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July 6, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 6, 2023

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Pro-God Group Tries to Intervene in Murphy Administration’s Lawsuit on LGBTQ Parent Notification

Ed. Note: The press release below describes an effort by the New Jersey Family Policy Center, with a mission to create schools where “God is […]

July 6, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 6, 2023

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Newark Superintendent Has a Plan So Secret Even the School Board Can’t See It

Superintendent Roger Leon says he has a plan to fix the racial animosity faced by Black students at the district’s Newark School for Global Studies. […]

July 6, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at July 6, 2023

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NJ Tutoring Corps Gets $1.5 Million from Murphy’s 2024 Budget to Address ‘Massive Declines in Proficiency’

New Jersey Tutoring Corps, Inc. (NJTC), the statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to providing K-8 students with high-impact tutoring in Math and Literacy, announced today that […]

July 5, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 5, 2023

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NEW VIDEO: ‘These Students Will Change the World!’

That’s Jackie Lewis, a Board member of Central Jersey College Prep Charter School (CJCP), celebrating the students at the top-ranked public charter high school in […]

July 5, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 5, 2023

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State Seizes Control of Paterson Police Department. Will Outcome Be Better Than the School District Takeover?

When Khalif Cooper of Paterson heard gunshots in his Paterson neighborhood last June, he started running in the other direction.. Police officer Jerry Moravek was […]

July 5, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at July 5, 2023

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$5 Million Gift from Murphy and Education Department: Teacher Certification for Free!

In response to recommendations from the Governor’s Task Force on Public School Shortages, Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) today […]

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November 21, 2022

By Laura Waters at November 21, 2022

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Asbury Park Lowers 64 Floor: Inside Info on New Grading Rules, Student Suspensions, and Special Education

NJ Education Report has received a trove of new information from Asbury Park, courtesy of inside sources who will remain anonymous due to fear of […]

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 […]

OPINION

February 16, 2021

By Contributor at February 16, 2021

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Choosing the Best New Jersey Private School for Children with Special Needs

Julie Mower is Executive Director of The Phoenix Center, an accredited non-profit, private school that serves nearly 140 students ages 5-21 with autism, multiple disabilities, […]

February 12, 2021

By Laura Waters at February 12, 2021

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Here’s What Mark Weber Gets Wrong About Camden Charter Schools’ Impact on Teacher Diversity

Mark Weber may have anticipated feeling a trifle abashed after this week’s publication of a data-driven apolitical analysis he wrote for the Fordham Institute. In […]

February 11, 2021

By Oscar James at February 11, 2021

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JAMES: Newark Superintendent — ‘Roger the Dodger’–Ignores the Needs of Our Kids While We Pay For It

Last Fall, I questioned Newark’s Superintendent Roger León for reporting to the Governor, our Mayor, and Newark parents that our city’s public school attendance rate […]