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March 20, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at March 20, 2024

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Singleton Introduces Bill To Save State School Aid

Senator Troy Singleton introduced legislation aimed at preventing cuts to state aid for school districts in the FY2025 Budget, providing for more parity between school […]

March 19, 2024

By Laura Waters at March 19, 2024

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Montclair Schools Under Investigation for Civil Rights Violations

Montclair Public Schools is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) for unlawful use of restraints and seclusion for […]

March 19, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at March 19, 2024

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NJ’s Model Tutoring Program to Legislature: Maintain Our Funding

New Jersey Tutoring Corps (NJTC) President and CEO Katherine Bassett will testify before the NJ Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee’s first public budget hearing today […]

March 19, 2024

By Guest Contributor at March 19, 2024

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Eighteen Months After State Control, Jersey City Schools Are a Mess

The Jersey Journal Editorial Board originally published this here. So here we are again. Not two years after Jersey City finally convinced the state that it could […]

March 19, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at March 19, 2024

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Bill to Expand DOE’s School Report Cards Unanimously Approved by Senate

In an effort to modernize school performance reports, the Senate today passed legislation sponsored by Senators Troy Singleton and Angela McKnight which would require school […]

March 18, 2024

By Oscar James at March 18, 2024

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JAMES: Newark’s $4.5 Million No-Bid Contract

When the Newark school board voted to settle litigation it had started, it did more than stop senseless litigation. It broke the law. In the […]

COMMUNITIES

January 29, 2024

By Laura Waters at January 29, 2024

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Mayhem Is the One Consistency In Newark. Here Is the Latest.

“There are so many people here talking about a book that’s been banned. You guys are banning books, but you’re not worried about our children […]

January 25, 2024

By Laura Waters at January 25, 2024

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Double-Header Tonight in Newark and Asbury Park

Tonight, Thursday January 25th, both the Newark and Asbury Park Boards of Education have public meetings. Here are highlights to look for. Newark: Mr. Luna […]

January 25, 2024

By Guest Contributor at January 25, 2024

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Judge Demands Access to Report on Racism at Newark School, Currently Withheld From Public

Matt Kadosh is a journalist at TAPintoNewark, where this first appeared. A Superior Court judge on Tuesday, Jan. 23, ordered a report that details allegations of […]

OPINION

February 14, 2023

By Contributor at February 14, 2023

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Opinion

WORRELL: Beware of Those Who Want to Censor History in the Debate Over Black History

Art Worrell is the director of history instruction at Uncommon Schools, a high-performing charter school network serving over 19,000 students in New Jersey, New York […]

February 10, 2023

By Contributor at February 10, 2023

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Opinion

GASWIRTH: Murphy’s Teacher Shortage Task Force Won’t Solve Anything If It Ignores the Real Problems

Dr. Marc Gaswirth, a retired public school administrator, has written extensively for nearly 50 years about public sector bargaining and school human resources. At November’s […]

February 9, 2023

By Contributor at February 9, 2023

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CIATTARELLI: New Jersey’s Method of School Funding—Example, Newark—is Expensive and Unfair

Jack Ciattarelli was the 2021 Republican nominee for New Jersey governor and a likely 2025 gubernatorial candidate. Why are our property taxes the highest in […]