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January 26, 2024

By Laura Waters at January 26, 2024

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News

New Survey: More Teachers in Low-Income Schools Think State Learning Standards Are Too Hard

A new RAND report finds that 30% of K-12 teachers think that mandated state learning standards are too difficult for their students. Teachers working in […]

January 26, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at January 26, 2024

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Verdict: South Orange-Maplewood Basketball Player’s Hair Beads Were ‘Non-Compliant’

Following Columbia High School’s January 8 reporting of an alleged bias incident on January 4 in South Orange-Maplewood Schools– which involved a female student athlete […]

January 26, 2024

By Guest Contributor at January 26, 2024

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News
Opinion

Gov. Murphy, Don’t Ban Books. Hire More Librarians Instead.

Beth Raff is president of the New Jersey Association of School Librarians. This first appeared at nj.com. Gov. Phil Murphy, in his State of the State […]

January 25, 2024

By Laura Waters at January 25, 2024

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Double-Header Tonight in Newark and Asbury Park

Tonight, Thursday January 25th, both the Newark and Asbury Park Boards of Education have public meetings. Here are highlights to look for. Newark: Mr. Luna […]

January 25, 2024

By Laura Waters at January 25, 2024

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New Jersey Has Spent Just 62% of Its Emergency COVID Money

Back in 2021 the Biden Administration announced the American Rescue Plan, intended to fund educational learning loss, courtesy of the COVID-19 pandemic. The whole package […]

January 25, 2024

By Guest Contributor at January 25, 2024

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Judge Demands Access to Report on Racism at Newark School, Currently Withheld From Public

Matt Kadosh is a journalist at TAPintoNewark, where this first appeared. A Superior Court judge on Tuesday, Jan. 23, ordered a report that details allegations of […]

COMMUNITIES

October 24, 2023

By Laura Waters at October 24, 2023

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Tick-Tock of Asbury Park Assault

On Friday afternoon at Asbury Park Schools District’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, two 8th grade students assaulted guidance counselor John Venino in a […]

October 18, 2023

By Laura Waters at October 18, 2023

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Asbury Park School Board Candidates Body-Shame the District

You know something’s up when the incumbents for a school board race criticize their own district. That’s what’s happening in Asbury Park. There, six candidates […]

October 16, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at October 16, 2023

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One Hundred NJ Public Charter School Parents Build New Skills at Advocacy Summit

The New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association (NJPCSA) hosted a highly successful Parent Advocacy Summit over the weekend, equipping one hundred parents of public charter […]

OPINION

September 13, 2022

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at September 13, 2022

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LILLEY: Learning Loss Is Real, but Our Governor Is AWOL

“Where is Gov. Murphy?” asks the Star-Ledger editorial board, noting that our governor is essentially AWOL when it comes to addressing learning loss caused by extended school […]

September 12, 2022

By Contributor at September 12, 2022

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MATSIKOUDIS: New Jersey Can Remedy the Teacher Shortage By Easing Regulations and Eligibility

Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis serves as a member of the Assembly Education Committee and the Joint Committee on Public Schools. She represents parts of Morris, Somerset […]

September 9, 2022

By Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center at September 9, 2022

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LILLEY: Teacher Shortage? Old News to Union Chiefs Who Just Ignore What Young Educators Want

Why is there a teacher shortage? It turns out the nation’s largest teachers union, the National Education Association (NEA), knew the answer all along: young […]