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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South Orange-Maplewood Parents Outraged At School Board’s Disregard for Child Safety
South Orange-Maplewood Public Schools District (SOMA) is known for its fine schools with students performing well above state averages. Like Montclair, also in Essex County,
Esteemed NJ Businessman Demands Murphy and Media Challenge NJEA Leaders’ Gold-Plated Salary & Benefits
Josh Weston, who founded Automatic Data Processing (ADP) with the late New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg, has some harsh words for the payroll of NJEA
NJEA Leaders Play Defense After Big Reveal of Executives’ Crazy-High Salaries
Last week Mike Lilley of Sunlight Policy Center published the startling news that in 2019 state teachers union executive director Ed Richardson received $2.5 million
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NJ Teachers Union Hits Back at ‘Disinformation’ About Murphy Administration’s New Sex Education Standards
This is a copy of a “Disinformation Alert” from the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) front office, accusing “political consultants and partisan pundits” of making
On School Board Election Day in Newark, Charter School ‘Wars’ Are a Nothing-Burger
Tuesday was Election Day in Newark for the district’s Board of Education. Among seven candidates for three open seats, winners were incumbents A’Dorian Murray-Thomas and
Asbury Park Teachers: ‘Our Administrators Are Breaking the Law!’
Three months ago NJ Education Report released a copy of a letter from Asbury Park Education Association President John Napolitani that he’d sent to all
COMMENTARY: Is This School Really a Remedy For NJ’s Intensely-Segregated School System?
Yesterday the New Jersey Monitor had a fine piece on the Garden State’s long struggle to integrate schools, currently the subject of a lawsuit. One
New Bill Proposal Would Address Parent Concerns About Murphy Administration’s Sex Education Standards
State Senator Vin Gopal, Chair of the Senate Education Committee, says he will introduce a bill proposal that would require school districts to publish curricula
Big Mess at Murphy’s Ed Department: Some Students Were Tested On Material They Hadn’t Learned Yet
The past October, one million New Jersey public school students took a series of tests called Start Strong that assessed proficiency in reading for grades
South Orange-Maplewood Resident Demands School Board Apologize For Unjust Treatment of Second-Grade Teacher
Last night at the South Orange-Maplewood School Board meeting, resident Talya Rothenberg demanded that the School Board formally apologize to Tamar Herman, an elementary school
Parents Demand Reversal of Murphy Administration’s New Sexual Education Standards: ‘Opting Out Is Not a Reasonable Solution’
This is a petition challenging the decision by Gov. Murphy’s Education Department to revise the health and physical education standards, approved by the State Board
PETRILLI, GRIFFITH, ROSENKRANS: Gov. Murphy, Listen To the Evidence and Let Newark Charters Expand
Michael J. Petrilli is the president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. David Griffith is the institute’s associate director for research and the author of
Lakewood School Board Re-Ups Lawyer’s ‘Obscene and Immoral’ $600K Per Year Contract
Last week the Lakewood Public Schools District reappointed Michael Inzelbuch to continue on as its attorney through June 2023 at his current annual “retainer” of
NJ Ed Department, Following Murphy’s Directive, Issues ‘Clarification’ On Sex Ed Standards
Last Wednesday, April, 13th, in reaction to public backlash, Gov. Phil Murphy announced he was directing his Department of Education to review health and physical
Newark Will Spend Only 5% Of COVID Funds on Tutoring Students
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Newark Board of Education Will Hire Retired Teachers and Create a Pathway for New Teachers
The Newark Board of Education (NBOE) is poised to take advantage of new legislation that allows them to hire retired teachers and offer a new
Murphy, Says New Report, Is Eyeing the Presidency While Cheating Students and Teachers
Mike Lilley of Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey has a new analysis out called, “Before You Go, Gov. Murphy, There Is Some Unfinished Business
Murphy Walks Back New Sex Ed Recommendations, Says They’ve Been ‘Intentionally Misrepresented’
Gov. Phil Murphy just announced “he’ll direct the state Department of Education to “review the standards and provide further clarification on what age-appropriate guidelines look
BENNETT: Party Bosses or Party Bases? The Problem with NJ Primaries isn’t the County Line
Jeff Bennett blogs at New Jersey Education Aid. In the last two years there’s been a campaign by progressive groups in New Jersey such as
Camden Education Fund and Camden U Announce New “Teacher Pathway” Partnership
The Camden Education Fund and Camden U, a nonprofit hybrid college, today announced a new partnership designed to give Camden’s paraprofessionals the opportunity to earn
Here Are the Facts On How Murphy’s Ed Department Changed Learning Standards for Sexual Education and Gender Identity
Everyone is talking about the “new” Student Learning Standards–actually passed almost two years ago by the State Board of Education on the recommendation of Gov.
COMMENTARY: Forget About the ‘Math Wars’ and Look at Corey and Kyela
Let’s start with a history lesson: in 1882, before computers, software engineering, and artificial intelligence were even a glint in the nation’s eye, a group
NJ Assembly Members To Murphy’s Ed Department: What’s the Plan? Our Kids Can’t Wait.
Yesterday the New Jersey Assembly Budget Committee held a hearing on Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed $48.9 billion budget and, at least briefly, K-12 education was
