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June 28, 2023

By Contributor at June 28, 2023

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Applause for Murphy Administration’s Initiative To Ban Book-Banning and Protect ‘Safe Places’ for LGBTQ Students

.Yesterday, Attorney General Matt Platkin and Commissioner of Education Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillan issued a joint statement announcing a School-Based Anti-Bias Initiative. This is a response […]

June 27, 2023

By Laura Waters at June 27, 2023

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News

An Extra $12K For Not Working? Welcome to Wall Township

In March 2022, the principal of Wall High School, Principal Rose Sirchio, was placed on paid leave after an investigation into alleged improper behavior during […]

June 27, 2023

By Contributor at June 27, 2023

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This High School’s Graduation Left Students In Tears and Parents Distraught

This op-ed is by a member of the Freehold Regional High School District community who wishes to remain anonymous. These last two week have been […]

June 27, 2023

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at June 27, 2023

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Opinion

LILLEY: More Mendacity and Bullying from Michael ‘Hundreds of Millions’ Gottesman

This is a response to Mike Gottesman’s op-ed, “Put Up Or Shut up,” about Mike Lilley’s Sunlight Policy Center of NJ. Meet Michael “Hundreds of […]

June 27, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at June 27, 2023

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NJ GOP Accuses Murphy of Cutting Aid to Schools That Notify Parents About Gender Identity

On Tuesday night’s “Ask the Governor” radio program on WNYC, Governor Phil Murphy said he was “offended” and would be “vigilant to the max in […]

June 27, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at June 27, 2023

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Murphy’s DOE Chief Calls For School Boards To Protect Students From LGBTQ, Race, and Gender Identity Hate

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Acting Department of Education (DOE) Commissioner Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillan today announced that the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights […]

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November 21, 2022

By Staff Writer at November 21, 2022

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Her Future is In the Hands of Murphy’s Education Department #LetMeLearn

In New Jersey, 20,000 students are on wait lists for public charter schools. Meanwhile, the Murphy Administration has reversed seven previously-approved expansions and approved only […]

November 17, 2022

By Laura Waters at November 17, 2022

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Newark Superintendent Is Advising School Board Members to Lie to the State

Just when you think Newark Public Schools District can’t get any more dysfunctional, another perversion pops up. Example: today Chalkbeat reports that during October’s board […]

November 17, 2022

By Laura Waters at November 17, 2022

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Asbury Park Follow-Up: Clarifying the Gender Reveal and the Number of Families Fleeing the District

Since the publication of yesterday’s story about Asbury Park Public Schools’ “gender reveal” at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School and poorly-managed teacher evaluations, NJ Education Report […]