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State Board Update: Is Camden Raising Custodians or Collegians?

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August 29, 2023

By Laura Waters at August 29, 2023

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Governor Spiller? New Jersey Teachers Should Follow Their Money

According to Mike Lilley of the Sunlight Foundation of New Jersey, Montclair Mayor/NJEA President Sean Spiller is using teacher union dues to fund his campaign […]

August 29, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at August 29, 2023

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STEINHARDT, TESTA: Murphy Is Out Of Touch With Parent Outrage on Gender Identity

This is a press release from New Jersey Senators Doug Steinhardt and Mike Testa. Last week, a new Monmouth University poll reported that 77% of […]

August 28, 2023

By Laura Waters at August 28, 2023

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New Report: Camden Is Top Loser In Fair Charter School Funding

A new national study calculates how states cheat public charter schools out of money and Camden, New Jersey, where almost 60 percent of students attend […]

August 28, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at August 28, 2023

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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 […]

COMMUNITIES

February 2, 2023

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at February 2, 2023

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LILLEY: Hot Water For NJEA President/Montclair Mayor/2025 Gubernatorial Hopeful Sean Spiller

NJEA President/Montclair Mayor/2025 gubernatorial hopeful Sean Spiller again finds himself in hot water, as explained by this recent Star-Ledger news report. Spiller has been named […]

February 1, 2023

By Laura Waters at February 1, 2023

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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 […]

OPINION

April 7, 2021

By Contributor at April 7, 2021

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MCKENNA: Enough With the Puzzle Pieces: Let’s Really Change the World for People With Disabilities

Laura McKenna is a New Jersey parent of two teenage boys, one currently studying at Rutgers University and the other a high school student with […]

April 5, 2021

By Contributor at April 5, 2021

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East Orange Superintendent: The Window Of Opportunity Is Here and Schools Must Reopen Before It’s Too Late

Abdul Saleem Hasan, Ed.S., is Superintendent for East Orange Public Schools DIstrict and a former assistant state education commissioner. This first appeared in the Star-Ledger. […]

April 1, 2021

By Laura Waters at April 1, 2021

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When Union Power Goes Too Far: The Case of Sasha Latham

This piece is part of an ongoing series: Is the Teachers Union Too Powerful in New Jersey? Two years ago, with some trepidation, Sasha Latham (not […]