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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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Camden
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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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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 […]

COMMUNITIES

January 26, 2023

By Contributor at January 26, 2023

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ROSENKRANS: We Can Love Our Kids and Teachers While Urgently Addressing Learning Loss–Especially in Newark

Kyle Rosenkrans is Executive Director of New Jersey Children’s Foundation. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lock-downs wreaked havoc on the health of Newark families, on […]

January 25, 2023

By Laura Waters at January 25, 2023

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Here’s What It’s Like to Be a Teacher or Student in Asbury Park

A few months ago news broke about the chaos at Asbury Park High School, now serving grades 7-12 because district-wide enrollment has dropped to 1,358 […]

January 25, 2023

By Staff Writer at January 25, 2023

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Newark
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Two Newark Moms Demand Education Commissioner Investigate Newark School Board’s Secret Renewal of Superintendent’s Contract

This is a letter to Acting Education Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMIllan from Shennell McCloud, CEO of Project Ready and Jasmine Morrison, Executive Director, Unapologetic Parents.They are […]

OPINION

March 25, 2021

By Laura Waters at March 25, 2021

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The Historical Case for Teachers Unions

This piece is part of an ongoing series: Is the Teachers Union Too Powerful in New Jersey? I grew up with a soundtrack of […]

March 25, 2021

By Laura Waters at March 25, 2021

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Launching a New Series: Is the Teachers Union Too Powerful in New Jersey?

It’s hard to have a discussion about public education in New Jersey without mentioning our state’s teachers union, the New Jersey Education Association. Especially for […]

March 16, 2021

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at March 16, 2021

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LILLEY: Montclair Union President Has a Seat at the Table; Montclair Parents Do Not

A picture is indeed worth a thousand words, and this one of NJEA Vice President/Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller and Montclair Education Association (MEA) President Petal […]