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June 5, 2023

By Laura Waters at June 5, 2023

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News

A Letter To NJER Readers

Greetings NJER Readers! In case you haven’t noticed already, the New Jersey Education Report website now has a new, cleaner look. I encourage you to check it […]

June 5, 2023

By Laura Waters at June 5, 2023

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News

Who Are the 14 Highest-Paid Superintendents in NJ?

With a tip of the hat to Joe Strupp of the Asbury Park Press, here are the top highest-paid superintendents in New Jersey. For context, […]

June 5, 2023

By Laura Waters at June 5, 2023

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News

Murphy Calls For Resistance to DeSantis’s ‘Unreasonable’ Positions On Schoolbook Censorship

On Friday New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced that, in his role as chairman of both the National Governors Association and the Democratic Governors Association, […]

June 5, 2023

By Staff Writer at June 5, 2023

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NJ Business Association Blasts Bill That Would Eliminate High School Graduation Test and Lower Standards

NJBIA is opposing legislation before an Assembly committee today that would eliminate the high school graduation proficiency test in New Jersey, saying such a move […]

June 5, 2023

By Contributor at June 5, 2023

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Opinion

GASWIRTH: We Won’t Solve the Teacher Shortage With Tepid Proposals. Here’s What We Should Do Instead.

Dr. Marc Gaswirth, a retired public school administrator, has written extensively for nearly 50 years about public sector bargaining and school human resources. In January 2023, […]

June 2, 2023

By Staff Writer at June 2, 2023

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Press Release

Testa & Durr: Despite Murphy’s Fear-Mongering, We Don’t Want to Ban Books

Senator Michael Testa and Senator Ed Durr said that despite fearmongering from Governor Phil Murphy and Trenton Democrats, nobody is looking to ban books of […]

COMMUNITIES

October 12, 2022

By Laura Waters at October 12, 2022

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COMMENTARY: The Lawsuit to Desegregate NJ Schools Rests on Whether Lululemom Will Open in Trenton

Today Mary Ann Koruth of The Record has a great update of a lawsuit currently before the state Superior Court in Mercer County pressed by […]

October 11, 2022

By Laura Waters at October 11, 2022

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Newark
News

NJ Education Commissioner Makes the Right Call On Newark Superintendent’s Crooked Real Estate Deals!

It’s not often that I get a chance to cheer for New Jersey Acting Commissioner of Education Angelica Allen-McMillan. For the most part she’s followed […]

October 7, 2022

By Laura Waters at October 7, 2022

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Three Adults Charged With Inciting a Riot at Trenton Central High; District Issues Statement, DOE Sits on Its Hands

Back in June, L.A. Parker of the Trentonian noted that “nothing had changed” at Trenton Central High School since 2005 when a riot of hundreds […]

OPINION

December 23, 2020

By Laura Waters at December 23, 2020

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COMMENTARY: Will Biden’s Pick for Education Secretary Work for All Kids?

We want to support you so that you can get to the great work of helping kids. You have to commit to that partnership if […]

December 22, 2020

By Oscar James at December 22, 2020

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JAMES: It's a Victory for Newark Taxpayers but Is Roger Leon Taking Cami Anderson Lessons?

(This first appeared at Newark Neighborhood View.) Earlier this month, I questioned the lack of actual learning time our students in Newark were receiving during […]

December 11, 2020

By Staff Writer at December 11, 2020

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Opinion

National Disability Advocates: If Biden's Transition Team Cares About Equity and Access, It Won't Choose Eskelsen Garcia as Education Secretary

This is the full copy of a letter sent yesterday to the Biden/Harris transition team from national advocates for students with disabilities. Here, they detail […]