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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

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

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

COMMENTARY: If Phil Murphy Wants a Second Term, Here’s the Course-Correction He Needs Most

If you’ve been following NJ Education Report’s coverage of the dissolution of Asbury Park Public Schools, first under the direction…

3 years ago

‘State of Emergency’ or ‘Not a Failure’? Dueling Takeaways on Learning Loss at State Board of Education Meeting

There was some dissension yesterday during the New Jersey State Board of Education meeting. Vice President Andy Mulvihill, upon hearing…

3 years ago

NEWSFLASH: Ciattarelli, Murphy’s GOP Challenger, at Odds With NJ Teacher Union Leaders

Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican challenger to Gov. Phil Murphy, has reached an impasse with leaders of the New Jersey Education…

3 years ago

This Educator Says New Jersey’s Backlash Against Testing Is Hurting Our Neediest Students

Did you know that in New Jersey only 47% of adults read at middle school-level? In Essex, Hudson, and Passaic…

3 years ago

New Data on Student Learning Loss Sounds the Alarm for NJ Education Department-Mandated Summer School Programs

Last year the Trump Administration allowed states to waive annual standardized testing due to all-remote instruction. This year the Biden…

3 years ago

Asbury Update: A ‘Whistleblower’ Gets Suspended and the School Board Plays Charades

Reginald Mirthil, the principal of Thurgood Marshall Upper Elementary School, has been suspended. On Tuesday he sent out a tweet…

3 years ago

Bill That Would Protect Students With Disabilities Stalled on Murphy’s Desk

A month ago the New Jersey State Legislature unanimously passed a bill that would offer 700 students with disabilities an…

3 years ago