Sweeney’s New Public Policy Group Projects State School Spending To Creep To Almost $12 Billion

This week former Senate President Steve Sweeney's Center for Public Policy at Rowen University published a report that aims "to…

2 years ago

Here Are Five Evidence-Based Measures to Reduce School Shootings

Louis Klarevas is a professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, and the author of “Rampage Nation: Securing America from Mass…

2 years ago

In Newark, Public Charters Lift All Boats–and Here’s the Proof

Earlier this week the Newark Municipal Council Education Committee quizzed Superintendent Roger León about district student learning loss; meanwhile an…

2 years ago

Newark Schools District Celebrates the 2021-2022 Teacher of The Year

(This is a press release from Newark Public Schools District.) Yesterday Superintendent Roger León of Newark Public Schools surprised Newark’s…

2 years ago

Union County School Locks Down After Mother Threatens to ‘Shoot the Place Up’

A parent of a Jefferson Elementary School student at Township of Union County Schools was arrested late yesterday after she…

2 years ago

New GOP Bill Would Allow Police in Schools During Elections

(This is a press release.)  Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger and Assemblywoman Victoria Flynn (Monmouth-R’s) have drafted legislation that would amend current…

2 years ago

GOODMAN: High-Stakes Tests Don’t Help Students Learn. Why Don’t We Try This New Model Instead?

Ten years ago Robert Goodman, the Executive Director of the New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning (NJCTL), wrote a…

2 years ago

We’re #41 (in ‘Racial Equality in Education’)

Today WalletHub released its report on the "Best States for Racial Equality in Education," along with accompanying videos and audio…

2 years ago

Newark Schools Chief Roger León Gets Grilled On Student Learning Loss–and Comes Up Short

Yesterday Newark Superintendent Roger León was in the hot seat at the Newark Municipal Council Education Committee as he took…

2 years ago

Christie’s Posterboy for Bloated Salaries Is Sued for Comments About Pedophiles and Lap Dances

Back during the Christie Administration, Parsippany-Troy Hills Superintendent Leroy Seitz was in the news for making $225,064 a year to…

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