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NJ Teachers Union Hits Back at ‘Disinformation’ About Murphy Administration’s New Sex Education Standards

This is a copy of a "Disinformation Alert" from the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) front office, accusing "political consultants…

3 years ago

COMMENTARY: Is This School Really a Remedy For NJ’s Intensely-Segregated School System?

Yesterday the New Jersey Monitor had a fine piece on the Garden State's long struggle to integrate schools, currently the…

3 years ago

New Bill Proposal Would Address Parent Concerns About Murphy Administration’s Sex Education Standards

State Senator Vin Gopal, Chair of the Senate Education Committee, says he will introduce a bill proposal that would require…

3 years ago

Big Mess at Murphy’s Ed Department: Some Students Were Tested On Material They Hadn’t Learned Yet

The past October, one million New Jersey public school students took a series of tests called Start Strong that assessed…

3 years ago

Parents Demand Reversal of Murphy Administration’s New Sexual Education Standards: ‘Opting Out Is Not a Reasonable Solution’

This is a petition challenging the decision by Gov. Murphy's  Education Department to revise the health and physical education standards,…

3 years ago

PETRILLI, GRIFFITH, ROSENKRANS: Gov. Murphy, Listen To the Evidence and Let Newark Charters Expand

Michael J. Petrilli is the president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. David Griffith is the institute’s associate director for…

3 years ago

NJ Ed Department, Following Murphy’s Directive, Issues ‘Clarification’ On Sex Ed Standards

Last Wednesday, April, 13th, in reaction to public backlash, Gov. Phil Murphy announced he was directing his Department of Education…

3 years ago

Murphy, Says New Report, Is Eyeing the Presidency While Cheating Students and Teachers

Mike Lilley of Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey has a new analysis out called, "Before You Go, Gov. Murphy,…

3 years ago

Murphy Walks Back New Sex Ed Recommendations, Says They’ve Been ‘Intentionally Misrepresented’

Gov. Phil Murphy just announced "he’ll direct the state Department of Education to “review the standards and provide further clarification…

3 years ago

BENNETT: Party Bosses or Party Bases? The Problem with NJ Primaries isn’t the County Line

Jeff Bennett blogs at New Jersey Education Aid. In the last two years there’s been a campaign by progressive groups…

3 years ago