Newark Superintendent Is Advising School Board Members to Lie to the State
Just when you think Newark Public Schools District can’t get any more dysfunctional, another perversion pops up. Example: today Chalkbeat reports that during October’s board
2022 Mid-Terms: Winners Listened to 81% of Parents Who Support School Choice
This is a press release from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Education played a significant role in the 2022 election cycle in America—and
Top New Jersey Officials Demand More Honesty and Less Vomit From Murphy’s Education Department As Student Proficiency Plummets
When someone stands up and says New Jersey schools are #1 I have an immediate reaction to vomit because I know that’s not true. That’s
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FLYNN: Delayed Release of Test Scores Shows Murphy’s Education Department Is Guided By Politics, Not What’s Best for Children
These are comments from New Jersey Assemblywoman Victoria Flynn on the State Education Department’s (NJDOE) delayed and partial release of last spring’s student assessments. Since
MATRISCIANO: Here is a Statewide Strategic Action Plan for Education in New Jersey
Vince Matrisciano is a certified Project Management Professional, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and Human Capitol Strategist. He has made a career of successfully engaging
OROHO, PENNACCHIO, SCHEPISI: Gender Identity on State Board’s Agenda Again with New Proposal Impacting Sex Ed Classes
Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho, Senator Joe Pennacchio, and Senator Holly Schepisi said the State Board of Education should focus more on addressing pandemic-related learning
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Top Education Advocate to Murphy’s Department of Education and State Board: The Madness Must Stop
STATEMENT FROM JERSEYCAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PAULA WHITE REGARDING NJDOE’S PRESENTATION TO THE NEW JERSEY STATE SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION [New Jersey – December 7, 2002]
State Board of Education Members Get Fired Up During Discussion About Gender Identity in Sex Education Classes
Today’s State Board of Education meeting was a six-hour marathon as Board trustees, Acting Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan, and Education Department staff members plodded through an
MATRISCIANO: Here is a Statewide Strategic Action Plan for Education in New Jersey
Vince Matrisciano is a certified Project Management Professional, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and Human Capitol Strategist. He has made a career of successfully engaging
SCOOP: First Peek at New Jersey State Test Scores!
Today Acting Education Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan and her team will unveil student levels of proficiency as gauged by last spring’s NJ Student Learning Assessments (NJSLA).
VIDEO: We Don’t Just Need Our Kids’ Test Scores—We Need a Competent Education Department Too
Tomorrow morning the State Board of Education will hear a presentation from the Murphy Administration’s Department of Education, which will finally release some of the
OROHO, PENNACCHIO, SCHEPISI: Gender Identity on State Board’s Agenda Again with New Proposal Impacting Sex Ed Classes
Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho, Senator Joe Pennacchio, and Senator Holly Schepisi said the State Board of Education should focus more on addressing pandemic-related learning
Dear Gov. Murphy & Education Department: You Won’t Fix Learning Loss By Hiding Test Data
This is an editorial from the Star-Ledger Editorial Board. Although New Jersey is at the top of national rankings for its schools, we can’t afford
New Jersey Currently Stands as One of Only Two States in The Country That Has Not Publicly Released Test Scores
Today Paula White, Executive Director of JerseyCAN, will testify before New Jersey’s Joint Committee on Public Schools regarding the urgent need for the New Jersey
Wake Up For Wednesday’s State Board of Education Meeting: Test Scores and Gender Identity
On Wednesday at 10am, the New Jersey Department of Education will finally share results with the State Board (and the public, who can join here)
Assemblyman Umba Responds to Murphy’s Tutoring Announcement:
A member of the Assembly Education Committee and prime sponsor of legislation to fund more high-impact tutoring in K-12 schools, Assemblyman Brandon Umba offered the
Murphy Announces New Initiative To Try to Accelerate Student Learning in Wake Of Covid
The Murphy Administration today announced the launch of the New Jersey Partnership for Student Success (NJPSS), an initiative designed to harness the energy of volunteers
BREAKING: New Jersey Is Now the Only State in the Nation That Hasn’t Released Statewide Test Scores (Plus Newark Numbers)
CORRECTION: Technically Maine, Maryland, and Vermont have, in addition to New Jersey, not released statewide standardized test results from last spring. As noted below, Vermont
NJ Teacher: Scapegoating Teacher Unions Could Lead to Unimaginable Violence
Susan Poage is a New Jersey teacher who resides in Berkeley Heights. Mike Pompeo, the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and secretary of
Murphy Signs Critical School Security Legislation to Help First Responders Protect Students and Teachers
Governor Phil Murphy today signed bill S2426 into law, requiring all public and nonpublic schools in New Jersey to submit critical incident mapping data to
Top New Jersey Officials Demand More Honesty and Less Vomit From Murphy’s Education Department As Student Proficiency Plummets
When someone stands up and says New Jersey schools are #1 I have an immediate reaction to vomit because I know that’s not true. That’s
LILLEY: NJEA Leadership Funds Gov. Murphy’s Presidential Ambitions with New Jersey Teachers’ Highest-in-the-Nation Dues
The New Jersey Globe reported that the pro-Murphy, dark money Super PAC “Stronger Fairer Forward,” which is run by Murphy’s wife, contributed “more than $300,000” to various Democratic
OROHO/STANFIELD: State Board of Education Must Stop Hiding Behind Pandemic to Deny Parents Access to Important Meetings
Senate Republicans Call for State Board to Resume Meeting In Person and Allow Public Attendance, Comments. Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho and Senator Jean Stanfield
Governor Murphy Announces Independent Review of State’s Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
Governor Murphy today announced the beginning of an independent review of the State’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the state of readiness in early
Attention New Jersey Parents: This Deadline is Looming
Justine Kattouf is a Maplewood student with profound autism; Covid-school closures and subsequent remote learning were a disaster for him. He would wake up every
State Takeovers of School Districts Don’t Work–Except in Camden
A new paper from the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, authored by Beth Schueler and Joshua Bleiberg and titled “The Education Exchange: Does State
