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Amid Teacher Shortages, Murphy’s Ed Department Doesn’t Even Pick Up the Phone

Waiting 45 minutes on hold during a lunch break and having to hang up without ever gettting through. Months elapsing…

3 years ago

COMMENTARY: The Dog Ate Our Homework, Says Murphy’s Ed Department, and Here’s What’s Missing

Chalkbeat's Patrick Wall, an excellent reporter who covers Newark, has a piece today that delves into a set of segregation…

3 years ago

‘Do Something About It!’ Outraged Parents and Students Denounce District’s Racist Culture at School Board Meeting

According to parents and students, racism is alive and well at Central Regional School DIstrict in Ocean County where 70%…

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

Montclair Politicos React To Take-Down of Teacher Union President/Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller

Today the Montclair Local has a piece on the community reaction to an op-ed posted in NJ Ed Report by…

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

Pleasantville Teacher Is Caught On Video Using Racist Language

'Quiet,' an adult voice can be heard saying. 'What I said was, ‘Is it OK if I use the word…

3 years ago

To ‘Bridge the Gap,’ Newark Non-Profit Launches Website To Help Parents Choose Schools

Today the New Jersey Children's Foundation (NJCF) announced the launch of My Schools Newark, a free online research tool and…

3 years ago

BREAKING: Ocean County Teacher Arrested For Death Threats and Cyber-Bullying

Shafayeth Syed, a former 8th grade science teacher at William Davie Middle School in Hamilton Township (Ocean County), was arrested…

3 years ago

Do You Want The Good Lakewood News First Or the Bad Lakewood News First?

Let’s start with the good news. District Attorney Michael Inzelbuch has stopped siphoning more than $1 million dollars of taxpayer…

3 years ago