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“Take Your Masks and Shove It”: Lakewood Ultra-Orthodox Community Reacts To “Deeply Concerning” Covid Cases in Ocean County

Currently Lakewood is New Jersey's hot spot for coronoavirus infections. There are two reasons: 1) there is a lack of…

4 years ago

Did Murphy and NJEA’s Excellent Adventure Hit a Pothole?

Yesterday Governor Phil Murphy celebrated his victory -- signing a Legislature-approved nine-month budget of $32.7 billion that includes his millionaire’s…

4 years ago

NJ Education Department Announces Free Student Assessments in Reading, Math, and Science

This is a release from the New Jersey Department of Education. The Office of Assessments is pleased to announce that the…

4 years ago

Murphy Negotiates a Budget While His NJEA-Sponsored PAC Plays Ball

New Directions New Jersey, the PAC that promotes Gov. Phil Murphy's agenda, just made a big ad buy of $1.25…

4 years ago

New Jersey Governance in the Middle of a Pandemic: Run By and For NJEA

The NJEA’s investments are paying off.   New Jersey’s most powerful special interest has had a great recent run with…

4 years ago

New Jersey Schools Failed the Remote Learning Test in March. Here Are 3 Ways to Get September Right.

For the last two years I’ve been reporting on the disarray at the New Jersey Department of Education. Suddenly I’m…

4 years ago

Senator Ruiz Proposes Bill To Compensate For Murphy’s Underfunding of Schools

Senate Education Chair M. Teresa Ruiz introduced a budget resolution to increase school funding by $311 million, the resolution would…

4 years ago

Senator Ruiz Reams Out NJ DOE for Lying and Lack of Leadership

A few notes from last Thursday's State Senate Budget Committee hearing, with Interim Department of Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer in…

4 years ago

The Road to Reopening Is Filled With Potholes, Says NJ School Boards Association

One week ago the New Jersey School Boards Association published a report called “Choosing The Best ‘Road Back’ for Our…

4 years ago

Why Hasn’t Murphy Replaced the DOE Commissioner?

I’m surely not the first to wonder why Governor Phil Murphy has yet to nominate a Commissioner for the Department…

4 years ago