Covid-19

Murphy Doubles Down on No-Remote-Instruction and Masking Mandate

At Gov. Phil Murphy’s press briefing yesterday (where questions focused on gubernatorial challenger Jack Ciatarelli’s claim that Murphy tolerated a…

3 years ago

COMMENTARY: Murphy Dwells in Denial While Parents and School Leaders Plead for Remote Options

“Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt,” said Mark Twain, but that riverbed is where our mulish Governor has planted…

3 years ago

COMMENTARY: With Re-Election Looming, Murphy Chooses Politics Over Parents

As the number of COVID pediatric infections and hospitalizations in New Jersey rises due to the Delta variant and the…

3 years ago

Full Text of Murphy’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for School Staff

Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 253, requiring all preschool to Grade 12 school personnel to be fully…

3 years ago

BREAKING: Murphy Announces COVID Vaccine Mandate for All Teachers, Public and Private

UPDATE: This mandate applies “to all public, private, and parochial preschool programs and elementary and secondary schools." Today at his…

3 years ago

Toms River Parents on Mask Mandate: ‘Phil Murphy Is Not Our Baby Daddy’

First it was Wall Township. Then it was Holmdel. And now Toms River Board of Education, overseeing New Jersey’s seventh…

3 years ago

Newark Public Schools Announces Free COVID Vaccine Clinics for Everyone Ages 12 and Up

Shortly after Governor Murphy announced earlier this summer that all individuals aged 12 and older who live, work, or study…

3 years ago

BREAKING: Murphy to Announce Vaccine Mandate for Teachers

Ten days ago Gov. Phil Murphy issued an Executive Order stating that all staff and students must wear masks in…

3 years ago

KIPP Newark Students and Teachers Celebrate School Reopenings With Groceries, Vaccines, Rental Help, and Supplies!

After a year and a half of virtual/hybrid learning, Newark students are preparing to go back to the classroom. Outside…

3 years ago

6 Data Points for Parents Wondering About Remote Instruction

 Two months ago, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a statement, “Schools have shown that they can - and…

3 years ago