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May 25, 2023

By Staff Writer at May 25, 2023

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Newark Parents’ Support For City Charter Schools Continues Upward Trend

The New Jersey Children’s Foundation released a new poll from Public Opinion Strategies, one of the nation’s leading public opinion political research firms, showing support […]

May 25, 2023

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at May 25, 2023

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LILLEY: Montclair Mayor/NJEA President Owns District’s Enrollment Loss and Teacher Lay-Offs

NJEA President/Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller’s conflict of interest continues to negatively affect Montclair and its school system. This time, it’s the dozens of young teachers […]

May 24, 2023

By Contributor at May 24, 2023

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Newark School District Is Using Taxpayer Money To Claw Back a Crumbling Building—But It Won’t Say How Much

Journalist Therese Jacob first published this in TapintoNewark. The Newark Board of Education recently bought back a dilapidated school building in the city that the […]

May 24, 2023

By Laura Waters at May 24, 2023

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Asbury Park

Asbury Park Correction

Four years ago NJ Education Report published a story about then-Asbury Park Superintendent Lamont Repollet and his staff/friends’ trip to Ghana under the auspices of […]

May 24, 2023

By Staff Writer at May 24, 2023

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Senate Candidate Wants to Ban Bill That Bans Book-Banning in Schools

Mike Pappas, candidate for New Jersey State Senate, today offered comments regarding Sen. Andrew Zwicker’s sponsorship of legislation that would directly connect State funding for […]

May 24, 2023

By Staff Writer at May 24, 2023

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Two Senators Propose Law That Would Ban Book-Banning in Schools

Senator Andrew Zwicker and Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Ruiz have introduced legislation that would protect against the banning of books in New Jersey’s public […]

COMMUNITIES

September 14, 2022

By Staff Writer at September 14, 2022

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Jersey City

BREAKING: State Ed Department and State Board Return Local Control to Jersey City Public Schools

Today during the New Jersey State Board of Education meeting, Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan recommended that the Board approve a resolution to return Jersey City Public […]

September 9, 2022

By Laura Waters at September 9, 2022

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Play (Foot)Ball! Or, Miracle in Asbury Park

Last Friday Asbury Park Superintendent Rashawn Adams announced the varsity football team, the Blue Bishops, would forfeit their first game against Weequahic High School because […]

September 9, 2022

By Staff Writer at September 9, 2022

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Governor Murphy and DOE Announce Over $26 Million to Expand High-Quality Preschool in 27 School Districts

Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) announced yesterday that 27 school districts will receive Preschool Expansion Aid (PEA) to establish […]

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: […]