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What Do New Education Proposed Laws Mean For NJ Kids and Families?

The New Jersey State Legislature's billing machine continues to grind on, including multiple education proposals that would affect your children's…

2 years ago

LILLEY: NJEA Executive Director Steve Swetsky (Very Quietly) Is Out After Less Than Three Years

(Update: NJEA just removed the job posting for a new executive director.) Sunlight was surprised to learn that the NJEA…

2 years ago

Last-Minute DOE Decision Hurts Newark Students and Families

University Heights Charter School (UHCS) has served public school students in Newark for 16 years. UHCS, which partners with Bethany…

2 years ago

NJEA Is Teaching First Grade Teachers How to Perform ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’

According to a new report from Mike Lilley at the Sunlight Policy Center of NJ,  leaders of the NJ Education…

2 years ago

Murphy and NJEA Promised Taxpayer Relief From Healthcare Premiums—But It’s Going To Cost Us Instead

To the surprise of the entire New Jersey State Legislature as well as school districts and school staff, the Murphy…

2 years ago

NJ Children’s Foundation Announces Grant To Send Newark Third and Fourth-Graders To Junior Olympics!

The New Jersey Children's Foundation announced today that it would provide a $10,000 grant to KIPP Life Academy, ensuring its…

2 years ago

NJ School Boards Association: Murphy Administration Must Act on Insurance Hikes That Take Money From Classrooms

(This is a press release.) The New Jersey School Boards Association is expressing its concern about potential increases in 2023…

2 years ago

Fredon Mayor Urges Conservatives to Run For School Boards To Challenge ‘Woke’ Agendas

This is a press release. Fredon Township Mayor and former school board president John Flora is urging conservatives to file…

2 years ago

South Orange-Maplewood Superintendent: Board May Bring Back Courtesy Busing For Integration Program

Today Carly Sitrin of Politico has an article about the South Orange-Maplewood district's transportation mess, with angry parents crowding school…

2 years ago

Here Are The Latest Cost-Per-Pupil Numbers For New Jersey Schools

The New Jersey Taxpayer's Guide to Education Spending just came out with its most recent numbers. On average, the budgetary…

2 years ago