Yesterday New Jersey parents woke up to their annual smack in the face: All public schools are closed today and tomorrow, the first Thursday and
Ed. Note: This is a press release from Education Law Center, which is closely affiliated with (and largely funded by) the state teachers union NJEA.
Yesterday, Nov. 10th, Gov. Phil Murphy signed Executive Order #309 establishing a task force to “explore best practices and innovative ways to recruit and retain
A new bill in the New Jersey Senate would make state finances “readily accessible to the public,” says Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee Chair Paul
Recognizing the many revenue-generating operations of the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey (ESCNJ) to offset the cost of tuition, the specialized commission has selected
This was first published by the Editorial Board of the Press of Atlantic City. Public charter schools have developed innovative approaches to education that have
The New Jersey State Board of Education held its monthly public meeting this morning, large stretches of it consumed by DOE staffers reading aloud a
For a sense of the metamorphosis of school board races from afterthoughts to center-stage, look no further than Clinton Township in Hunterdon County. On Saturday there
Students will march to demand more counselors, more transparency in school policies, and restorative practices that include the voices of students. On Thursday November 10,
In 2018 when Superintendent Roger Leon first took over the helm of New Jersey’s largest school district, he inherited its universal enrollment system called Newark