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Charter School Families Struggle As Murphy’s Education Department Ignores ‘Clear Objective Data’

Yesterday’s New Jersey Monitor dives into the consequences of the Murphy Administration’s denial last spring of nine expansion requests from…

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JEFFERSON: Newark Parents, Fed Up With District Schools and Phil Murphy, Demand Educational Change

Reverend David Jefferson, Sr. Esq is the senior pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist Church, the largest Congregation in the City…

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Newark District Celebrates ‘Historic’ First Day of School

(This is a press release.) Today, marks a historic moment in Newark’s history, as over 38,000 students returned back from…

2 years ago

Asbury Park Parents Protest Possible Cancellation of Football Season Due to Low Student Achievement

Last Friday Asbury Park Superintendent Rashawn Adams announced the varsity football team, the Blue Bishops, would forfeit their first game…

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Latest From Newark: Special Education Violations, Plus Charges of Harassment, Racism, and Duplicity

The troubles within Newark Public Schools District continue unabated. Here is the latest: A week ago Superintendent Roger León's office…

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Newark District’s Deal With Private Investor Falls Through and Superintendent Knew About Malfeasance

On Friday Summit Assets, a private investing group that had a contract with Newark Public Schools to build a new…

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Judge Slams Trenton City Council President’s Refusal to Approve District Budget and Orders Compliance

Late yesterday Mercer County Judge Robert Lougy put an end to Trenton City Council President Kathy McBride's antics---she was refusing…

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Asbury Park School Board Throws More Money at the Repollet Tree

Asbury Park Public Schools District had its monthly school board meeting last week. One item jumped out at several staff…

2 years ago

Newark Will Still Mandate COVID Masks in Schools–Despite All the Evidence That It Doesn’t Help

Nancy Deering, a spokesperson for Newark public schools, just announced that New Jersey's largest school district has no current plans…

2 years ago

Newark Superintendent is ‘Appalled’ at Shady School Property Deal But Gannett is Mute

Newark Superintendent Roger León is shocked, shocked to find out there’s malarkey afoot over the construction of the new Newark…

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