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March 5, 2024

By Laura Waters at March 5, 2024

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Jersey City School Board Has a Meeting For the Books

Jersey City Public Schools is known for dysfunctional school boards but last week’s public meeting was one for the books. How crazy did it get? […]

March 5, 2024

By Laura Waters at March 5, 2024

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Montclair’s Spiller Isn’t Spilling It All

Last weekend Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller announced that he won’t be seeking re-election after five years as leader of the Town Council. While Spiller, who […]

March 4, 2024

By Laura Waters at March 4, 2024

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News

BREAKING: NJ Education Department Rescues Schools for Students with Disabilities!

New Jersey students with disabilities, their parents, and the specialized schools that educate them just won a big victory. On Wednesday, March 6th, at the […]

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 […]

COMMUNITIES

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 […]

December 14, 2023

By Laura Waters at December 14, 2023

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Lakewood Macher* Has an Opportunity. Will He Take It?

It was big news in Lakewood and beyond when Assemblyman-Elect Avi Schnall became the first Democrat to win in his Ocean County district in 30 […]

December 12, 2023

By Laura Waters at December 12, 2023

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An Advanced Physics Degree Changes Everything for This Jersey City Teacher

Middle School Teacher Jersey City teacher Sarah Brown says that earning her master’s degree in teaching physics from the New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning […]

OPINION

December 9, 2022

By Contributor at December 9, 2022

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FLYNN: Delayed Release of Test Scores Shows Murphy’s Education Department Is Guided By Politics, Not What’s Best for Children

These are comments from New Jersey Assemblywoman Victoria Flynn on the State Education Department’s (NJDOE) delayed and partial release of last spring’s student assessments. Since […]

December 7, 2022

By Contributor at December 7, 2022

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MATRISCIANO: Here is a Statewide Strategic Action Plan for Education in New Jersey

Vince Matrisciano is a certified Project Management Professional, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and Human Capitol Strategist. He has made a career of successfully engaging […]

December 6, 2022

By Staff Writer at December 6, 2022

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OROHO, PENNACCHIO, SCHEPISI: Gender Identity on State Board’s Agenda Again with New Proposal Impacting Sex Ed Classes

Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho, Senator Joe Pennacchio, and Senator Holly Schepisi said the State Board of Education should focus more on addressing pandemic-related learning […]