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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…