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Guest Post: Does the Murphy Administration “Have the Courage” to Take Over Lakewood Public Schools?

Michael Hoban was an educator for 48 years, teaching at the elementary, high school and university levels.  He was a…

7 years ago

“This Is Not the ‘Fairer’ New Jersey Promised by Gov. Murphy”

This is a letter from Robert Beers, Superintendent of  Manville Public Schools (Somerset County) that first appeared in Central Jersey. …

7 years ago

Getting the Facts Straight on New Jersey Charter Schools: This Is No Time For a “Pause” On High-Quality Charter Growth

Donna Siminski is Director of Policy and Advocacy for the New Jersey Charter School Association with a focus on the…

7 years ago

Breaking News: State “Loans” Lakewood $28 Million

Late yesterday the Asbury Park Press reported that the state would accede to the request by the Lakewood Board of…

7 years ago

An Open Letter from NJEA Member to NJEA Leaders

Dear NJEA leadership, My name is Andre Halaw; I teach English at South Brunswick High School and for the past…

7 years ago

How Deep Does Charter School Animus Run in Trenton? Ask the Head of the Trenton Teachers Union.

State unions are typically united. When the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) speaks, it speaks for all of its local…

7 years ago

We Are #CharterStrong!

State Street in Trenton was hopping today! With the Senate and Assembly both in session on this bright chilly morning,…

7 years ago

Dear Gov. Murphy and Comm. Repollet: NJ Voters Want You to Maintain State Standardized Tests

The public school advocacy group called We Raise NJ just released a the results of a recent poll exploring NJ…

7 years ago

New Column: Murphy Says He Wants to Scrap PARCC Tests but Doesn’t Know How. Here’s What It Would Take — and It’s Not Easy

It starts here: Eighteen months ago, Governor-to-be Phil Murphy vowed during his keynote address at the 2016 New Jersey Education…

7 years ago

A Preliminary Analysis of Murphy’s Education Budget from N.J.’s School Funding Expert

(This is a guest post from the anonymous writer of the great school funding blog called New Jersey Education Aid.…

7 years ago