NJ Education Report (NJER) | Fact-based education news in NJ

By Laura Waters at October 8, 2025 3
Spotlight on Montclair and West Windsor-Plainsboro
By Laura Waters at October 6, 2025 0
Election2025: Sherrill Needs To Take a Tip From Alan Alda
By Laura Waters at October 1, 2025 3
Two NJ Teachers Sue NJEA For Misusing Their Union Dues In Bid for Governor

LATEST EDUCATION NEWS

May 19, 2023

By Laura Waters at May 19, 2023

Topic

As Lakewood Goes, So Goes Toms River, Brick, Jackson, and Howell: What Happens Next?

It’s budget season and Montclair is not the only cantankerous school district. At last week’s school board meeting the Lakewood Board of Education presented a […]

May 19, 2023

By Contributor at May 19, 2023

Topic

Opinion

GOP Senate Candidate Assails Murphy For Lawsuit On Hanover’s Parent Notification Policy

Tom Mastrangelo is the Morris County Commissioner and is running a Republican primary campaign against state Sen. Joe Pennacchio. It’s frightening to see that Gov. […]

May 18, 2023

By Laura Waters at May 18, 2023

Topic

Tick-Tock Of Asbury Park Superintendent’s Most Recent Fall From Grace

It’s no secret in Asbury Park that Superintendent Rashawn Adams has a retaliatory streak—which is why the district’s teacher union made a preemptive move this […]

May 18, 2023

By Laura Waters at May 18, 2023

Topic

Fearing Retaliation, Asbury Park Teachers Make a Move Before Tonight’s No-Confidence Presentation

This is an email received by all members of the Asbury Park Education Association as they prepare for a vote of no-confidence in Superintendent Rashawn […]

May 18, 2023

By watersadmin at May 18, 2023

Topic

Central Jersey College Prep’s Senior Class Accepted to Top Schools in the Country

2023 Senior Class Continues 13-Year Duel Steak of 100% Graduation Rate and 100% College Admission Rate. Central Jersey College Prep (CJCP) announced today that for […]

May 18, 2023

By Staff Writer at May 18, 2023

Topic

Jersey AG Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Hanover Township Re: District’s LGBTQ+ Parent Notification Policy

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today the filing of a Division on Civil Rights (DCR) complaint challenging an unlawful policy enacted last night by […]

COMMUNITIES

September 28, 2022

By Staff Writer at September 28, 2022

Topic

Newark
News

KIPP Schools in Newark Celebrates Their Third-Grade Scholars!

This past Friday, KIPP Newark’s North 13th Street Campus celebrated the grand opening of its new playground. The guests of honor were the school’s third-grade […]

September 23, 2022

By Laura Waters at September 23, 2022

Topic

Strictly Business, Says Asbury Park Superintendent. Someone Should Tell the Ex-Athletic Director

How far will Asbury Park Superintendent Rashawn Adams go with his vendetta against the district’s long-time Athletic Director Mark Gerbino, just two days ago demoted […]

September 23, 2022

By Laura Waters at September 23, 2022

Topic

Jersey City Teacher/School Board Member: Both the State Education Department and The City Have Failed To Improve Our Schools

Yesterday Marilyn Roman published a very long analysis of the failings of New Jersey’s second largest school system. As a retired Jersey City educator, City […]

OPINION

December 2, 2020

By Laura Waters at December 2, 2020

Topic

COMMENTARY: Some Advice for NJ's New Ed Commissioner: If We Don't Measure, We Can't Fix It

For the last three years students, parents, teachers, and schools have been effectively abandoned by the New Jersey Department of Education. The mismanagement by former […]

December 1, 2020

By Patrick Riccards at December 1, 2020

Topic

Will We Bury Our Heads in the Sand or Get Serious About Covid Learning Loss?

“More than ever, it is abundantly clear there is a need for real-time data on where our children stand academically.” – M. Teresa Ruiz, NJ […]

November 24, 2020

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at November 24, 2020

Topic

LILLEY: Follow the Money from NJEA to NJ Spotlight

There’s now an eighth strand in the NJEA’s close relationship with NJ Spotlight. As detailed in Sunlight’s blog “What Has Happened to NJ Spotlight?,” NJ Spotlight appears […]