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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JAMES: Murphy Just Put a Ceiling On My Daughter’s Future
You all know I wear a lot of hats. Housing developer. Community activist. Political observer. But by far my most important role is that of
NJ Education Department Staffer: We’re Putting Underqualified Teachers Into Classrooms
The author is a New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) staff member who wishes to remain anonymous. Thank you for publishing Amy Avaceto’s editorial of
COMMENTARY: Murphy’s Public Educational Politics Are Neither Strong Nor Fair
Gov. Phil Murphy loves to preach about his quest for a “stronger and fairer New Jersey” but, if recent events are any indication, he’s talking
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As Jersey City Rallies Against Teacher Who Called George Floyd a ‘F–King Criminal,’ NJEA Lawyers Will Fight to Protect His
In the wake of a racial tirade by a Jersey City teacher, parents and students will hold a rally on Monday in front of the
COMMENTARY: Education Law Center’s Magic Elixir of Integration Won’t Help Newark’s Black Families
Today Chalkbeat has a piece dissecting a current lawsuit, pressed by Education Law Center (ELC), that charges Newark’s charter sector with exacerbating segregation and seeks
These Seven NJ K-12 School Leaders Make More Than $250,000 a Year
Today John Bury, who pens the blog BuryPensions, lists the 69 public employees in New Jersey who make over $250,000 a year, not including benefits.
Gov. Murphy, How About Some Equity for Adults With Disabilities?
One week ago today I explained that my son has been home for 419 days (now 426 but who’s counting) because his day program for
LILLEY: NJ Teachers Face a ‘Retirement Crisis’ Unless Union Leaders Get Real
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Today’s Shocker: New Jersey Teachers Union and George Norcross Are BFF’s
After a decade of the New Jersey Education Association leaders and South Jersey king-maker George Norcross engaging in armed combat, the two erstwhile arch-enemies have
Jersey City Teacher to Four Black Students: ‘George Floyd Was a F–King Criminal’
“I hear people whining and crying about Black Lives Matter, but George Floyd was a f—ing criminal and he got arrested and he got killed
MURPHY: Here’s How the Deck Is Stacked Against Special Education Parents Fighting For What Their Children Need
Tara Murphy is a SPAN Resource Parent, a Volunteer Advocacy Ambassador for Autism Speaks, member of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), founder of Parenting Frontier, and
Dear Readers: NJ Education Report Wants to Hear From You!
Dear readers, As you may know, I’ve been working on a series that asks the question, “Is the New Jersey Education Association too strong or
BREAKING: New Billboards Take Aim at NJEA’s Power Over Murphy
Today New Jersey’s Sunlight Policy Center launched a six-figure billboard campaign that takes aim at the New Jersey Education Association’s aggressive approach to keeping schools
Charter Schools Do Not Take Money From Other Public Schools, Say Petrilli and Lee
What do Gov. Phil Murphy and Acting Department of Education Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan have against public charter schools? More specifically, why are they silent while
Judge Orders Trenton Teachers Back to School; Union Lawyer Compares District to ‘Saddam Hussein’s Regime’
Last Friday the Trenton Board of Education filed a lawsuit in Superior Court of New Jersey because teachers are refusing to appear for the scheduled
Newark Public Schools, Traditional and Charter, Celebrate Their Best-In-The-State Rankings
Here are two press releases, one from Newark Public Schools celebrating that U.S. News & World Report ranked two of the district’s magnet schools about
I’ll Wheel You a Principal If You Deal Me a Job: Live Tonight from Asbury Park
Welcome to a New Jersey school district so ridden with nepotism, exorbitance, and a singular disregard for student outcomes that any sane person would presume
ANALYSIS: Here’s What’s Wrong With U.S. News and World Report’s Top New Jersey High Schools List
U.S. News and World Report just published its rankings of the top high schools in each state Below is a list of NJ’s top 20,
Camden & Trenton School Leaders Hail Biden’s ‘American Family Plan’ as Transformational for Students Nationwide
Educational experts and public charter school leaders in New Jersey today released statements on President Biden’s proposed American Family Plan which will dramatically overhaul education
Advocates for Adults With Disabilities Decry Murphy Administration’s Discriminatory Rules
It’s 9:10 am and so far my son has eaten breakfast, watched two reruns of “Emeril Live,” played on his iPad, gone on a bike
MCKENNA: Kids Like Adam Toledo Don’t Have a Shot in the ‘Black Box’ of Special Education
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Trenton School Board Sues Teachers to Force In-School Instruction
This past Friday the Trenton Board of Education filed a lawsuit in Superior Court of New Jersey because teachers are refusing to appear for the
Dramatic Drop in Newark Students Applying to College–Except For Two Types of Public Schools
The pandemic takes its educational toll in countless ways and one of them is a dramatic drop in Newark high school seniors applying to college.
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