NJ DOE

With Friends Like Biden and Murphy, Who Needs Enemies?

Last week Newark Public Schools District reported the alarming news that, based on results from internal assessments, only 6% of…

3 years ago

‘This Curriculum Makes Me Sick’: NJ Parents React to New Sexual Health Standards

In 2020 the New Jersey State Board of Education approved new content for teaching students about health and sexual education;…

3 years ago

SCOOP: NJ Education Department Abruptly Fires Only Latina Executive Superintendent For ‘Political’ Reasons

This past Friday Yasmin Hernández, one of the New Jersey Department of Education’s Executive Superintendents who oversee multiple districts, received…

3 years ago

PARK & LEE: Charter Schools Can Be a Remedy for NJ’s Segregated School System–If We Get This Right

Sonia C. Park is the executive director of the Diverse Charter Schools Coalition. Harry Lee is the president and CEO of…

3 years ago

Whistleblowers from Murphy’s Education Department Say Their Leaders Are Clueless

This piece was submitted by a group of NJ Department of Education staff members who wish to remain anonymous. They…

3 years ago

Four Corrections to Jersey City Teacher Union President’s Speech to School Board on Superintendent Selection

Ron Greco, the president of the Jersey City Education Association (JCEA), the local arm of the teachers union, made an…

3 years ago

Amid Teacher Shortages, Murphy’s Ed Department Doesn’t Even Pick Up the Phone

Waiting 45 minutes on hold during a lunch break and having to hang up without ever gettting through. Months elapsing…

3 years ago

How Do New Jersey Schools Rate Through an ‘Equity Lens’? Not As Well As You’d Think.

Education Trust, a nonprofit that works to close opportunity gaps that disproportionately affect students of color and students from low-income…

3 years ago

BREAKING: Asbury Park Teachers & Residents Demand State Declare Superintendent’s Contract ‘Null and Void’

Twelve days ago, on February 22nd, the Asbury Park Education Association, which represents 375 district teachers and staff, plus three…

3 years ago

Former NJ Education Department Official: Our Students Deserve More Than They’re Getting From Murphy

Amy Ruck Kagan, formerly head of the New Jersey Department of Education Charter School Office,is vice president of Authorizer Engagement…

3 years ago