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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COMMENTARY: These Three NJ Schools Defy Murphy Administration’s Push for Low Standards
Hindsight is golden but here’s what we know: School closures and remote instruction during the 2020-2021 school year were academic and emotional disasters for most
LILLEY: New Jersey Teachers, Your Union Dues Paid NJEA Director $2.5 Million in 2019
Now we know: New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) retiring Executive Director Ed Richardson was paid $2,485,357 in 2019. buy amitriptyline online https://www.evergreentreatment.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/amitriptyline.html no prescription pharmacy
BROCKETT: To Retain Special Education Teachers, Treat Them Like the Experts They Are
Kara Brockett is the director of special education at KIPP: Newark. She has worked with students with disabilities for over 20 years, as a teacher
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Fewer Than 6 Percent of Newark District Students Will Reach Proficiency in Math
Newark Public Schools District just released the most recent scores on the in-district assessments that measure student learning. According to Patrick Wall at Chalkbeat, “Newark
Camden Youngsters Hospitalized After Drinking From School Milk Cartons
Today at least 64 young Camden schoolchildren from the Early Childhood Development Center and Riletta T. Cream Elementary School were sickened when they drank from
COMMENTARY: Is Biden Really Trying To ‘Yank Students Out of Schools Their Parents Chose’? So Murphy.
The Biden Administration just released new rules for applicants to the federal Charter Schools Program (CSP), which is supposed to help public charters with start-up expenses
Westfield Schools Shaken By Outbreaks of Anti-Semitism
(Photo courtesy of TapInto.) This past August, in wealthy Westfield, residents were shocked to find a swastika etched into playground equipment in a townpark. This
New Legislative Proposal Would Dial Back High School Start Times to 8:30 AM
A new New Jersey Assembly proposal, online pharmacy amaryl no prescription pharmacy A 3816, would require high schools to begin the school day no earlier
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 impassioned plea to the Jersey
Jersey City Addendum: How a Board Member’s Ties to the Teachers Union Can Lead to School Budget Woes
Earlier this week, in a story about Jersey City Public Schools’ habit of giving large bonuses to central office administrators, I neglected a key piece
Camden Partnership Finds Low Confidence and Misinformation about COVID Vaccines Among City Residents
Parents Invincible is a partner of the Camden Health Coalition of Healthcare Providers. Together they have been gathering information from the members of the Camden
In Wall Township, Colleagues Told Him To Get a Holocaust Number Tattooed On His Arm
In 2016 Brandon Jacobs, a public works and tax collector’s office employee in Wall Township, filed a lawsuit against his Monmouth County municipality documenting a
KEANE: NJ Legislators, Vote ‘No’ on Proposal to Replace Snow Days With Virtual Learning Days
Rachel Keane of West Orange is a registered nurse and mother of two children, ages 2 and 5. This was first published at nj.com. At
What’s Up With All the Bonuses To Jersey City School District Administrators?
Today the Jersey Journal recounts that Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, perennially-hopeful gubernatorial candidate, is slamming the city School Board for raising taxes by $1,600
NJ EDUCATION AID: Murphy’s 2022-2023 School Aid Budget Is a ‘Positive Surprise’
New Jersey’s 2022-23 state aid distribution is another big step towards state aid fairness. Thanks to the addition of $650 million of new K-12 operating
VIDEO: Newark Parents Wonder, ‘Why Is Gov. Murphy Turning His Back On Us?’
NJ Education Report has been closely following parent and student reactions to Gov. Murphy’s refusal to allow over 70% of top-performing public charter schools to
Jersey City School Board Narrowly Passes Trimmed School Budget
Last night the Jersey City Board of Education voted 5-4 to approve a new 2022-2023 budget. Last week members had expressed dismay at the district’s
RETALIS: Here’s How ‘Mixed Reality’ Can Help Early Learners and Students with Disabilities
Dr. Symeon Retalis is a Professor of Learning Design Models for Technology-Enhanced Lifelong Learning Environments at the University of Piraeus, Greece. The education sector has
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 before an application is approved,
COMMENTARY: The Dog Ate Our Homework, Says Murphy’s Ed Department, and Here’s What’s Missing
Chalkbeat’s Patrick Wall, an excellent reporter who covers Newark, has a piece today that delves into a set of segregation lawsuits currently inching their way
‘Do Something About It!’ Outraged Parents and Students Denounce District’s Racist Culture at School Board Meeting
According to parents and students, racism is alive and well at Central Regional School DIstrict in Ocean County where 70% of students are white and
Jersey City Board Members Fret Over School Taxes and Play ‘Texas Hold’em’
The Jersey City Board of Education held a marathon meeting yesterday trying to balance the burden on taxpayers—the proposed 2022-2023 budget will add $2,400 a
LILLEY: New Jersey Comes in Dead Last For Out-Migration So What Will Murphy Do About It?
Another migration study, another last-place finish for New Jersey. This time it’s a 2022 study by Hire A Helper that used data from moves, company surveys and
