September 21, 2022

New Jersey Residents Overwhelmingly Support the New Health and Sexual Education Standards—But Not For Elementary School Students

As New Jersey’s new health and sexual education standards take effect, large majorities of Garden State residents are in favor of such content being taught […]
September 20, 2022

NJ Ed Department Says It’s Serious About Punishing Districts That Don’t Adhere to New Sex Ed Standards

Back in July, the New Jersey Department of Education announced that school districts that don’t adhere to the new Sexual Health and Physical Education learning […]
September 20, 2022

Half of NJ School Districts Will See 15% Healthcare Premium Hikes—Which Will Be Paid For By Taxpayers and Kids

Yesterday New Jersey’s School Employees’ Health Benefits Commission voted 5-1 to increase rates about 15% for the 2023 calendar year for those enrolled in the […]
September 19, 2022

NJEA Goes KGB On The New Sex Education Standards and Grooms Its Own Candidates

Twitter is no fair representative of public sentiment but my feed is suddenly clogged by New Jersey residents appalled by news that the New Jersey […]
September 14, 2022

Senator Schepisi Urges Health Benefits Commission To Rescue School Districts Plagued With Runaway Healthcare Costs

In a letter to members of the New Jersey State Health Benefits Commission prior to their meeting to consider astronomical increases in health benefits costs, […]
September 13, 2022

What We’re Getting Wrong About the New Jersey Teacher Shortage

New Jersey Republican Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis wrote yesterday that New Jersey needs “to combat the teacher shortage “head-on” to protect our kids from “overfilled classrooms […]
September 13, 2022

Paula White, Education Policy Expert and NJ Mom, Will Run Statewide Education Advocacy Organization

JerseyCAN, the only statewide advocacy organization in New Jersey committed to ensuring access to high-quality public schools for every child regardless of zip code, cultural […]
September 12, 2022

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 […]