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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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
LILLEY: JerseyCAN and Urban League of Essex County Organize a Forum on Learning Loss While Murphy, NJEA Remain AWOL
To the everlasting shame of Gov. Murphy and New Jersey’s largest teachers union, the NJEA, it has been left to two New Jersey non-profits, JerseyCan
Wednesday’s Forum Will Highlight Murphy Administration’s Dishonesty About Student Learning Loss
Last month we reported New Jersey was one of nine states in the country that hadn’t released student test results from last spring’s standardized tests
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Rainbow Wave Overtakes Red Ripple—in School Board Elections!
Lauren Albrecht is the chair of the New Jersey LGBTQ Democrats, and Joe Forte is a National Victory Campaign Board board member, which is critical
Asbury Park Follow-Up: Clarifying the Gender Reveal and the Number of Families Fleeing the District
Since the publication of yesterday’s story about Asbury Park Public Schools’ “gender reveal” at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School and poorly-managed teacher evaluations, NJ Education Report
Latest From Asbury Park: Students Pulled From Class To Celebrate Principal’s Pregnancy and Teachers Deride Ignorant Evaluations
At Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, one of two preK-3 schools in Asbury Park Schools District, academics appear to take second place to –wait for it—
BREAKING: NJ Public Charter School Association Announces Launch of #LetMeLearn Campaign
Campaign Features Parent Voices Encouraging the NJ Department of Education and Lawmakers to Support Application Requests So Students Can Remain In the Schools They Love
Three New Jersey Superintendents Reject Murphy’s Plan to Dismantle School-Based Mental Health Programs
Ed. Note: This is an op-ed by James Earle, Superintendent of Trenton Public Schools; Thomas Trongone, Superintendent of Millville Public Schools, and David M. Aderhold,
New Report: While Traditional School Enrollment Goes Down, Charter School Enrollment Stays Steady
Today the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released Changing Course: Public School Enrollment Shifts During the Pandemic, a new data analysis that examines enrollment trends during
Doing the Math As Newark Superintendent Fattens His Real Estate Portfolio
Newark Superintendent Roger Leon is on a spending spree, a newly-styled real estate magnate with plenty of money to burn given the district’s $1.2 billion
New Jersey LBGTQ Candidates Celebrate Record-Breaking Victories in a Challenging Landscape
In New Jersey and nationally, a much-hyped “Red Wave” predicted for Tuesday’s election failed to manifest, and in its place, a growing Rainbow Wave has
Midterms Prove Murphy Administration’s Fixation on Culture Wars Is a Losing Ticket
Between “Don’t Say Gay” in Florida and “Drag Queen Story-Telling” for New Jersey first-graders (featured at last week’s NJEA Convention: see photo above), you’d think
LILLEY: While Murphy Eyes a White House Run, NJ Had the Nation’s Worst Business Climate for Every Year He’s Been
As New Jersey moves on from the midterms, we all need to be reminded that for the 8th year in a row, New Jersey came in
High School Students to Learn How to Deal with Grief and Loss Under Bramnick Bill
New Jersey high school students would learn how to deal with grief and loss under a new bill sponsored by Senator Jon Bramnick. “Grief is
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
Why Is New Jersey One of Only Four States That Closes Schools For a Teacher Convention?
Yesterday New Jersey parents woke up to their annual smack in the face: All public schools are closed today and tomorrow, the first Thursday and
Education Law Center Demands Murphy Immediately Replace State Board of Ed Members
Ed. Note: This is a press release from Education Law Center, which is closely affiliated with (and largely funded by) the state teachers union NJEA.
Murphy Signs Executive Order To Solve Teacher Shortages
Yesterday, Nov. 10th, Gov. Phil Murphy signed Executive Order #309 establishing a task force to “explore best practices and innovative ways to recruit and retain
COMMENTARY: New Jersey Parents Face Off Against a Education Department That’s Too Dense to Care
A new bill in the New Jersey Senate would make state finances “readily accessible to the public,” says Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee Chair Paul
NJ Special Education Schools Get New Business Leader
Recognizing the many revenue-generating operations of the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey (ESCNJ) to offset the cost of tuition, the specialized commission has selected
Press: Murphy’s Education Agenda Puts Politics Over Families
This was first published by the Editorial Board of the Press of Atlantic City. Public charter schools have developed innovative approaches to education that have
Murphy’s Education Department Trumpets Equity as State Board Members View the 64th Floor
The New Jersey State Board of Education held its monthly public meeting this morning, large stretches of it consumed by DOE staffers reading aloud a
JAMES: An Open Letter Asking Senate Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz to Fight For Our Children, Not Newark’s Superintendent
Dear Senator Ruiz: You are a true champion for education to children across the state – and one of the top policy experts on the
