Murphy Administration

COMMENTARY: The Dog Ate Our Homework, Says Murphy’s Ed Department, and Here’s What’s Missing

Chalkbeat's Patrick Wall, an excellent reporter who covers Newark, has a piece today that delves into a set of segregation…

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

Jersey City and Lakewood: Not So Perfect Together When It Comes Schools and Property Taxes

Jersey City and Lakewood's public school districts couldn't be more dissimilar. The former, New Jersey's second largest district, educates 33,000…

3 years ago

Winners and Losers As Murphy Administration Announces District State Aid Allocations

During Gov. Murphy's budget speech on Tuesday, one of the items that perked ears up was his announcement that state…

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