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June 13, 2023

By Laura Waters at June 13, 2023

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News

Newsflash: NJ Teacher Retirements Are Down Since the Pandemic

Many states have been fearful about the prospect pf teacher shortages and New Jersey is no exception. Gov. Phil Murphy said we must “recognize the impact that […]

June 13, 2023

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at June 13, 2023

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LILLEY: NJEA Continues to Give More to Dark Money PACs and Less to Charitable Grants

Sunlight Policy Foundation of New Jersey finally obtained the NJEA’s 2018 IRS Form 990, which now gives us a consecutive set of recent returns. One […]

June 13, 2023

By Laura Waters at June 13, 2023

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Montclair Mayor/Union President Summons NJEA Pals To School Budget Meeting

What’s going on in Montclair? More specifically, why is Mayor Sean Spiller, who also happens to be president of the New Jersey Education Association, summoning […]

June 13, 2023

By Contributor at June 13, 2023

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The Superintendent Of Newark Public Schools Is Losing His Mind

This is an editorial by the Star-Ledger Editorial Board and was first published here. Newark Superintendent Roger León is proposing a more than $2 billion […]

June 12, 2023

By Laura Waters at June 12, 2023

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Top 13 School Districts With the Highest Property Taxes

New Jersey homeowners pay the highest property taxes in the nation. This infamy stems from the way our state school system is structured—600 individual school […]

June 12, 2023

By Laura Waters at June 12, 2023

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New Report: Do NJ School Districts Need All the State Aid They Get? Maybe Not.

In 2008, New Jersey enacted the School Reform Funding Act (SRFA), with the intention of creating a new school funding formula with the goal of […]

COMMUNITIES

October 25, 2022

By Staff Writer at October 25, 2022

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Newark
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Black Men Read Day at Newark’s Camden Elementary School!

My Very Own Library (MVOL) kicked off its Black Men Read Day at Camden Elementary School on October 20, 2022. Principal Samuel Garrison of Camden […]

October 24, 2022

By Contributor at October 24, 2022

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Newark
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WEIDMAN: Our Newark Charter Is Fully Staffed With 86% Teachers of Color—Here’s How We Do It

Mindy Weidman is the Chief Talent Officer of BRICK Education Network, an education organization serving the greater Newark, New Jersey area with the mission of […]

October 20, 2022

By Staff Writer at October 20, 2022

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Paterson Mayor Urges Resolution to Negotiations Impasse Between Teachers and School Board

Earlier this month parents, teachers and students gathered together to protest the Paterson Board of Education’s failure to come up with a solution to the […]

OPINION

January 28, 2021

By Guest Contributor at January 28, 2021

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Opinion

OPINION: The Deck Is Stacked Against Parents Advocating for Their Kids

Tara Murphy is a SPAN Resource Parent, a Volunteer Advocacy Ambassador for Autism Speaks, member of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), founder of Parenting Frontier, and […]

January 27, 2021

By Laura Waters at January 27, 2021

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COMMENTARY: Montclair Parents Wake up to Teacher Union Tactics: Fad or Rupture?

What’s not to like about Montclair, New Jersey? Niche rates it “A+” for quality of life, Caldwell Banker calls it the “top destination for city […]

January 26, 2021

By Staff Writer at January 26, 2021

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Opinion: In Camden, Better Services for Our Children Matter More Than School Closures

Shirley Irizarry is the Executive Director of Parents for Great Camden Schools. This was first published on TapintoCamden. In my new role as executive director […]