Jersey City

Jersey City School Board Narrowly Passes Trimmed School Budget

Last night the Jersey City Board of Education voted 5-4 to approve a new 2022-2023 budget. Last week members had…

3 years ago

Jersey City Board Members Fret Over School Taxes and Play ‘Texas Hold’em’

The Jersey City Board of Education held a marathon meeting yesterday trying to balance the burden on taxpayers---the proposed 2022-2023…

3 years ago

Jersey City and Lakewood: Not So Perfect Together When It Comes Schools and Property Taxes

Jersey City and Lakewood's public school districts couldn't be more dissimilar. The former, New Jersey's second largest district, educates 33,000…

3 years ago

Jersey City Superintendent Can Buy More Than A Boat With His Retirement Pay-Out

Back in 2010 during the Christie Administration, the New Jersey State Legislature passed a bill that capped sick day retirement-payouts…

3 years ago

No More Masks in Schools, Unless You Live in Newark or Jersey City

Yesterday Gov. Phil Murphy announced that his mask mandate for all schools and daycare centers (for children over 2) would…

3 years ago

This Is How a Jersey City Public Charter Is Building an Anti-Racist Culture

Felicia Henderson is a first-grade teacher at Learning Community Charter School in Jersey City. She serves as the head of…

3 years ago

BREAKING: Is Murphy’s Education Department in Cahoots with Urban Districts to Close Schools?

Back in March 2020 when New Jersey was being crushed by COVID cases, the State Legislature passed a bill that,…

3 years ago

Jersey City Mom: Gov. Murphy, You Are Endangering My Health By Mandating In-Person Instruction

This is a letter (lightly edited) to Gov. Phil Murphy, written by Shanna Givens of Jersey City, who has an…

3 years ago

As Jersey City Rallies Against Teacher Who Called George Floyd a ‘F–King Criminal,’ NJEA Lawyers Will Fight to Protect His Job

In the wake of a racial tirade by a Jersey City teacher, parents and students will hold a rally on…

4 years ago

Jersey City Teacher to Four Black Students: ‘George Floyd Was a F–King Criminal’

“I hear people whining and crying about Black Lives Matter, but George Floyd was a f---ing criminal and he got…

4 years ago