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 11, 2023
By Staff Writer at January 11, 2023
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State Charter Association Awards Grants to Top-Performing Schools That Serve Needy Families–Contingent on Murphy’s Education Department’s Response

Ed. Note: Two of the three schools receiving these grants—Trenton’s Achievers Early Charter School and Paul Robeson Charter School—were denied expansion plans last year, despite […]
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OPINION
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 […]
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