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July 5, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at July 5, 2023

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NJ Public Charter Group Applauds Charter School Facilities Funding in Murphy’s Budget

Harry Lee, President and CEO of the New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association (NJPCSA), issued the following statement today applauding Governor Murphy and legislative leaders […]

June 30, 2023

By Laura Waters at June 30, 2023

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SCOOP: Asbury Park Staff Members Head for the Doors

Teachers and administrators can’t seem to get out of Asbury Park Public Schools fast enough. Here are the latest resignations: Lisa Weinstock: Supervisor of Curriculum […]

June 30, 2023

By Laura Waters at June 30, 2023

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News

Did Neptune High School ‘Silence’ a Victim of Rape and Assault?

This is a letter from a mother of a new Neptune High School graduate that was distributed to the Neptune Board of Education at the […]

June 29, 2023

By Laura Waters at June 29, 2023

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Murphy’s Education Department Thinks Our Kids Aren’t Smarter Than a Ninth Grader

Earlier this week, New Jersey’s Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill proposed a bill to “address the significant learning loss caused by COVID-19-related disruptions to children’s education.” The […]

June 29, 2023

By Contributor at June 29, 2023

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CHALUISAN: Digital Literacy Is the Antidote to Social Media’s Impact on Teens’ Mental Health

Ronald Chaluisan is the executive director of the New Jersey education think tank, Newark Trust for Education. In an era when 90 percent of teens […]

June 29, 2023

By Laura Waters at June 29, 2023

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Newark
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How Much Are Taxpayers Spending on Newark Superintendent’s Land-Grab?

TapintoNewark’s journalists have done a masterful job documenting the money Newark Public Schools is spending on sketchy real estate deals and lawyers to defend them. […]

COMMUNITIES

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 […]

November 16, 2022

By Laura Waters at November 16, 2022

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Latest From Asbury Park: Students Pulled From Class To Celebrate Principal’s Pregnancy and Teachers Deride Ignorant Evaluations

At Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, one of two preK-3 schools in Asbury Park Schools District, academics appear to take second place to –wait for it— […]

November 15, 2022

By Laura Waters at November 15, 2022

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Newark
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Doing the Math As Newark Superintendent Fattens His Real Estate Portfolio

Newark Superintendent Roger Leon is on a spending spree, a newly-styled real estate magnate with plenty of money to burn given the district’s $1.2 billion […]

OPINION

February 9, 2021

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at February 9, 2021

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LILLEY: Where Do You Stand on Vaccines, Montclair Mayor/NJEA Veep Sean Spiller?

There has been a lot of reporting on the Montclair schools re-opening dispute, but that the press has neglected to ask NJEA Vice president/Montclair Mayor […]

February 8, 2021

By Laura Waters at February 8, 2021

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COMMENTARY: Does Camden’s Teachers Union President Have the NJ Education Department in His Back Pocket?

This is part of an email Camden Education Association President Keith Benson sent late last week to his members (or possibly just CEA leaders). Here, […]

February 8, 2021

By Patrick Riccards at February 8, 2021

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RICCARDS: 48 U.S. States Teach Reading More Effectively Than New Jersey

“Follow the science.” For nearly a year now, that has been the mantra governing all decisions regarding New Jersey’s public schools. If we are going […]