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A Cautionary Moment for Union Transparency as Former NJEA Leader Seeks a National Role

LATEST EDUCATION NEWS

January 19, 2024

By Guest Contributor at January 19, 2024

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News
Opinion

Andy Says Dyslexia Made Him Feel Stupid. Not Anymore!

Andy Hallowell is a seventh-grade student with dyslexia in Bergen County. He titled this essay, “My Life Cake.” His mother, Jennifer Hallowell, wrote, “My Son […]

January 19, 2024

By Laura Waters at January 19, 2024

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News

Murphy Promises To Fully Fund Schools Next Year. The Question is How.

In a speech yesterday before the Municipal Analysts Group of New York in New York City, Gov. Phil Murphy said his 2024 state budget will […]

January 19, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at January 19, 2024

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Press Release

NJ Republicans Applaud Murphy’s Excused-Absence Bill

On Tuesday, NJ Governor Murphy signed the “Involve Our Youth Act” into law. The bill was passed with near-unanimous support, now granting students grades 6-12 […]

January 18, 2024

By Guest Contributor at January 18, 2024

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My Son Is Dyslexic and Our School District Refused to Help

Jennifer Hallowell is a mother in Bergen County. Her story is part of a series collated by Meghann Bierly, founder of Keel Services and mother of […]

January 18, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at January 18, 2024

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News

South Orange-Maplewood Student Faces Discrimination During a Basketball Game

Updated to include statement from NJIAA below: Last week during a varsity basketball game between South Orange-Maplewood (SOMA) and Caldwell-West Caldwell School District, a SOMA […]

January 18, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at January 18, 2024

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Murphy Signs Legislation Requiring High School Students to Complete Financial Aid Applications

Governor Phil Murphy today signed A1181/S2054 to make the completion of a financial aid application form a prerequisite to graduation for public high school and charter school […]

COMMUNITIES

October 9, 2023

By Laura Waters at October 9, 2023

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$5 Million in Six Years? Nice Gig for Lakewood Lawyer and Too Bad He’s Not The Only One.

The average school board attorney in the U.S. makes about $110,683 a year. But Michael Inzelbuch, the attorney for Lakewood Public Schools, makes that much […]

October 6, 2023

By Guest Contributor at October 6, 2023

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Newark
News

This Newark School Shows How the Science of Reading Works

Therese Jacob is a writer for TapintoNewark, where this first appeared. If there is a science to how young students learn to read, then North […]

October 3, 2023

By Laura Waters at October 3, 2023

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Newark
News

Newark Superintendent Skates Over Report on Anti-Black Racism at District High School

We’ve finally got some news about the mysterious report on anti-Black racism at Newark’s High School of Global Studies. Back in June superintendent Roger Leon […]

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 […]