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By Guest Contributor at August 10, 2026 0
BARONE: The Late Arrival of New Jersey’s Test Scores Isn’t the Only Problem
By Laura Waters at August 5, 2026 1
State Board Update: Is Camden Raising Custodians or Collegians?
By Laura Waters at August 3, 2026 1
Camden’s Progress Will Be Scrutinized on Wednesday. Here’s a Preview.

LATEST EDUCATION NEWS

May 1, 2025

By NJER Newsroom at May 1, 2025

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News

Four Education Groups Collaborate To Develop National Tutoring Standards

In honor of National Apprenticeship Day, four of the nation’s top leaders in the area of tutoring, the Partnership for Student Success, the New Jersey Tutoring Corps, Inc., the National […]

April 30, 2025

By Laura Waters at April 30, 2025

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Newark
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Election2025: Baraka Calls Sherrill ‘Tone-Deaf’ For Focusing on Literacy

Yesterday Newark Mayor Ras Baraka made a speech outside the Montclair Public Library accusing his fellow gubernatorial candidate Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill of being “tone deaf […]

April 28, 2025

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at April 28, 2025

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News

TikTok of NJEA President Admitting Teachers’ Dues Are Funding His Campaign

The dam has indeed broken. After the New York Times and NJ.com stated unequivocally that NJEA members’ regular dues were being used to fund NJEA President Sean Spiller’s vanity run […]

April 24, 2025

By Laura Waters at April 24, 2025

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News

Getting Progressive About Public School Choice

After two and a half years of failed mediation talks, the lawyers representing the plaintiffs in New Jersey’s school segregation have given up on a […]

April 23, 2025

By Guest Contributor at April 23, 2025

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News

A Call To All Candidates Running For NJ Governor

Vince Matrisciano is a Project Management Engineer who worked for the Department of Defense for over 30 years, managing complex projects, large groups of people, […]

April 22, 2025

By Laura Waters at April 22, 2025

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News

Election2025: Why Are NJ Dems So Scared of Being Smart About Education?

Matthew Yglesias, in a column today on his substack Slow Boring, looks at the Democratic candidates for New Jersey governor and addresses the question some […]

COMMUNITIES

October 18, 2024

By Laura Waters at October 18, 2024

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Newark
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New Test Scores Validate North Star’s Not-So-Secret Sauce

Fifty-four percent of third-graders at North Star Academy, the highly-regarded charter school network in Newark, reached grade-level expectations in reading, according to state standardized tests given […]

October 18, 2024

By Contributor at October 18, 2024

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Newark
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Invest in What Works: Bringing Evidence-Based Literacy Programs to Newark’s Students

Adeola Whitney is the CEO of Reading Partners Like many communities across the country, Newark is grappling with a concerning literacy crisis. Only 23 percent […]

October 17, 2024

By Guest Contributor at October 17, 2024

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Newark
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As Kids Fail, Newark School Officials Hit the Road with Taxpayer Money – Again

The Star-Ledger Editorial Board first published this here. For school officials in Newark, it’s going to be a fun October! They’re off on big trips […]

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 […]