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December 16, 2022

By Staff Writer at December 16, 2022

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News

Murphy Signs Bill Eliminating EdTPA Test for Teacher Certification

Today Gov. Phil Murphy signed Senate Bill 896, which prohibits the New Jersey Department of Education from requiring the completion of a performance-based assessment as […]

December 15, 2022

By Staff Writer at December 15, 2022

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Murphy Administration Will Try to Accelerate Learning with Launch of ‘NJ Partnership for Student Success’ Initiative

The Murphy Administration today announced the launch of the New Jersey Partnership for Student Success (NJPSS), an initiative designed to harness the energy of volunteers […]

December 14, 2022

By Laura Waters at December 14, 2022

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News

Does South Orange-Maplewood Have a Jewish Problem or a Profligacy Problem?

The hijab incident at South Orange-Maplewood School District (SOMA) has a new wrinkle although It should have reached its conclusion by now. According to new […]

December 14, 2022

By Staff Writer at December 14, 2022

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Voters Reject Major Improvements for Saddle Brook Schools

Voters rejected Saddle Brook School District’s proposal to borrow funds for critical building repairs and improvements, according to preliminary election results. The tally as of […]

December 14, 2022

By Staff Writer at December 14, 2022

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Elizabeth District Staff Member Accused of Carrying a Gun Around Kids But No One’s Told the Parents

Walter Evers, a staff member at Elizabeth County Public Schools, has been charged with possession of a handgun with a large capacity magazine that he […]

December 13, 2022

By Laura Waters at December 13, 2022

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Asbury Park Mayor: The District’s Spending is Killing the City, With School Taxes Up 73%

Asbury Park school taxes have increased more over the last seven years than any other New Jersey town, according to a new analysis by the […]

COMMUNITIES

January 27, 2022

By Laura Waters at January 27, 2022

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Newsflash: Tonight Asbury Park School Board Will Appoint Another Descendent of the ‘Repollet Tree’

Today at its monthly public school board meeting, the Asbury Park Board of Education will approve Dr. LaShawn Gibson as its new Director of Human […]

January 25, 2022

By Laura Waters at January 25, 2022

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If You’re A Rich White Kid in NJ, Don’t Sweat Over Midterm Exams

There’s an emerging trend among New Jersey high schools: administrators are either canceling midterm exams or diluting their consequences in order to assuage student stress. […]

January 24, 2022

By Laura Waters at January 24, 2022

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New Report Tells Us To Do the Math in January 2022

Everyone from President Joe Biden to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to AFT President Randi Weingarten has championed the cause of reopening schools to address […]

OPINION

September 17, 2020

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at September 17, 2020

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New Jersey Governance in the Middle of a Pandemic: Run By and For NJEA

The NJEA’s investments are paying off. New Jersey’s most powerful special interest has had a great recent run with Governor Murphy. As is well […]

September 1, 2020

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at September 1, 2020

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NJEA Makes Its Bullying Explicit in a Letter to Superintendents: Shut Down Schools or Else …

Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey received a copy of a letter sent by a NJEA county association president to the superintendents in the county. […]

August 20, 2020

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at August 20, 2020

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New Jersey Policy Perspective’s Shoddy Research Misses The Mark On Extra COVID Funding For Schools

This was originally published at the Sunlight Policy Center of NJ. New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) has published a report, “School Funding in New Jersey: […]