May 5, 2023
After much blowback to Gov. Phil Murphy’s plan to create a statewide hub for K-12 student mental health services and eliminate funding for school-based services, […]
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February 15, 2023
When the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee interviews Mary Bennett, Gov. Phil Murphy’s nominee for the State Board of Education, members might want to ask […]
January 9, 2023
Dr. Marc Gaswirth, a retired New Jersey public school administrator, thinks Gov. Phil Murphy is losing the plot, at least judging by his efforts to […]
October 12, 2022
Today Mary Ann Koruth of The Record has a great update of a lawsuit currently before the state Superior Court in Mercer County pressed by […]
September 15, 2022
Editor’s Note: This is a press release from the Governor’s Office. Carly Sitrin of Politico NJ notes (in an article behind a paywall), “On its […]
September 14, 2022
Today during the New Jersey State Board of Education meeting, Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan recommended that the Board approve a resolution to return Jersey City Public […]
June 1, 2022
Laura McKenna is an education writer based in New Jersey. You can find her at www.lauramckenna.com. This was originally published at Laura McKenna’s Newsletter, Apt. 11D. When the […]
May 9, 2022
Senator Holly Schepisi and Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho have introduced new legislation that would repeal controversial sex education mandates imposed by the New Jersey […]
November 29, 2021
Last week South Orange-Maplewood Public School District made news by announcing that all students travelling beyond the tri-state area during the Thanksgiving break would have […]
October 5, 2021
Anyone who reads my commentary knows that I’m a proponent of school choice, high standards and aligned assessments, school district transparency, and fair school funding. […]
August 20, 2021
First it was Wall Township. Then it was Holmdel. And now Toms River Board of Education, overseeing New Jersey’s seventh largest district, is demanding that […]
July 6, 2021
On May 24th Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Morning Joe that all students would be wearing masks in school in September. “We’ll have masking in […]