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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FFAC: Why Are Some NJ School Districts Getting Twice as Much State Aid As They’re Entitled To?
Fair Funding Action Committee members Cody D. Miller, Jennifer Cavallaro-Fromm, and Dr. Kristin O’Neil contributed this commentary. The authors are speaking as individuals and not
BRAUN-SILVA: Supplemental Learning Is the Key to Combating Learning Loss During Times of Upheaval
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New Poll: 83 Percent of Low-Income New Jersey Parents Want High-Quality Tutoring Through Federal Stimulus Funds
As the New Jersey Department of Education recently announced grant amounts to school districts from the American Rescue Plan, Newark-based non-profit Project Ready commissioned a poll by
Community Members Ask, ‘Why Doesn’t the State Department of Education Pay Attention to Asbury Park?’
Any close observer of Asbury Park School Board meetings witnesses the hold Gov. Phil Murphy’s pick for State Education Commissioner, Lamont Repollet, continues to exert
What’s $12 Billion Among Friends? New Report Slams Murphy Administration’s Schools Development Authority
New Jersey media is abuzz today with stories about the just-released report from the the State Commission of Investigation that finds the Schools Development Authority
DUFFY: These Three New Jersey School Districts Are Using Federal Money Wisely to Accelerate Learning
Janellen Duffy is a senior adviser to JerseyCAN: The New Jersey Campaign for Achievement Now. This first appeared in NJ Spotlight. $4.3 billion dollars. That
All Students Will Pass All Courses at Asbury Park. How Is Your District Handling Grading This Year?
This is a message, emailed yesterday afternoon, to all Asbury Park teachers at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Upper Elementary School. It was sent by
BREAKING: Asbury Park School Board Cancels Tonight’s Superintendent Interviews
Tonight at 7 pm the Asbury Park Board of Education was scheduled to hold a “Special Meeting” to interview candidates to replace Superintendent Sancha Gray.
Paterson Students Will Re-Enter School Buildings in September After 542 Days of Remote Instruction
It’s been 446 days since teachers in Paterson Public Schools set foot in their classrooms but yesterday they walked in. Students with disabilities who learn
COMMENTARY: Newark Superintendent Borrows a Slam-Dunk Play from Public Charter Schools
For certain New Jerseyans, a favorite sport is attacking New Jersey’s public charter schools. One popular move is to lambaste charters for signing leases for
BOUIE: With 9 out of 10 Students Below Grade Level, Trenton Teachers Union Must ‘Stop the Foolishness’
This is a guest editorial by Gene Bouie, long-time member of the Trenton Board of Education. It originally appeared in the Trentonian. For context, the
How Much Money Is Your School District Getting From D.C. to Help Kids Get Back on Track?
On March 11th, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), a $1.9 trillion “emergency legislative package to fund vaccinations,
NJEA Lobbyists are BFFs with George Norcross and Steve Sweeney
Welcome to election season! If you’re got an extra $2,500 in your wallet, you can buy two hours at a rubber chicken dinner courtesy of
Lakewood Doesn’t Deserve More State Aid, Appeals Court Rules
The most recent battle in the endless war between Lakewood Public Schools and the State Department of Education just resulted in a loss for a
Principal Churn in Newark
Three Newark district high schools —Science Park (an exclusive magnet), Central High School, and Newark Vocatinal High School— are losing their principals. The principal at
Education Law Center: New Jersey Education Department Under-Staffed and Overwhelmed
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After Nine Superintendents in Ten Years, Maybe Trenton Public Schools Has Found a Winner
The headline says it all in today’s Trentonian: “Trenton Public Schools board hires new superintendent with prior district experience.” That’s true: the district hasn’t had
ANALYSIS: Trail of Corruption Left by Murphy’s Former Education Commissioner in Asbury Park
You may be wondering why I’ve been paying so much attention to Asbury Park. It’s this: In 2017 when Gov. Phil Murphy chose Asbury Park’s
LILLEY: Murphy’s Super PAC Is a Subsidiary of the Teachers Union, With NJEA Providing 92% of Its Funding
Politico’s Matt Friedman reported in his New Jersey Playbook that NJEA-funded Super PAC New Direction New Jersey(NDNJ) has spent nearly $13.2 million over the past
Murphy’s ‘New’ Education Commissioner’s Fast Track to Confirmation Hits a Pothole
Last October Gov. Phil Murphy nominated Angelica Allen-McMillan as Education Commissioner to replace his former Commissioner, Lamont Repollet. Allen-McMillan’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee–a
BREAKING: Asbury Park School Board Postpones Superintendent Interviews
As NJ Education Report readers know, this Monday, May 24th, the Asbury Park Board of Education was planning to interview two candidates to replace out-going
MILLER: New Organization Aims to Improve Reading Instruction in New Jersey
Susan Miller is the Assistant Director of the Robinowitz Education Center, a NJ certified LDT-C, certified Dyslexia Therapist, and teacher trainer. She is excited to
