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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 […]

January 17, 2024

By Laura Waters at January 17, 2024

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Newark
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Per Legal Opinion, Newark School Board Is Out Of Its League In Denying Seat To Tommy Luna

On October 30th, 2023, the Newark Board of Education unanimously selected Thomas Luna to fill the seat of Asia Norton, a board member who had […]

January 17, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at January 17, 2024

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News

Murphy Signs Bill Allowing State-Excused Absences For Students To Attend Civic Events

Governor Phil Murphy today signed S2304/A1271, passed with bipartisan support, permitting each public school student from grades 6 through 12 to have one State-excused absence […]

January 17, 2024

By NJER Newsroom at January 17, 2024

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NJPCSA Applauds Governor Murphy for Signing Landmark Public Charter School Facilities Funding Legislation

The New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association (NJPCSA) today applauded Governor Phil Murphy for signing historic legislation, A4496/S3247, which establishes the Public Charter and Renaissance […]

January 16, 2024

By Oscar James at January 16, 2024

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JAMES: Newark Superintendent Wants To Silence Us. I’m Speaking Out.

As a local real estate developer with over 13 years of experience in Newark, I know that one of the first items on the decision […]

January 16, 2024

By Laura Waters at January 16, 2024

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Murphy Promises to Fix Our Reading Problem. He’ll Have To Do These Two Things First.

In his State of the State address last week, Gov. Phil Murphy promised that New Jersey will reform the way it teaches reading. “We will […]

COMMUNITIES

September 26, 2023

By Guest Contributor at September 26, 2023

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MARTINEZ: What Getting Thrown Out of School Taught Me About Equity

Barbara Martinez is the new Executive Director of the New Jersey Children’s Foundation. This was first published in Mosaic. When I was 14 years old, […]

September 21, 2023

By Laura Waters at September 21, 2023

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A True Newark Hero Takes the Helm at NJCF (and a Personal Note)

A personal note on Barbara Martinez’s new position as Executive Director of New Jersey Children’s Foundation: I first met Martinez in 2017 when I spent […]

September 19, 2023

By Laura Waters at September 19, 2023

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Newark

Newark School Board President Abruptly Resigns

Last night Newark School Board president Asia Norton resigned, effective immediately. Having completed her degree at Rutgers Law School last spring, she is taking a […]

OPINION

July 12, 2022

By Contributor at July 12, 2022

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News
Opinion

NJ Teacher: Meddling Parents and School Boards Are Driving Teachers to Quit

This is a letter by retired New Jersey teacher Freya Gervasi of Denville. Regarding the recent op-ed, “N.J. needs policies that encourage people to join the […]

July 11, 2022

By Laura Waters at July 11, 2022

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COMMENTARY: These Three NJ Schools Defy Murphy Administration’s Push for Low Standards

Hindsight is golden but here’s what we know: School closures and remote instruction during the 2020-2021 school year were academic and emotional disasters for most […]

July 9, 2022

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

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LILLEY: New Jersey Teachers, Your Union Dues Paid NJEA Director $2.5 Million in 2019

Now we know: New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) retiring Executive Director Ed Richardson was paid $2,485,357 in 2019. As executive director from 2013 to 2019, […]