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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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
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
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
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COMMENTARY: Murphy Dwells in Denial While Parents and School Leaders Plead for Remote Options
“Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt,” said Mark Twain, but that riverbed is where our mulish Governor has planted his flag. It was back
Newark Union President Says Newark Parents Are Too Ignorant to Know if They Support Charter Schools
I’m always wary of public polls regarding educational issues, whether it be taxpayers, parents, anyone not aligned with the education world. online pharmacy order zocor
LILLEY: Montville Teacher Pleads With Fellow Teachers to Quit NJEA and Save $1,500 in Annual Dues
(Opinions by our guest columnists do not necessarily reflect the views of NJER.) Courageous Montville teacher Mark Mansour made an inspiring and impassioned plea to his
Over Last Two Years Lakewood Lawyer Took Home $2.1 Million of Your Tax Money
Four years ago, in 2017, NJ Education Report started covering the contract between Lakewood Public Schools District and attorney Michael Inzelbuch, particularly the school board’s
Top Ten Highest Paid Superintendents in New Jersey, One Per County
Leading a school district is a 24/7 job. Yet some compensation packages may surprise you, especially when you consider the elaborate health benefits, pension packages,
BREAKING: Former Asbury Park Superintendent Is Working for Lamont Repollet
Last February I reported on various rumors about outgoing-Asbury Park Superintendent Sancha Gray’s next career move after her surprise resignation. One possibility, sources told me,
LILLEY: Is NJ Working Families Alliance Serving as a ‘Dark Money’ Front for the NJEA?
Sunlight was recently on Twitter asking whether New Jersey Working Families Alliance’s (NJWFA) executive director Sue Altman’s anti-charter school invective online pharmacy purchase antabuse online with
COMMENTARY: With Re-Election Looming, Murphy Chooses Politics Over Parents
As the number of COVID pediatric infections and hospitalizations in New Jersey rises due to the Delta variant and the the Centers for Disease Control
Full Text of Murphy’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for School Staff
Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 253, requiring all preschool to Grade 12 school personnel to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 18,
Live From Asbury Park, Acting Superintendent Fends Off Bad Karma
Last week at an Asbury Park Community Parent Forum, Interim Superintendent Rashawn Adams got a question from a parent, who had heard that visual arts
BREAKING: Murphy Announces COVID Vaccine Mandate for All Teachers, Public and Private
UPDATE: This mandate applies “to all public, private, and parochial preschool programs and elementary and secondary schools.” Today at his press conference Gov. Phil Murphy
Toms River Parents on Mask Mandate: ‘Phil Murphy Is Not Our Baby Daddy’
First it was Wall Township. Then it was Holmdel. And now Toms River Board of Education, overseeing New Jersey’s seventh largest district, is demanding that
Newark Public Schools Announces Free COVID Vaccine Clinics for Everyone Ages 12 and Up
Shortly after Governor Murphy announced earlier this summer that all individuals aged 12 and older who live, work, or study in NJ are eligible for
BREAKING: Murphy to Announce Vaccine Mandate for Teachers
Ten days ago Gov. Phil Murphy issued an Executive Order stating that all staff and students must wear masks in school buildings. Now reports are
KIPP Newark Students and Teachers Celebrate School Reopenings With Groceries, Vaccines, Rental Help, and Supplies!
After a year and a half of virtual/hybrid learning, Newark students are preparing to go back to the classroom. Outside of the typical nerves of
6 Data Points for Parents Wondering About Remote Instruction
Two months ago, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a statement, “Schools have shown that they can – and should – be offering in-person
New Tutoring Collaboration Fills Void for Newark Students Recovering From Learning Loss
Problem: In Newark, pandemic-induced school closures have significantly disrupted student academic progress, with only 9% of Newark students meeting state expectations in math and 11%
EXPLAINER: That $2.6 Billion Pandemic Relief Money for NJ Schools is Driven by Title 1. So What Is Title I?
When national politicians and lobbyists argue we should spend more money on K-12 education, they’re almost always talking about increasing allocations for a federal funding
LILLEY: 7 Billion Dollar Pension Payment Aside, NJ Teachers’ Retirement Fund Is Still in Crisis
There’s lots of happy talk coming out of Trenton about the state of New Jersey’s public pensions. This plays very nicely into Gov. Murphy’s hands
As Students Return to School Buildings Amidst COVID, ‘Forgotten Schools’ Deal With Mold, Rot, and Rodents
Gov. Phil Murphy has said “our number one job is to keep our kids, our educators, everybody in the school community safe.” It’s not clear
