Gov. Phil Murphy

Jersey City Board Members Fret Over School Taxes and Play ‘Texas Hold’em’

The Jersey City Board of Education held a marathon meeting yesterday trying to balance the burden on taxpayers---the proposed 2022-2023…

3 years ago

LILLEY: New Jersey Comes in Dead Last For Out-Migration So What Will Murphy Do About It?

Another migration study, another last-place finish for New Jersey.  This time it’s a 2022 study by Hire A Helper that used data…

3 years ago

‘Why Is Gov. Murphy Not Expanding Well-Performing Schools?’

Mariclare Rivera is a Kearney resident and parent of four; three of whom attend Hudson Arts & Science Charter School.…

3 years ago

NJEA Leaders Praise Murphy For ‘Fully Funding’ Our ‘Best In the Nation’ Schools

NJEA’s officers, President Sean M. Spiller, Vice President Steve Beatty and Secretary-Treasurer Petal Robertson, released this statement Tuesday afternoon Gov.…

3 years ago

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW: Hundreds of Parents and Students to Rally at State Capital to Demand Support of Their Public Charters

Following February’s expansion denials of top-performing public charter schools, hundreds of parents and students, primarily families of color, from New…

3 years ago

New Rutgers-Eagleton Poll: Most New Jerseyans Are Done With Mask Mandates in Schools

According to the new Rutgers-Eagleton poll, two-thirds of New Jerseyans agree with lifting school mask mandate, most comfortable returning to…

3 years ago

Former NJ Education Department Official: Our Students Deserve More Than They’re Getting From Murphy

Amy Ruck Kagan, formerly head of the New Jersey Department of Education Charter School Office,is vice president of Authorizer Engagement…

3 years ago

JAMES: Murphy Just Put a Ceiling On My Daughter’s Future

You all know I wear a lot of hats. Housing developer. Community activist. Political observer. But by far my most…

3 years ago

COMMENTARY: Murphy’s Public Educational Politics Are Neither Strong Nor Fair

Gov. Phil Murphy loves to preach about his quest for a "stronger and fairer New Jersey" but, if recent events…

3 years ago

Murphy ‘Suggests’ New Mask Rules for Schools

Yesterday the Murphy Administration released new guidelines for mask-wearing in schools as the mask mandate is lifted on March 7th.…

3 years ago