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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If NJEA Leaders Are Serious About Fixing the Teacher Shortage, They’ll Need To Limber Up
Today Mike Lilley of the Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey released a new report called “Teaching in New Jersey’s Antiquated, Union-Dominated Public School System
As Murphy Plots a Presidential Run, Low-Income Families Pay the Price
At a Goldman Sachs conference in April of 2017, a month before Phil Murphy declared his candidacy for New Jersey governor, a former governor’s wife
Um, No, Don’t Blame New Jersey Teacher Shortages on ‘Wage Gaps’
Two weeks ago Mark Weber, also known as “Jersey Jazzman,” issued a report through New Jersey Policy Perspective called “New Jersey’s Teacher Pipeline: The Decline
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Judge Rules Three-Year-Old With Two Speech Disorders Can’t Attend Preschool Without a Mask
Katharine Hart of Medford Lakes has a son who just turned three years old, a preschooler who became eligible for special education services beginning in
MORRISON: Gov. Murphy, I Am a Survivor of Newark District Schools and My Boys Deserve More’
Jasmine Morrison is a parent organizer and founder of Unapologetic Parents, an organization that advocates for better school options and equity in education. She grew
New Jersey High School Student Releases Illustrated Children’s Book
Surayyah “RayRay” Fofana is a 16-year-old high school student in Hillsborough, NJ of Senegal and American descent, an activist, dancer, and writer with a full
Asbury Park Mom: ‘This District Is Trying to Silence Parents’
NJ Education Report hears regularly from Asbury Park staff members about their struggles in this district but not often from parents. However this week Asbury
Parents Invincible Launches ‘Camden Homeschooling Cohort’
This is a press release from Parents Invincible Executive Director Shirley Irizarry. The non-profit helps Camden parents make the best school choice for their children,regardless
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Why Murphy Should Have Mandated Covid Vaccinations in Schools
Last week the Star-Ledger Editorial Board interviewed Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, whom some consider a likely gubernatorial candidate in 2025. (Alan Steinberg, for instance, says
Why Isn’t the Murphy Administration Taking Student Math Loss Seriously?
Imagine that you go in for your annual medical bloodwork and something alarming turns up: say, your platelets are through the roof, a possible indicator
NJ Property Tax Payers, Be Grateful For Small Favors
John Reitmeyer reports today on the rousing success of New Jersey’s 2 percent cap on municipal and school district tax increases, which has succeeded in
LILLEY: NJ Spends 59% More Per Pupil Than the National Average But These Two Cherry-Pickers Say ‘We Need More’
We have already documented 10 reports where Mark Weber and Bruce Baker cherry-pick data to support their preferred conclusions that always adhere to the agenda
Governor, Let Me Clear Up Your Confusion: You’re Getting Your Phils Mixed Up!
‘I don’t understand why all of a sudden there’s this big buzz around our posture on charter schools,’ he said. ‘It takes my breath away.
What’s Up With the Optics of the Old White Lawyer Denying School Choice To the Black Mom?
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RICCARDS: It’s Time for Parents to Speak Louder in Local School Issues
If only I had known that I was a candidate canary in the school board coal mine … It was only a few years ago
JerseyCAN & NJ Teachers Join Together To Provide Recommendations and Advice for New Jersey Parents
JerseyCAN, a nonprofit advocating for high-quality schools for all New Jersey students, announced today a series of short video interstitials from New Jersey teachers aimed
New Survey Results from Asbury Park: ‘The State Needs To Come In and Shut This Place Down’
The Asbury Park Education Association sent out a mid-year climate survey to its 375 members asking their opinions of the leadership of the district, the
A Tweet-Thread To Gov. Murphy Re: His Decision To Prioritize Politics Over Newark Students and Families
Monday: @PhilMurphyNJ: “If it’s a high-quality top performing school, regardless of what school it is…we’ve never, ever, ever been, ‘Hell no to charters.” Tuesday: @PhilMurphyNJ
LEE: NJ Education Commissioner’s Decisions are ‘Crushing Blow to Low-Income Students of Color’
The following is a statement from Harry Lee, President of the New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association: Yesterday, Acting Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan, Ed.D., issued a
NJ State Charter Association Agrees with Gov. Murphy: We Must Support All Great Schools Including High-Performing Charter Schools
Yesterday, at Governor Murphy’s press conference, in response to a reporter question, the Governor noted that he supports “high-quality top performing school[s]” regardless of the
‘President’ Phil Murphy?
It’s no secret that Gov. Phil Murphy has national ambitions. After his inaugural speech last month, Fred Snowflack editorialized that Murphy sounded “very much like
No More Masks in Schools, Unless You Live in Newark or Jersey City
Yesterday Gov. Phil Murphy announced that his mask mandate for all schools and daycare centers (for children over 2) would be lifted on March 7th,
COMMENTARY: It’s Time for Murphy to Take Off His MAGA Hat
Gov. Phil Murphy says he supports “giving our children the education they need to succeed in a 21st century economy.” Except he doesn’t. If he
