New Jersey Department of Education

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…

4 years ago

New Jersey Schools Have $3 Billion to Spend. How Will an Anemic Education Department Manage?

"Districts have serious needs, and this could help them address equity issues worsened by the virus. But as welcome as…

4 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…

4 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…

4 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,…

4 years ago

Lakewood Doesn’t Deserve More State Aid, Appeals Court Rules

The most recent battle in the endless war between Lakewood Public Schools and the State Department of Education just resulted…

4 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…

4 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

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

Breaking: Sources Reveal Asbury Park’s Superintendent Selection Charade

Next Monday, May 24th, the Asbury Park Board of Education will interview candidates to replace out-going Superintendent Sancha Gray. Numerous…

4 years ago