COVID-19

Formal Statement from Murphy On Cancellation of COVID Testing Mandate

 Following recent updates to COVID-19 guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in advance of the upcoming school year,…

2 years ago

Murphy Will End Weekly Testing in Schools for Unvaccinated Staff

Update: Gov. Murphy just issued the Executive Order. Full text here. In accord with the Centers for Disease Control's new…

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

Sen. Corrado Demands Murphy End Mandatory COVID Testing for Unvaccinated School Staff

(This is a press release.) Senator Kristin Corrado today called on Governor Murphy to end his executive order that requires…

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

McKENNA: School Shutdowns Hurt Kids and We Owe Them More Than They’re Getting

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…

2 years ago

New Data Shows What Schools Must Do For Kids Far Behind in Reading and Math

About 58% of the students we looked at in K-8 are about 1 to 3 years behind in reading. About…

2 years ago

South Orange-Maplewood Parents Outraged At School Board’s Disregard for Child Safety

South Orange-Maplewood Public Schools District (SOMA) is known for its fine schools with students performing well above state averages. Like…

2 years ago