Commentary

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

LILLEY: In Pitting Teachers Against Parents, NJEA Is Injecting Politics Into Our Schools

Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey has detailed how the NJEA is training teachers to become political activists to push for…

2 years ago

COMMENTARY: Do We Really Have a Teacher Shortage and, If We Do, How Can We Fix It?

The American teacher shortage is headlining news stories and infiltrating social media, although there’s little consensus on whether this shortage…

2 years ago

Newark City, School District, and Building Contractor Accused of Violating Fair Labor Practices During School Construction

Politics in Newark is complicated but New Jersey’s largest city has this going for it: school and municipal leaders are…

2 years ago

NJEA Leaders Are Using Teachers to Control School Board Elections and Set District Policies

Teacher unions are taking heat from American voters who (according to this July 2022 poll) now trust Republicans more than…

2 years ago

BREAKING: The New Jersey Sex Ed Wars Aren’t Really About Sex

Anyone reading New Jersey media this morning–or, in fact, most days for the past couple of months—could be forgiven for…

2 years ago

NJEA Is Teaching First Grade Teachers How to Perform ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’

According to a new report from Mike Lilley at the Sunlight Policy Center of NJ,  leaders of the NJ Education…

2 years ago

Murphy and NJEA Promised Taxpayer Relief From Healthcare Premiums—But It’s Going To Cost Us Instead

To the surprise of the entire New Jersey State Legislature as well as school districts and school staff, the Murphy…

2 years ago

COMMENTARY: Murphy’s Disdain Towards Parents’ COVID Priorities Spells Trouble For the Democratic Party

New Jersey parents are divided on the state Department of Education’s new standards on sexual health and gender awareness but…

2 years ago