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16 Ways Your School District Should Spend Its Federal Stimulus Money

Marguerite Roza, Director of the Edunomics Lab and Research Professor at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy and national…

3 years ago

The Big Reveal: This is Why the Anti-Choice Crowd Wants to Stop Newark’s Charter School Expansion

When the New Jersey State Supreme Court unanimously ruled last week that seven public charter schools in Newark could go…

3 years ago

Camden Teachers Union Signs New Contract While Leader Questions District’s ‘Long-Term Survival’

After three years of stalled negotiations, Camden Public Schools and the Camden Education Association have agreed on a five-year contract…

3 years ago

Voorhees Valedictorian Takes Charge During His LGBTQ Speech

Bryce Dershem, the Eastern Regional High School valedictorian in Voorhees, has moxie. When administrators were reviewing his valedictory speech they…

3 years ago

NJ School Board Member Calls Kamala Harris a ‘Streetwalker’

Gregory R. Martucci, a school board member and Democratic councilmanin the Union County city of Linden, called Vice President Kamala…

3 years ago

Sorry, New Jersey History Buffs: New Report Says Our Course Content Is ‘Mediocre’

This week the Fordham Institute released a report called “The State of State Standards for Civics and U.S. History in…

3 years ago

Ten Camden City Teachers Win RISE Awards From Camden Education Fund

Yesterday the Camden Education Fund announced the winners of the RISE (Resilient, Inspirational, Solutions-Oriented Educators) awards to honor city teachers…

3 years ago

Asbury Park Union Files Grievance While Central Office Staff Have a Party

Yesterday the Asbury Park Education Association filed a grievance against the district because teachers are getting blamed for an extension…

3 years ago

Court Upholds Newark Charter Expansions, Thwarting Attempt to ‘Kick Out Students From the Schools They Love’

Today, the NJ State Supreme Court issued a ruling upholding the Commissioner of Education’s 2016 decisions to expand seven high-performing…

3 years ago

New Online Hub Helps Districts ‘Buy Back Time’ for Students

Today JerseyCAN, a nonprofit advocating for high-quality schools for all New Jersey students, launched a centralized multimedia platform to assist…

3 years ago