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Senator Schepisi Urges Health Benefits Commission To Rescue School Districts Plagued With Runaway Healthcare Costs

In a letter to members of the New Jersey State Health Benefits Commission prior to their meeting to consider astronomical…

2 years ago

What We’re Getting Wrong About the New Jersey Teacher Shortage

New Jersey Republican Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis wrote yesterday that New Jersey needs "to combat the teacher shortage "head-on" to protect…

2 years ago

Paterson Teachers Union Decries Superintendent’s Refusal to Address Poor Working Conditions and Unreasonably Low Salaries

This is an "Open Letter to the Paterson Community" from the Paterson Education Association. The Paterson Education Association (PEA) has…

2 years ago

Paula White, Education Policy Expert and NJ Mom, Will Run Statewide Education Advocacy Organization

JerseyCAN, the only statewide advocacy organization in New Jersey committed to ensuring access to high-quality public schools for every child…

2 years ago

LILLEY: Learning Loss Is Real, but Our Governor Is AWOL

“Where is Gov. Murphy?” asks the Star-Ledger editorial board, noting that our governor is essentially AWOL when it comes to addressing learning…

2 years ago

Lakewood Quietly Passes Sex Ed ‘Opt-In Only’ Policy

While some New Jersey parents, school boards, and politicians have loudly denounced the new Health and Physical Education Standards issued…

2 years ago

MATSIKOUDIS: New Jersey Can Remedy the Teacher Shortage By Easing Regulations and Eligibility

Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis serves as a member of the Assembly Education Committee and the Joint Committee on Public Schools. She…

2 years ago

Play (Foot)Ball! Or, Miracle in Asbury Park

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

2 years ago

Murphy Signs Two Bills To Expand Free Breakfast and Lunch to Middle-Income Students

Governor Phil Murphy signed two bills today that will help combat food insecurity among students across the state. The first…

2 years ago

Governor Murphy and DOE Announce Over $26 Million to Expand High-Quality Preschool in 27 School Districts

Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) announced yesterday that 27 school districts will receive Preschool…

2 years ago