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February 27, 2024

By Laura Waters at February 27, 2024

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News

Two Education Facts About Murphy’s 2025 Budget

This afternoon at the Statehouse Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled his proposal for a $55.9 billion New Jersey state budget, which raises spending to record levels. […]

February 27, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at February 27, 2024

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NJ Charter School President Praises Murphy’s Budget

Harry Lee, President and CEO of the New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association issued the following statement reacting to Governor Murphy’s FY2025 budget proposal: “On […]

February 27, 2024

By New Jersey Education Aid at February 27, 2024

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News

Murphy: I Will Fully Fund New Jersey Schools

This afternoon Gov. Phil Murphy will propose $11.6 billion in state aid for New Jersey’s public schools for Fiscal Year 2025, which he calls “a […]

February 27, 2024

By Guest Contributor at February 27, 2024

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News
Opinion

Infusing Social-Emotional Learning Into Academics

Leigh Cline, a second grade teacher at the Parkway Elementary School in the Ewing Township School District, is the 2022-23 Mercer County Teacher of the Year. This […]

February 26, 2024

By Laura Waters at February 26, 2024

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Three Lessons From Asbury Park

At last week’s Asbury Park Board of Education meeting, in a vote of 5-2, board members placed Superintendent RaShawn Adams on administrative leave and appointed […]

February 26, 2024

By Guest Contributor at February 26, 2024

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News
Opinion

Okay, Boomer: Why Younger Teachers May Be More Effective

Lane Wright, my friend and colleague, is Director of Communications and Advocacy at the National Council on Teacher Quality. This first appeared on the Teacher […]

COMMUNITIES

December 8, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at December 8, 2023

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2023 Test Scores: Black and Latino Students in Public Charters Outperform Their Peers By Double Digits in Reading and Math

Late Wednesday, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) released 2023 statewide assessment scores for all K-12 public schools in the Garden State. The data […]

December 8, 2023

By Laura Waters at December 8, 2023

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‘Hot Mess’ For Families At This Asbury Park Elementary School

Yesterday Bradley Elementary School, which serves grades pre-K-3 in Asbury Park, celebrated its students for high achievement after the first marking period. Yet how are […]

December 8, 2023

By Guest Contributor at December 8, 2023

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The Racist Bullying at My Newark High School Was Unbearable, So I Spoke Out.

David Allen is a Newark high school senior who started a Black Student Union at his former high school to combat racial injustice. This story was […]

OPINION

December 16, 2022

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at December 16, 2022

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LILLEY: Blue States Had More School Closures and More Learning Loss — Just Like NJ under Gov. Murphy

The 74 conducted a study of the relative learning loss in Democratic (Blue) and Republican (Red) states and found that Red states offered almost twice as much in-person instruction […]

December 12, 2022

By Laura Waters at December 12, 2022

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COMMENTARY: Three Ways Gov. Murphy Can Resuscitate his Education Department

I’m tired of writing about the ineptitude of the Murphy Administration’s Department of Education. And now I’m (almost!) tired of reading about it: Just over […]

December 12, 2022

By Contributor at December 12, 2022

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Opinion

Keeping Children With Special Needs Active During Cold Months

Brigid Prufer, MA and Jason Conroy, MA are both Adaptive PE teachers at The Phoenix Center, an accredited private special needs school serving the educational, […]