NJ DOE

Everyone Wants To Eliminate This Teacher Test But Murphy is Mum

A popular, bipartisan bill eliminating a controversial teacher qualifying test called the EdTPA passed the New Jersey State Senate and…

2 years ago

BREAKING: Murphy’s Education Commissioner Orders State Board To Recognize Her ‘Competence’

Here's a best practice for state departments of education: treat oversight boards respectfully and communicate all proposals in advance of…

2 years ago

How Will Murphy’s Education Department ‘Penalize’ Districts Who Don’t Teach New Sex Education Standards?

Yesterday’s marathon State Board of Education meeting—six hours and change—was noteworthy for multiple reasons, not least the clear frustration expressed…

2 years ago

Middletown School Board Calls Education Department’s Bluff on Sex Education

According to the Murphy Administration's Department of Education, in September all New Jersey public schools must adhere to the new…

2 years ago

Murphy Signs Law Requiring NJ Public Schools to Immediately Develop Threat Assessment Teams

Yesterday Governor Phil Murphy signed Assembly Bill 4075/3229 into law, requiring the board of education in each school district and…

2 years ago

CIATTARELLI: When Is the Right TIme For Our Youngest Students To Learn About Sex?

When it comes to sex education for our youngest students, what is age-appropriate and what is not? It’s a question…

2 years ago

BREAKING: The New Jersey Sex Ed Wars Aren’t Really About Sex

Anyone reading New Jersey media this morning–or, in fact, most days for the past couple of months—could be forgiven for…

2 years ago

Five Reasons the NJ Education Department Made the Right Call!

There's been a fair amount of blowback to the New Jersey State Education Department's mandate that this fall schools administer…

2 years ago

Last-Minute DOE Decision Hurts Newark Students and Families

University Heights Charter School (UHCS) has served public school students in Newark for 16 years. UHCS, which partners with Bethany…

2 years ago

COMMENTARY: Murphy’s Disdain Towards Parents’ COVID Priorities Spells Trouble For the Democratic Party

New Jersey parents are divided on the state Department of Education’s new standards on sexual health and gender awareness but…

2 years ago