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Lakewood Loses Most of A Private School Voucher. Can Sherrill Say Yes to a Public School One?
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By Laura Waters at August 5, 2026
State Board Update: Is Camden Raising Custodians or Collegians?

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May 13, 2026

By Laura Waters at May 13, 2026

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Newark
News

Here Is Why Newark Is Happy With a 3% Voter Turnout For School Board Elections

North Jersey Media has a piece this week looking at the abysmally low turnout in last month’s Newark school board election — a total of […]

May 12, 2026

By NJER Newsroom at May 12, 2026

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Newark

Great Oaks Legacy Charter School Calls for Expansion of Pre-K Seats Amid Growing Demand in Newark

When Tashara Ford learned that The Chen School — where her youngest child would have attended Pre-K — had closed, she expected a seamless transition […]

May 11, 2026

By Laura Waters at May 11, 2026

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What Would District Consolidation Really Look Like? Introducing Asbury Park-Neptune Public Schools.

With all the conversation about consolidating school districts, it seems worthwhile to try to get a sense of what that would actually look like for […]

May 6, 2026

By Laura Waters at May 6, 2026

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Six Suggestions For Reining In NJ’s School Costs

About two weeks ago I wrote that, amid the frantic calls to fix New Jersey’s (broken) school funding formula, we should think more strategically about […]

May 4, 2026

By Guest Contributor at May 4, 2026

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News

The NJEA Is Putting Politics Before Kids, Again

Andy Mulvihill is Board Chairman of the New Jersey Policy Institute. New Jersey has a literacy crisis hiding behind a trophy. We are ranked number […]

April 30, 2026

By Laura Waters at April 30, 2026

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News
Trenton

Is the Sherrill Administration Serious About Putting Kids First? A Look at Trenton.

It is only 100 days into Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s tenure and we have no idea to what degree the New Jersey Education Association will control […]

COMMUNITIES

February 3, 2026

By Laura Waters at February 3, 2026

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Three Takeaways From Lakewood’s Fight Against a State Takeover

Lakewood Public Schools is fighting back against a planned state takeover, planning to spend $115,000 in a legal challenge to the Department of Education’s Order […]

February 2, 2026

By Laura Waters at February 2, 2026

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The DOE Saw Through Newark Superintendent’s False Claims About City Charter Schools. But What About KIPP?

Last week the New Jersey Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer, in his last decision for the Murphy Administration, announced the renewal of 22 public charter schools. […]

January 21, 2026

By Laura Waters at January 21, 2026

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Does Gov. Sherrill Get What’s Happening in Montclair?

New Governor Mikie Sherrill, a resident of the hipster paradise of Montclair, recently shared her belief that New Jersey parents can buy their way into […]

OPINION

April 4, 2024

By Guest Contributor at April 4, 2024

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News
Opinion

South Orange-Maplewood, DEI, and the Frank Sanchez Saga

Walter L. Fields is the founder of South Orange-Maplewood Black Parents Workshop. The sentiments are his own. Today marks the 56th anniversary of the assassination […]

April 4, 2024

By Guest Contributor at April 4, 2024

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News
Opinion

Should Schools Close on Monday For the Eclipse?

This was originally published by the South Jersey Times Editorial Board. Just because a once-and-possibly-future president was reckless enough to stare at an eclipse without […]

April 3, 2024

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at April 3, 2024

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LILLEY: Montclair Resident Asks if NJEA President Is Using Teacher Salaries for Self-Promotion

Per the Montclair Local, we are learning more and more about how NJEA President/Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller conducts himself in office, and it’s not good. Already the subject of […]