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
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 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 […]
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