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One of Newark Superintendent’s New High Schools Tolerates Racism Against Black Students

In October 2020 Newark Superintendent Roger Leon announced with great fanfare the opening of district’s newest magnet high school, Newark…

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Asbury Park Mayor: The District’s Spending is Killing the City, With School Taxes Up 73%

Asbury Park school taxes have increased more over the last seven years than any other New Jersey town, according to…

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Newark Teachers Union President: Superintendent León’s Heart Is Two Sizes Too Small

This is a notice from Newark Teachers Union President John Abeigon urging his 400 members to show up at next…

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Attention New Jersey Parents: This Deadline is Looming

Justine Kattouf is a Maplewood student with profound autism; Covid-school closures and subsequent remote learning were a disaster for him.…

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State Takeovers of School Districts Don’t Work–Except in Camden

A new paper from the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, authored by Beth Schueler and Joshua Bleiberg and titled…

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U.S. Office of Civil Rights To Investigate Lakewood Schools’ Discrimination of Latino Student with Disabilities

NJ Education Report has received, through an anonymous source, a formal complaint against the Lakewood Public Schools (LPS). The complaint…

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Newark School Board Loses Its Battle To Force Teachers to Use Sick Days When Isolating From Covid–Plus, A Look Back

While Covid-19 was devastating schools, the Newark Board of Education decided to require teachers to use their sick days when…

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As Taxpayers, We Need To Pay Attention to Newark Before the State Does!

When I talk about how much money Newark Public Schools spends each year, people are surprised. How, they ask, can…

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Great Oaks Legacy Charter School Kicks off 2022 Shop Newark Campaign

High Performing Newark Charter Network Educating Over 2,000 Students Makes Annual Commitment To Support Local Newark & Minority-Owned Businesses this…

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Chemistry Council of NJ’s Education Foundation Donates $20,000 To Support Trenton 9th Grade Academy’s Science Lab

The New Jersey Chemistry Council Education Foundation, which has raised more than $225,000 to promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and…

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