Real

A new report by the Brookings Institution made some news because of its rather optimistic take on the fate of America’s public pensions. Brookings is perhaps the […]

May 4, 2021

By Contributor at May 4, 2021

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MURPHY: Here’s How the Deck Is Stacked Against Special Education Parents Fighting For What Their Children Need

Tara Murphy is a SPAN Resource Parent, a Volunteer Advocacy Ambassador for Autism Speaks, member of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), founder of Parenting Frontier, and […]

May 4, 2021

By Laura Waters at May 4, 2021

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Dear Readers: NJ Education Report Wants to Hear From You!

Dear readers, As you may know, I’ve been working on a series that asks the question, “Is the New Jersey Education Association too strong or […]