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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As Taxpayers, We Need To Pay Attention to Newark Before the State Does!
When I talk about how much money Newark Public Schools spends each year, people are surprised. How, they ask, can a district that serves 55,000
LILLEY: Hunterdon Teachers Decry Superintendent’s Decision to Cancel Learning For a Drag Queen Show
A friendly teacher sent Sunlight a copy of a letter written by a reportedly “large group” of Hunterdon Central Regional High School teachers (here’s the Hunterdon
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
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‘Violent’ School Board Elections? Looking at Hunterdon County.
For a sense of the metamorphosis of school board races from afterthoughts to center-stage, look no further than Clinton Township in Hunterdon County. On Saturday there
Students, Youth Leaders to Host a March to Demand More School and Mental Health Resources, Less Policing
Students will march to demand more counselors, more transparency in school policies, and restorative practices that include the voices of students. On Thursday November 10,
WALDEN: Why Is the Murphy Administration Protecting This Illegal Preschool Trailer Park?
Robert Walden is a retired investigative evidence photographer who is a qualified expert photography witness. He has been chronicling misconduct related to North Bergen’s 17-trailer
LILLEY: (Updated!) From 2011-2020, NJEA Spent $560K+ in 43 New Jersey School Districts. Here’s a List.
Update via Mike Lilley: Sunlight has discovered $70,000 in last-minute spending on school board elections from the NJEA’s Super PAC, Garden State Forward. Recent
LILLEY: In These Four School Board Elections, NJEA Is Tilting the Scales For Union-Friendly Candidates
Sunlight wants to update our reporting on NJEA funding for local school board races. In Wayne, Sparta, Ringwood and Old Bridge, the NJEA’s traditional PAC, NJEA
JAMES: Roger, You Are the Newark Superintendent. Why Are You Lying To Us?
As many of you have read over the months, I like to try to create some good trouble in Newark. Sometimes I push the line,
VIDEO: Newark Parents Explain The Failure Of Their District’s School Enrollment System—And Why They Welcome Newark Common App
In this new video, New Jersey Education Report interviews three Newark mothers who express their frustrations with the districts “universal enrollment” platform that is supposed
Newark Education Advocates Roll Out Replacement For District’s Clunky Enrollment Platform To Honor Original Promises of Superintendent
In 2018 when Superintendent Roger Leon first took over the helm of New Jersey’s largest school district, he inherited its universal enrollment system called Newark
New Jersey Children’s Foundation Invites Newark District to Add Its Schools to New Common Application Platform
This is a letter from Kyle Rosenkrans, Executive Director of New Jersey Children’s Foundation, to the Newark Board of Education and Roger Leon, Superintendent of
New Jersey Children’s Foundation and Newark Schools Join Together To Launch Newark Common App
New State-of-the-Art Enrollment Portal will Better Serve Newark Families by Providing a Seamless and Transparent Process That Promotes Equity and Access The New Jersey Children’s
New Jersey Is Failing Its Black Fourth-Graders: A Closer Look at New National Test Scores
Matthew Ladner, Executive Editor of ReimaginED kindly prepared the graph below for NJ Ed Report readers based on national test scores released last week called
NJ Dems Demand GOP Disavow Race-Baiting Mailers and Pelosi-Mocking School Board Candidates
With Election Day approaching, the New Jersey Democratic State Committee is calling out two highly troubling incidents of extreme, radical MAGA Republican messaging that have
Murphy’s DOE Approves Second Charter in Five Years: Kindle Education Public Charter School in Jersey City
Congratulations to Kindle Education Public Charter School, which was approved by the Department of Education to open in Jersey City, only the second new public charter
NJ School Board Candidate Emulates Pelosi Attacker. Who Will You Vote For?
On Saturday night Tom Gregor, who will win a seat on the Bethlehem Township Public School Board (he is running unopposed), showed up at a
The Star-Ledger Questions Newark Superintendent’s Leadership. It’s Bigger Than That.
Today the Star-Ledger Editorial Board reports that over this past eight months Newark school board members and top staffers have taken taxpayer-funded trips to Las
NAEP, San Francisco, and Murphy’s Approach to ‘Social Justice’
Who knew New Jersey was an educational trend-setter? Yesterday Jay Mathews at the Washington Post described how pandemic accommodations that eased school district attendance and
SHEN & HAMILTON: What Schools Can Do To Save Kids’ Lives
Karie Shen is a high school senior and a member of the RISE Team in The Hamilton Lab at Rutgers University. Dr. Jessica L. Hamilton
VIDEO: ‘Possibly the Most New Jersey Story Ever”
Last week I interviewed Mark Bonamo of Tapinto Newark and Newark activist Oscar James II. Bonamo, along with journalist Tom Wiedmann, broke the story–which became
South Orange-Maplewood School District Sparks Community’s Ire With Misplaced Priorities
Last year Kate Travers’ son had a wonderful experience in his South Orange-Maplewood School District (SOMA) kindergarten class. His inclusion classroom, team-taught by a general
New Bill Would Ban Murphy Administration From Prohibit a COVID Vaccine Mandate for Schoolchildren
Anticipating a possible COVID vaccine mandate for school students from the Murphy Administration, Senator Kristin Corrado has introduced legislation that would prohibit the requirement for
