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LATEST EDUCATION NEWS

August 1, 2023

By Contributor at August 1, 2023

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Opinion

QUIGLEY: Gov. Murphy Is Right To Support Parental Rights For Gender Transition Care

Joan Quigley is a former assemblywoman from Jersey City and the president and CEO of North Hudson Community Action Corp. This was first published at nj.com. […]

August 1, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at August 1, 2023

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Sen. Gopal Visits High-Impact NJ Tutoring Corps Today

Today New Jersey Senate Education Committee Chair Vin Gopal will tour New Jersey Tutoring Corps’ (NJTC) high-impact summer tutoring site in Red Bank on Tuesday, August […]

July 31, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 31, 2023

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Democrats, Take Heed: Voters Support School Choice

In a warning sign for the national Democratic Party, according to a new poll focused on education, a slight majority of voters trust Republicans more […]

July 31, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 31, 2023

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Only In Asbury Park Is Nepotism a Win for Students

According to inside sources at Asbury Park schools, the Administration, with complicity of the majority of the school board, is once again engaging in nepotism. […]

July 31, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at July 31, 2023

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Press Release

NJ Racial Justice Group Condemns Curriculum Saying Black People Benefited from Slavery

The People’s Organization For Progress (POP) will have a press conference today to condemn Gov Ron DeSantis’ Florida public school curriculum that says African Americans […]

July 28, 2023

By Laura Waters at July 28, 2023

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Experts on ‘Greatest Domestic Policy Failure’ in America: COVID School Closures

Ed. note: On Wednesday the U.S.Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing called “Generational Learning Loss: How Pandemic School Closures Hurt […]

COMMUNITIES

January 11, 2023

By Staff Writer at January 11, 2023

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Newark

Newark District High Schools Team Up with NJ Devils To Fight Chronic Absenteeism

The Devils Youth Foundation, which serves as the charitable arm for the New Jersey Devils and Prudential Center, announced a partnership program with Newark Public […]

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 […]

January 9, 2023

By Laura Waters at January 9, 2023

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Asbury Park Spends Twice as Much Per Pupil Compared to Lakewood: How’s That Working Out for Kids?

This past weekend the Asbury Park Press published an analysis that ranks most of New Jersey’s school districts on student proficiency gauged by results from […]

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 […]