Gov. Phil Murphy

Asbury Update: A ‘Whistleblower’ Gets Suspended and the School Board Plays Charades

Reginald Mirthil, the principal of Thurgood Marshall Upper Elementary School, has been suspended. On Tuesday he sent out a tweet…

3 years ago

Bill That Would Protect Students With Disabilities Stalled on Murphy’s Desk

A month ago the New Jersey State Legislature unanimously passed a bill that would offer 700 students with disabilities an…

3 years ago

Murphy Says, ‘Okay, Maybe We Don’t Need Masks In Schools.’

New Jersey is enduring a heat wave. Teachers and students are sitting in classroom with temperatures of 90 degrees while…

3 years ago

Will Kids Need to Wear Masks in Schools in September? Murphy is Hedging His Bets as School Leaders Protest

If you’re a little confused by the "to-wear or not-to-wear" mask discussions, you're not alone. Last Tuesday Gov. Phil Murphy…

3 years ago

NJ Superintendents Decry Murphy’s ‘Confusing, Contradictory’ Guidance on Masking in Schools

This is a letter from Monmouth County district superintendents to Governor Phil Murphy, asking that he reconsider his “confusing, and…

3 years ago

Education Law Center: New Jersey Education Department Under-Staffed and Overwhelmed

(This is a republication of Education Law Center's new analysis, originally published on its website.) A new Education Law Center…

3 years ago

ANALYSIS: Trail of Corruption Left by Murphy’s Former Education Commissioner in Asbury Park

You may be wondering why I've been paying so much attention to Asbury Park. It's this: In 2017 when Gov.…

4 years ago

LILLEY: Murphy’s Super PAC Is a Subsidiary of the Teachers Union, With NJEA Providing 92% of Its Funding

Politico’s Matt Friedman reported in his New Jersey Playbook that NJEA-funded Super PAC New Direction New Jersey(NDNJ) has spent nearly…

4 years ago

Murphy’s ‘New’ Education Commissioner’s Fast Track to Confirmation Hits a Pothole

Last October Gov. Phil Murphy nominated Angelica Allen-McMillan as Education Commissioner to replace his former Commissioner, Lamont Repollet. Allen-McMillan’s hearing…

4 years ago

NJ Superintendent Asks Gov. Murphy to Allow Students to Forgo Masks in Schools; NJEA Leaders Say ‘No’

After Central Regional Superintendent Triantafillos Parlapanides sent a letter to Gov. Phil Murphy asking him to rescind the order that…

4 years ago