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March 10, 2021

By Staff Writer at March 10, 2021

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South Orange-Maplewood Update: Board Halts Mediation Process Due to Union Leaders’ ‘Bad Faith’

Below is a letter sent yesterday from South Orange-Maplewood School District to parents regarding a 5 and 1/2 hour meeting last week between school board […]

March 10, 2021

By Contributor at March 10, 2021

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While NJ Teenagers Boycott Hybrid Education, My Son with Autism Is the Last Kid in School

Laura McKenna is a New Jersey parent of two teenage boys, one currently studying at Rutgers University and the other a high school student with […]

March 10, 2021

By Staff Writer at March 10, 2021

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Montclair Tentatively Resolves Reopening Issues with Teachers Union But Parent Suit Continues

Late yesterday Montclair Public Schools District announced a settlement with the Montclair Education Association over the lawsuit filed by the district to get teachers to […]

March 9, 2021

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at March 9, 2021

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LILLEY: NJ Is Tops Because of High Education Spending That Benefits NJEA, Not Students

FLORIDA GETS BETTER RESULTS AT LESS THAN HALF THE PRICE According to Governor Murphy, New Jersey public schools got the gold medal in the “gold […]

March 9, 2021

By Staff Writer at March 9, 2021

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Verona Parents Will Rally Friday For More In-Person Instruction

Eighty-five percent of parents whose children attend elementary schools in Verona Public Schools (Essex County) want schools to reopen for live instruction. And, frustrated with […]

March 8, 2021

By Staff Writer at March 8, 2021

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Gov. Murphy Can Support Black and Brown Families by Supporting Charter Schools, Says Newark Business Leader

Randal Pinkett, a Newark businessman and the first African-American student from Rutgers to win a Rhodes Scholarship, has a bone to pick with Gov. Phil […]

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November 30, 2015

By Laura Waters at November 30, 2015

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Newark

QOD: Chris Cerf Unplugged

Peter Cunningham, Executive Director of Education Post, chatted with Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf about efforts to improve public education in New Jersey’s largest school district. […]

November 23, 2015

By Laura Waters at November 23, 2015

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Camden

The Canard of Charter “Creaming,” at least in New Jersey

A new editorial from JerseyCan examines the student body and student outcomes in Camden’s hybrid district/renaissance schools. Here are some facts, unsullied by anti-charter propaganda. […]

November 22, 2015

By Laura Waters at November 22, 2015

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Newark

Newark Dad: Keep the Focus on Children and Charter Outcomes, Not “Political Interests”

A letter to the editor in yesterday’s Star-Ledger: As someone who has spent more than a decade working with Newark students in both traditional public […]

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