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New Jersey Children’s Foundation and Newark Schools Join Together To Launch Newark Common App

New State-of-the-Art Enrollment Portal will Better Serve Newark Families by Providing a Seamless and Transparent Process That Promotes Equity and…

2 years ago

COMMENTARY: Murphy’s Disdain Towards Parents’ COVID Priorities Spells Trouble For the Democratic Party

New Jersey parents are divided on the state Department of Education’s new standards on sexual health and gender awareness but…

2 years ago

Newark Schools Chief Roger León Gets Grilled On Student Learning Loss–and Comes Up Short

Yesterday Newark Superintendent Roger León was in the hot seat at the Newark Municipal Council Education Committee as he took…

2 years ago

On School Board Election Day in Newark, Charter School ‘Wars’ Are a Nothing-Burger

Tuesday was Election Day in Newark for the district’s Board of Education. Among seven candidates for three open seats, winners…

3 years ago

COMMENTARY: Forget About the ‘Math Wars’ and Look at Corey and Kyela

Let’s start with a history lesson: in 1882, before computers, software engineering, and artificial intelligence were even a glint in…

3 years ago

COMMENTARY: Is Biden Really Trying To ‘Yank Students Out of Schools Their Parents Chose’? So Murphy.

The Biden Administration just released new rules for applicants to the federal Charter Schools Program (CSP), which is supposed to help…

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

Murphy Chooses Cash Over Kids: A Look Behind A Trenton Charter School Denial

When Paul Robeson Charter School in Trenton received word that the Murphy Administration was rejecting its proposal to expand to…

3 years ago

These Two NJ Politicos–One Dem, One GOP– Agree: Murphy Is Wrong About Charter Schools

The Star-Ledger regularly hosts a debate between Democrat consultant Julie Roginsky and Republican consultant Mike DuHaime. They often disagree on…

3 years ago

MORRISON: Gov. Murphy, I Am a Survivor of Newark District Schools and My Boys Deserve More’

Jasmine Morrison is a parent organizer and founder of Unapologetic Parents, an organization that advocates for better school options and…

3 years ago