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NEWSFLASH: Ciattarelli, Murphy’s GOP Challenger, at Odds With NJ Teacher Union Leaders

Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican challenger to Gov. Phil Murphy, has reached an impasse with leaders of the New Jersey Education…

3 years ago

Montclair Teachers Union: Don’t Lay Off Our Teachers!

The Monclair Board of Education announced last week that, due to budget issues, it was cutting 36 positions. In response,…

3 years ago

This Educator Says New Jersey’s Backlash Against Testing Is Hurting Our Neediest Students

Did you know that in New Jersey only 47% of adults read at middle school-level? In Essex, Hudson, and Passaic…

3 years ago

Asbury Park Superintendent Needs a Math Lesson

Friday morning Asbury Park staff and students arrived at school to find that Superintendent Sancha Gray was closing the district…

3 years ago

New Data on Student Learning Loss Sounds the Alarm for NJ Education Department-Mandated Summer School Programs

Last year the Trump Administration allowed states to waive annual standardized testing due to all-remote instruction. This year the Biden…

3 years ago

BREAKING: Asbury Park Schools Shut Down Unexpectedly Due to Teacher Protest; ‘Official Statement’ From Gray

(See "official update" from Superintendent Sancha Gray below.) This morning Asbury Park teachers and students arrived at district schools for…

3 years ago

New Report: Most State Takeovers Don’t Help Students, Except in Camden

A new working paper out from Brown University studies the impact of state takeovers on 35 school districts. The authors,…

3 years ago

Asbury Update: A ‘Whistleblower’ Gets Suspended and the School Board Plays Charades

Reginald Mirthil, the principal of Thurgood Marshall Upper Elementary School, has been suspended. On Tuesday he sent out a tweet…

3 years ago

Bill That Would Protect Students With Disabilities Stalled on Murphy’s Desk

A month ago the New Jersey State Legislature unanimously passed a bill that would offer 700 students with disabilities an…

3 years ago

Trenton Charter School Students Steam Ahead Through Pandemic

Bellwether Education Partners, a national nonprofit focused on dramatically changing education and life outcomes for underserved children, has been assisting…

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