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New Report Tells Us To Do the Math in January 2022

Everyone from President Joe Biden to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to AFT President Randi Weingarten has championed the cause…

3 years ago

County Declines To Prosecute South Orange-Maplewood Teacher Accused of Anti-Muslim Sentiment

On October 6th, a second-grade teacher at Seth Boyden Elementary School in South Orange-Maplewood Schools District was charged with pulling…

3 years ago

Are We Almost Through With Masks in Schools? Maybe, Says Murphy

Yesterday during an interview on PIX11's morning news program, Gov. Phil Murphy said he expects to lift the in-school mask…

3 years ago

JUST OUT: Senate Education Chair Asks Asbury Park Staff Members To Speak Up–Confidentiality Assured

Below are two emails. The first is from Asbury Park Education Association's president John Napolitani; it went out earlier today…

3 years ago

Help Us Serve Your Education News Needs! Three Minutes of Your Time?

Dear readers, When we launched New Jersey Education Report last February, we didn't know what to expect: Were there enough…

3 years ago

Verdicts on Murphy’s Inauguration Speech in the ‘Opportunity State,’ Plus Edu-Nuggets

Yesterday morning at the War Memorial in Trenton, Gov. Phil Murphy and Lt. Gov. Sheila Murphy were sworn in for…

3 years ago

EXPLAINER: What Is an IEP and How to Make Sure Your Child’s Needs Are Met

If you have a child with disabilities like me, you’re not alone: According to the latest data, over 7 million…

3 years ago

COMMENTARY: Murphy Is Rigid on Remote Instruction But Parents Rally For Change

Back in September Governor Murphy announced that all students would be back in school full-time, in-person and that parents “will…

3 years ago

Newark School Board President On Rampant Violence at High School: ‘It’s Some Fights’

Earlier this week Chalkbeat-Newark published an exposé of the district's dysfunctional Malcolm X Shabazz High School, where violence is so…

3 years ago

Lakewood Municipal Gov’t Is Using COVID Emergency Funds To Reimburse Parents for Yeshiva Tuition. Is This Kosher?

Here's a creative use of federal emergency funds intended to address learning loss suffered by low-income students during pandemic-induced school…

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