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: (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,
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Ocean Township High School Has a Database That Tells Staff Whether Parents Should Be Informed of Student Gender Identity
This is an email from a staff member at Ocean Township High School which was flagged by Robert Pondiscio, a senior fellow at the conservative
BREAKING: CDC Adds Covid-19 To Childhood Immunization Schedule; NJ School Mandate Unlikely
Today the a committee of the Centers for Disease Control voted unanimously to add Covid-19 vaccines to the U.S. childhood, adolescent, and adult immunization schedules.
LILLEY: NJSpotlight Continues to Align Its Education Reporting with NJEA, Its Major Financial Sponsor
The decline of NJSpotlight News as an unbiased news organization continues. Here are two recent examples. First, NJ Spotlight covered Monday’s Assembly Education Committee hearings on learning loss caused
Paterson Mayor Urges Resolution to Negotiations Impasse Between Teachers and School Board
Earlier this month parents, teachers and students gathered together to protest the Paterson Board of Education’s failure to come up with a solution to the
What REALLY Happened At Monday’s Statehouse Hearing on Learning Loss and Testing? Not What You Think.
I’ve always been a fan of NJ Spotlight, the online news platform founded by John Mooney in 2009, and, in part, it’s personal: when I
O’Scanlon Urges Murphy to Drop Plan to Replace School-Based Youth Services Program
Senator Declan O’Scanlon urged Governor Phil Murphy to drop his plan to replace the popular School Based Youth Services Program. “We fought to save this
LILLEY: In Lacey and Ocean Districts, NJEA Pits Teachers Against Parents
We now have on-the-ground confirmation about the tactics and reach of the NJEA’s well-funded, statewide campaign against parents who dare to speak up at school
NJEA Forms Lobbying Group To Protect Democracy and Personal Freedom
Protecting Our Democracy, a New Jersey-based 501(c)(4), is announcing the launch of a robust campaign to defend against attacks on personal freedoms, restore confidence in
Update on Newark Superintendent and School Board’s Latest Land-Grab
Newark’s State Street School is a small ramshackle building with eight classrooms that hasn’t been used since the 1950’s. Back in 2016 then-Superintendent Chris Cerf
Mount Olive School Board Puts Superintendent In a Corner. He Promises a $10 Million Lawsuit.
Mount Olive Superintendent Robert Zywicki, who was put on administrative leave last night, has filed tort claims against two Board of Education members for $10
BOUIE & EDWARDS: Just Say NO to an Elected Trenton School Board!
Gene Bouie and Austin Edwards are members of the Trenton Board of Education. This article is not authorized by the Trenton School Board; we write
South Orange-Maplewood School Teacher Files A Defamation Lawsuit in Follow-Up to Hijab Incident
Today the New York Times is breaking news about South Orange-Maplewood Public Schools. Back in October 2021, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad heard that a second-grade
Fair Funding for Charter Schools Is Wedge Issue in Debate Over Reforming Schools Development Authority
Two years ago the New Jersey Schools Development Authority, responsible for building and renovating facilities in low-income districts, was mired in scandal. Murphy’s appointed chief
JerseyCAN Chief Rebukes State Education Department For Delaying Release of Student Testing Data
Paula White, Executive Director of JerseyCAN, is frustrated with the New Jersey Education Department’s delayed release of last spring’s student proficiency tests. In an op-ed
LILLEY: NJ Pays A Large Premium for a Quality Public Education; MA Does More with Less
The NJEA has re-jiggered its website again, and student performance is now at the top of the page. Perhaps sensing that teachers became dissatisfied with the NJEA’s
BREAKING: Some NJ School Districts Used ‘Cheat Sheets’ to Artificially Raise Student Math Scores on State Tests
According to an inside source, some New Jersey school districts distributed “cheat sheets” last month for students taking the state’s standardized tests called Start Strong.
Pennacchio Blames ‘Cancel Culture and Sexual Indoctrination’ for Falling College Admission Scores
The impact of the pandemic on education is becoming clearer with news the average ACT test score sunk to its lowest point in 30 years, and Senator
Newark’s 10-Year Strategic Plan Includes Ballet and Swimming For Preschoolers!
This is a press release from the Newark School District. For NJ Ed Report commentary on the district’s ten-year strategic plan, see here or scroll
Camden County Will Install Opioid Overdosing Boxes in All Public and Parochial Schools to Combat Drug Crisis
The Board of Commissioners joined state and local officials on Thursday to unveil a new program that will install secure Naloxboxes in every school across
BARAKA: New Conference Will Focus on Student and Parent Voices To Address City’s Educational Shortcomings
Ras Baraka is Newark’s mayor. This first appeared at nj.com. The will to get it done. This was the unofficial slogan of my city’s lead-line
