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March 4, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at March 4, 2024

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Press Release

Just Out: Special Education Schools Are Safe.

The New Jersey State Board of Education will vote during its meeting on Wednesday, March 6th to accept the recommendation of the New Jersey Department […]

March 4, 2024

By Guest Contributor at March 4, 2024

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News
Opinion

Is Murphy’s Budget All About Tammy?

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

March 1, 2024

By Laura Waters at March 1, 2024

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Newark
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Newark Superintendent In the Hot Seat

At least one Newark school board member is demanding answers from Superintendent Roger Leon on two points related to the the district’s plan to repurchase […]

March 1, 2024

By Laura Waters at March 1, 2024

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News

Ocean City Schools Wants Dorothy to Come Home

Families who send their children to Ocean City Public Schools must sometimes feel like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, who says, when she lands […]

February 29, 2024

By Guest Contributor at February 29, 2024

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SCHNALL: NJ’s Bullying Epidemic Demands More School Choice

Assemblyman Avi Schnall, a Democrat, represents the 30th Legislative District, which includes parts of Monmouth and Ocean counties. This first appeared in Asbury Park Press. […]

February 29, 2024

By Laura Waters at February 29, 2024

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New State Aid Numbers Out! How Much Is Your District Getting?

This afternoon the New Jersey Department of Education released the dollar amounts of how much each school district will get in state aid for Fiscal […]

COMMUNITIES

December 20, 2023

By Guest Contributor at December 20, 2023

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Newark
News

At Five Newark Schools, Only One Third Grader Passed the State Reading Exam

Therese Jacob is a journalist at Tapinto Newark, where this was first published. At 12 schools, fewer than 10% of third graders are able to […]

December 18, 2023

By Laura Waters at December 18, 2023

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Chaos and Misconduct Reign at Asbury Park’s Middle School

Chaos reigns at Asbury Park’s Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School (MLKMS). Staff members tell NJ Education Report there are students who race down hallways, […]

December 15, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at December 15, 2023

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NJ Public Charter School Parents Take to the Statehouse, Urging Governor and Lawmakers to Support Charter Facilities Funding

Representatives of the New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association (NJPCSA) joined over 30 public charter school parents from Camden, Paterson, Newark, Trenton, Plainfield, Jersey City and other communities at […]

OPINION

January 12, 2023

By Laura Waters at January 12, 2023

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ANALYSIS: A New Twist in Newark Superintendent’s Scheme To Smother Growth of City Charter Schools

Newark Superintendent Roger Leon is on a crusade to suffocate the city’s charter school sector, despite its “best in the nation” status and popularity among […]

January 10, 2023

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at January 10, 2023

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LILLEY: NJEA Continues to Train Teachers to be Progressive Activists

Most teachers just want to teach, but the NJEA has made very clear it believes “teaching is political,” and continues to put its money where […]

January 4, 2023

By Laura Waters at January 4, 2023

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Here’s What GOP Purists and NJEA Leftists Have in Common

For a second day in a row Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are making themselves laughing-stocks, unable to reach consensus on whether Kevin […]