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MCKENNA: As School Problems Mount and Staff Shortages Persist, Parents Are Pissed

Laura McKenna is an education writer based in New Jersey. You can find her at www.lauramckenna.com. This was originally published at Laura…

3 years ago

Forget Bruno. We Need to Talk About Shakespeare.

Lisa Hollenbach is Senior Digital Manager for brightbeam. She has also developed digital and content strategy for Teaching Channel and…

3 years ago

VIDEO: Parents, Don’t Shoot the Messenger—Take This Test Seriously

New Jerseyans are rightfully proud of their highly-rated public school system.  But what's the plan for students who have experienced…

3 years ago

Murphy Walks Back New Sex Ed Recommendations, Says They’ve Been ‘Intentionally Misrepresented’

Gov. Phil Murphy just announced "he’ll direct the state Department of Education to “review the standards and provide further clarification…

3 years ago

In Wall Township, Colleagues Told Him To Get a Holocaust Number Tattooed On His Arm

In 2016 Brandon Jacobs, a public works and tax collector's office employee in Wall Township, filed a lawsuit against his…

3 years ago

‘Do Something About It!’ Outraged Parents and Students Denounce District’s Racist Culture at School Board Meeting

According to parents and students, racism is alive and well at Central Regional School DIstrict in Ocean County where 70%…

3 years ago

Montclair Politicos React To Take-Down of Teacher Union President/Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller

Today the Montclair Local has a piece on the community reaction to an op-ed posted in NJ Ed Report by…

3 years ago

After School Board Member’s Racist Posts, District Tries to Insert Some Wiggle Room

What happens when a New Jersey school board member makes blatantly racist comments on social media? If you go by…

3 years ago

NJ School Board Member ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ About Racist Commentary

Central Regional School District is a small two-school district in Ocean County serving 2,800 students grades 7-12. Recently this district,…

3 years ago

New Jersey School Leaders ‘Confused’ By New Masks-in-Schools Guidance

Update: Gov. Murphy just announced that masks will not be required on school buses beginning March 7th and school districts…

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