Murphy Administration

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

Community Members Ask, ‘Why Doesn’t the State Department of Education Pay Attention to Asbury Park?’

Any close observer of Asbury Park School Board meetings witnesses the hold Gov. Phil Murphy’s pick for State Education Commissioner,…

3 years ago

What’s $12 Billion Among Friends? New Report Slams Murphy Administration’s Schools Development Authority

New Jersey media is abuzz today with stories about the just-released report from the the State Commission of Investigation that…

3 years ago

Advocates for Adults With Disabilities Decry Murphy Administration’s Discriminatory Rules

It's 9:10 am and so far my son has eaten breakfast, watched two reruns of "Emeril Live," played on his…

4 years ago

All Eyes on Murphy’s School Aid Proposal in 2022 Budget Address

Tuesday at 1 pm, Gov. Phil Murphy will deliver his 2022 Budget Address (prerecorded and streamed on Facebook, Twitter and…

4 years ago

New DOE Commissioner: ‘It Is Impossible to Accelerate Learning if You Cannot Measure It’

Everyone agrees that over the last year many New Jersey students, especially those from low-income households, have lost academic ground.…

4 years ago

As States Distribute COVID Vaccinations, Parents of People With Disabilities Need Answers, Not Brush-Offs

A new study from Oxford University in England, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine and summarized here in Science,…

4 years ago

Senator Ruiz Reams Out NJ DOE for Lying and Lack of Leadership

A few notes from last Thursday's State Senate Budget Committee hearing, with Interim Department of Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer in…

4 years ago