Senator Teresa Ruiz

Jersey Media Heats Up With the ‘Crisis’ Within Murphy’s Department of Education

There's plenty to complain about New Jersey's "media desert," sandwiched as we are between those two behemoths New York City…

3 years ago

New Bill Takes Aim At Murphy Education Department’s Persistent Disregard for Measuring Unfinished Learning

A new bill sponsored by Senator Teresa Ruiz and Assemblywoman Angela McKnight looks like it may pass quickly during the…

3 years ago

Is There Really a Teacher Shortage in NJ? Let’s All Take a Deep Breath

Major media is ablaze with dire predictions about imminent teacher shortages due to pandemic stress and burn-out. Certainly, teachers have…

3 years ago

Parents: Do You Know You Can Have Your Child Repeat a Grade?

Last month Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill that permits parents, guardians, and any other person having custody over a…

3 years ago

NJEA PAC Endorses Phil Murphy and Steve Sweeney

Today the New Jersey Education Association PAC endorsed Gov. Phil Murphy and Senate President Steve Sweeney for re-election in November.…

3 years ago

This Educator Says New Jersey’s Backlash Against Testing Is Hurting Our Neediest Students

Did you know that in New Jersey only 47% of adults read at middle school-level? In Essex, Hudson, and Passaic…

3 years ago

New Data on Student Learning Loss Sounds the Alarm for NJ Education Department-Mandated Summer School Programs

Last year the Trump Administration allowed states to waive annual standardized testing due to all-remote instruction. This year the Biden…

3 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…

3 years ago

New Jersey Was Given an Inch By the Feds for State Testing But ‘We’re Taking a Mile’

Today Dale Chu considers the "well-intentioned offer from the federal government" to give states greater flexibility in mandatory state standardized…

4 years ago

New Report Predicts Severe Learning Loss for NJ Students, Black Students Hardest Hit

This morning JerseyCAN released the first statewide report that quantifies learning loss for New Jersey students during the COVID-19 school…

4 years ago