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As Top Staffers Depart, Murphy’s Education Department is Strained, Understaffed, and Lacking ‘Institutional Knowledge’

Kevin Dehmer, a 16-year veteran and leader at the Murphy Administration’s Department of Education, handed in his resignation letter late…

2 years ago

Charter School Families Struggle As Murphy’s Education Department Ignores ‘Clear Objective Data’

Yesterday’s New Jersey Monitor dives into the consequences of the Murphy Administration’s denial last spring of nine expansion requests from…

2 years ago

If Education Law Center Says the ‘DOE Is In Crisis,’ Something’s Really Wrong

At last week's meeting of the State Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, Acting Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan responded to questions about…

3 years ago

SCOOP: NJ Education Department Abruptly Fires Only Latina Executive Superintendent For ‘Political’ Reasons

This past Friday Yasmin Hernández, one of the New Jersey Department of Education’s Executive Superintendents who oversee multiple districts, received…

3 years ago

Whistleblowers from Murphy’s Education Department Say Their Leaders Are Clueless

This piece was submitted by a group of NJ Department of Education staff members who wish to remain anonymous. They…

3 years ago

NJ Education Department Leak Shows Lack of Support for Staff Under New Commissioner

This following note was sent to NJ Left Behind by a New Jersey Department of Education staff member who wishes…

4 years ago

“It’s Embarrassing to Work For the NJ DOE These Days and Pretend That the Emperor Has Brains and Clothes!”: Staff Take Umbrage at “Employee Appreciation Week”

Last week, New Jersey Department of Education’s staff members’ inboxes filled up with cheery reminders from their supervisors regarding “NJ…

5 years ago