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Fair Funding for Charter Schools Is Wedge Issue in Debate Over Reforming Schools Development Authority

Two years ago the New Jersey Schools Development Authority, responsible for building and renovating facilities in low-income districts, was mired…

2 years ago

JerseyCAN Chief Rebukes State Education Department For Delaying Release of Student Testing Data

Paula White, Executive Director of JerseyCAN, is frustrated with the New Jersey Education Department’s delayed release of last spring's student…

2 years ago

BREAKING: Some NJ School Districts Used ‘Cheat Sheets’ to Artificially Raise Student Math Scores on State Tests

According to an inside source, some New Jersey school districts distributed "cheat sheets" last month for students taking the state's…

2 years ago

Inside Scoop From Yesterday’s State Board of Education Meeting With Murphy Administration Stuck on the 64 Floor

At yesterday’s State Board of Education monthly public meeting, the 64 Floor legacy of Gov. Murphy’s former commissioner Lamont Repollet…

2 years ago

COMMENTARY: The Lawsuit to Desegregate NJ Schools Rests on Whether Lululemom Will Open in Trenton

Today Mary Ann Koruth of The Record has a great update of a lawsuit currently before the state Superior Court…

2 years ago

Three Adults Charged With Inciting a Riot at Trenton Central High; District Issues Statement, DOE Sits on Its Hands

Back in June, L.A. Parker of the Trentonian noted that “nothing had changed” at Trenton Central High School since 2005…

2 years ago

In a ‘Bellwether’ Congressional Race, Sex Ed Is In the Spotlight

In a political race that today the New York Times called a "bellwether" for the nation, U.S. Representative Tom Malinowski…

2 years ago

The Millionth Time’s the Charm: Murphy’s Education Department Approves a New Charter School for Jersey City

 After years of denying new public charter school applications, as well as reversing previous approvals for expansions of high-performing charters,…

2 years ago

SCOOP: NJEA Executives Were the First to Know Murphy Wants To Can These Three State Board of Education Members

According to anonymous sources, top executives at New Jersey Education Association were the first to hear that Gov. Phil Murphy…

2 years ago

There’s a Catch with Newark’s Hot New Teacher Magnet: Those $62K Starting Salaries Go Nowhere Slow

Newark Public Schools is desperate to fill teaching slots, a combination of teacher burn-out and an increase in the number…

2 years ago