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NJ Superintendent Salaries Shot Up After Murphy Lifted Christie’s Cap

The top job in a school district is no easy lift. Superintendents are essentially CEO's of businesses beset by labor…

2 years ago

Here’s Why It’s Time For New Jersey Legislators to Finally Pass a Voucher Bill

The ramifications of this pandemic will take years to unpack but here’s one thing we know for sure: support for…

2 years ago

Latest On How NJ School Districts Are Integrating New State Sex Ed Standards (Or Not)

In Essex County's Cedar Grove Schools District, a petition is circulating asking for a recall vote of school board member…

2 years ago

COMMENTARY: These Three NJ Schools Defy Murphy Administration’s Push for Low Standards

Hindsight is golden but here’s what we know: School closures and remote instruction during the 2020-2021 school year were academic…

2 years ago

ADERHOLD: To Address Teacher Shortage, Get Rid of State Qualifying Test

David M. Aderhold, Ed.D, is the superintendent of schools for the West Windsor – Plainsboro Regional School District. This originally…

2 years ago

Montclair Teachers Union Criticizes School Board’s ‘Incompetency” in Supporting LGBTQ-Inclusive Course Content

This is a statement from Stevana Sims and Brian Ford, a social worker and teacher at Montclair Public Schools. They…

2 years ago

Here’s What You Need To Know About School Spending in Murphy’s New Budget

Today the New Jersey State Legislature will approve Gov. Phil Murphy’s $50.6 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins…

2 years ago

Murphy’s Education Department to Families ‘Ripped Out of the Schools They Love’: Let Them Eat Cake

Who is left holding the bag? Black and Latino families who get ripped out of the schools that they love.…

2 years ago

LILLEY: New Jersey, Listen Up–This Is Why We Have a Teacher Shortage

New Jersey school administrators sound the alarm about teacher shortages. The U.S. Department of Education says New Jersey has a…

2 years ago

Murphy Administration’s Attack on This Newark Charter ‘Hurts and Disrespects Black and Latino Families’

Since 2006, Newark's University Heights Charter School (UHCS) has served the community with support from Bethany Baptist Church, one of…

2 years ago