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January 16, 2025

By Oscar James at January 16, 2025

Topic

Newark
News

Roger Leon Is Not Protecting Black Women. Here Is the Proof.

“I want a public apology [for] this attempt of a public lynching of a Black woman.” That’s Dawn Hayes, former president and current member of […]

January 16, 2025

By Laura Waters at January 16, 2025

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Camden and Newark Non-Profits Aim Support At Students Left Behind

Two non-profits, the New Jersey Children’s Foundation and the Camden Education Fund, are tackling low performance among students with disabilities and multilingual learners in Newark […]

January 15, 2025

By Guest Contributor at January 15, 2025

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Spiller’s Political Strategy: Pandering to His Built-In Political Base

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

January 14, 2025

By Oscar James at January 14, 2025

Topic

Newark
News

Newark Tax Dollars Need To Be Spent In Newark Classrooms

Dear Newark neighbors, how does it feel to be on the hook for Superintendent Roger Leon’s wasteful parties? Let’s back up. This month a state […]

January 14, 2025

By Laura Waters at January 14, 2025

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Black Male Teachers Were Pivotal for This Camden Dean. Now He’s Paying It Forward

“I come to work every day to do what I would probably do for free,” says Darold Hayes, Master Dean at Mastery Charter Schools in […]

January 13, 2025

By Laura Waters at January 13, 2025

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Election 2025: Spiller and Baraka Clash on NJ School Quality

As the 2025 election approaches for New Jersey’s next governor, NJ Education Report will be covering all candidates’ education platforms. Last week Democratic gubernatorial candidate […]

COMMUNITIES

August 23, 2024

By Laura Waters at August 23, 2024

Topic

Newark

Young Newark Scholars Are Ready To Learn

While most New Jersey public school students are sweating through the dog days of summer, students at KIPP New Jersey have already started a new […]

August 1, 2024

By Oscar James at August 1, 2024

Topic

Newark
News

JAMES: Who Pays Double For A School Building? Look at Newark.

In early 2023, Newark Superintendent Roger Leon and his administrators were in a panic: North Star Academy, part of the highly-regarded public charter network called […]

August 1, 2024

By Laura Waters at August 1, 2024

Topic

Newark

In Her Non-Traditional Newark School, ‘For The First Time I Matter’

“Here I’m not a number, not a statistic.,” says Nataly Sanchez, recent graduate of LEAD Charter School in Newark. “My teachers always acknowledge us as […]

OPINION

October 5, 2023

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at October 5, 2023

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News
Opinion

LILLEY: We Know For Sure NJEA Doesn’t Want Teachers To Know Their First Amendment Rights. Here’s the Smoking Gun.

We now have incontrovertible confirmation that the NJEA is trying to keep teachers in the dark about their 1st Amendment rights. A recent New Jersey […]

October 4, 2023

By Guest Contributor at October 4, 2023

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What I Learned When I Stopped Trusting The System: A Mother’s Journey to Support Her Child and All Children In Learning to Read.

Meghann Bierly is a mother of a struggling reader using her personal journey, experience, and expertise to improve literacy for all children. Meghann is the […]

October 4, 2023

By Laura Waters at October 4, 2023

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On Sex Education, the Murphy Administration and NJEA Leaders Have Lost the Plot

On the homepage for the New Jersey Education Association’s website is a category called “Rainbow Connection,” featuring the column below, “This is Your Month To […]