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August 28, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at August 28, 2023

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Press Release

NJ Republicans Release Ad Slamming Murphy’s Gender Identity School Rules

The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) released a new wave of digital ads today underscoring how New Jersey Democrats want to shut out parents from […]

August 28, 2023

By Guest Contributor at August 28, 2023

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TRACTENBERG: Murphy’s Education Department Is Failing Lakewood Students

Paul Tractenberg is a Board of Governors Professor of Law Emeritus at Rutgers Law School in Newark and co-counsel to the student plaintiffs in Alcantara, […]

August 24, 2023

By Laura Waters at August 24, 2023

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JerseyCAN Pleads With Murphy Administration to Leverage Literacy So Students Learn To Read

JerseyCAN pulls no punches in its latest report, “Leveraging Literacy: The Path to Education Recovery in New Jersey.” Looking closely at reading levels of New […]

August 24, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at August 24, 2023

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Press Release

Murphy Signs Bill Providing Free Menstrual Products in Schools To End ‘Period Poverty’

The Flow Initiative celebrates the state of New Jersey passing Bill A1349, which mandates public schools to provide free menstrual health products to students in grades […]

August 24, 2023

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at August 24, 2023

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Opinion

LILLEY: This Group Is Intimidating Parents Who Push Back On Gender Identity Guidelines

Michael “Hundreds of Millions” Gottesman and New Jersey Public Education Coalition (NJPEC) are trying to intimidate school boards and parents who dared to opt their […]

August 23, 2023

By Laura Waters at August 23, 2023

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Newark
News

Two Newark Teachers Promise Legal Action Against District’s Failure To Protect Black Educators

Tammy Davis and Nubia Lumumba, English teachers at Newark’s School of Global Studies. resigned at the end of last school year due to “harassment and […]

COMMUNITIES

February 6, 2023

By Laura Waters at February 6, 2023

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Asbury Park

What Does Murphy’s Flip-Flop on Charters Mean for Asbury Park Students?

Last week’s announcement that the Murphy Administration’s Education Department had approved 78% of charter expansion applications provoked giddy relief after the long drought: Until now, […]

February 3, 2023

By Laura Waters at February 3, 2023

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ANALYSIS: If You Ever Needed More Proof That Asbury Park is Impervious to Improvement, Here It Is

Today the Star-Ledger’s Tom Moran interviews a man he calls “the most influential man you never heard of,” David Sciarra of Education Law Center who […]

February 3, 2023

By Contributor at February 3, 2023

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Breaking the Stigma and Gaining Understanding Around Special Education Services

These contributors are KIPP NJ educators, staff members, and parents in Camden and Newark. Across the United States, 7.2 million students receive support from an […]

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 […]