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March 25, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at March 25, 2024

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NJ Tutoring Corps Launches 71 Tutoring Centers in 2024

The New Jersey Tutoring Corps, Inc. (NJTC) announced today the organization’s final anticipated service numbers for the 2023-24 school year, with 71 NJTC tutoring centers […]

March 25, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at March 25, 2024

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Great Oaks Legacy Charter High School Senior Urges Senate to Support Public Charter Facilities Needs

Last week, members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee heard testimony from Great Oaks Legacy Charter High School Senior Nathan Duguid urging them to […]

March 22, 2024

By Laura Waters at March 22, 2024

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Newark
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Newark Mayor: New Jersey’s Big Education Lie

Whatever your view of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka as New Jersey’s next governor–he declared his candidacy last month—he deserves props for his willingness to call […]

March 22, 2024

By Guest Contributor at March 22, 2024

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Opinion

We’re Setting New Teachers Up For Failure. Let’s Stop.

Jonathan Lee Lancaster is a social studies teacher at Bergen County Academies. He is the membership chair, webmaster, and legislative action team chair for the […]

March 22, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at March 22, 2024

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Learning Community Charter School 8th Graders Set Out on Historic Civil Rights Tour of the South

Learning Community Charter School (LCCS) in Jersey City is pleased to announce its inaugural capstone project for its 8th grade class, a trip to visit […]

March 21, 2024

By Laura Waters at March 21, 2024

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Asbury Park Update: Lawyers and Money (No Guns)

It is hard to keep up with the torrent of news that flows out of one of New Jersey’s most troubled districts. Here are the […]

COMMUNITIES

December 11, 2023

By Guest Contributor at December 11, 2023

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Why Public Charter Schools Should Command Progressive Support

Ron Rice is the senior director for government relations with the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. He formerly served as the chief policy analyst […]

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 […]

OPINION

November 1, 2022

By Laura Waters at November 1, 2022

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NAEP, San Francisco, and Murphy’s Approach to ‘Social Justice’

Who knew New Jersey was an educational trend-setter? Yesterday Jay Mathews at the Washington Post described how pandemic accommodations that eased school district attendance and […]

November 1, 2022

By Contributor at November 1, 2022

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SHEN & HAMILTON: What Schools Can Do To Save Kids’ Lives

Karie Shen is a high school senior and a member of the RISE Team in The Hamilton Lab at Rutgers University. Dr. Jessica L. Hamilton […]

October 28, 2022

By Laura Waters at October 28, 2022

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Is Newark’s Superintendent Delusional? Don’t Bother Asking the School Board.

Newark Superintendent Roger León lies to the public with impunity, a tic unrestrained by the district’s Board of Education which is charged with overseeing his […]