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New Poll: 83 Percent of Low-Income New Jersey Parents Want High-Quality Tutoring Through Federal Stimulus Funds

As the New Jersey Department of Education recently announced grant amounts to school districts from the American Rescue Plan, Newark-based non-profit Project…

3 years ago

Community Members Ask, ‘Why Doesn’t the State Department of Education Pay Attention to Asbury Park?’

Any close observer of Asbury Park School Board meetings witnesses the hold Gov. Phil Murphy’s pick for State Education Commissioner,…

3 years ago

What’s $12 Billion Among Friends? New Report Slams Murphy Administration’s Schools Development Authority

New Jersey media is abuzz today with stories about the just-released report from the the State Commission of Investigation that…

3 years ago

All Students Will Pass All Courses at Asbury Park. How Is Your District Handling Grading This Year?

This is a message, emailed yesterday afternoon, to all Asbury Park teachers at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Upper Elementary…

3 years ago

BREAKING: Asbury Park School Board Cancels Tonight’s Superintendent Interviews

Tonight at 7 pm the Asbury Park Board of Education was scheduled to hold a “Special Meeting” to interview candidates…

3 years ago

Paterson Students Will Re-Enter School Buildings in September After 542 Days of Remote Instruction

It's been 446 days since teachers in Paterson Public Schools set foot in their classrooms but yesterday they walked in.…

3 years ago

COMMENTARY: Newark Superintendent Borrows a Slam-Dunk Play from Public Charter Schools

For certain New Jerseyans, a favorite sport is attacking New Jersey's public charter schools. One popular move is to lambaste…

3 years ago

How Much Money Is Your School District Getting From D.C. to Help Kids Get Back on Track?

On March 11th, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), a $1.9 trillion “emergency…

4 years ago

NJEA Lobbyists are BFFs with George Norcross and Steve Sweeney

Welcome to election season! If you're got an extra $2,500 in your wallet, you can buy two hours at a…

4 years ago

Lakewood Doesn’t Deserve More State Aid, Appeals Court Rules

The most recent battle in the endless war between Lakewood Public Schools and the State Department of Education just resulted…

4 years ago