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Jersey City and Trenton Join Newark in Keeping Schools Schools Closed Through Spring

njleftbehind January 11, 2021

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The 30,000 students in Jersey City’s public schools have not seen the inside of their →

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Fact-Checking a Skewed Take on Camden School Closures

Laura Waters January 11, 2021

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WHYY  has a “news” story on pending closures of traditional schools in Camden City due →

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COMMENTARY: Was DeVos Really the “Worst Secretary of Education Ever”?

Laura Waters January 8, 2021

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned last night, citing Wednesday’s putsch at the Capitol, Trump’s incitement of →

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What’s Another $32.5 Million? Doing the Math in Lakewood Public Schools

njleftbehind January 7, 2021

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The Asbury Park Press reports that Rabbi Osher Eisemann, founder of the Lakewood private special →

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In a Win for Newark Teachers Union, Schools Will Remain Closed Until April

njleftbehind January 7, 2021

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Three cheers for the Newark Teachers Union. District students were scheduled to return to a →

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Paterson Public School District Regains Local Control

njleftbehind January 6, 2021

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This release is courtesy of InsiderNJ. For context, among the 25,000 students in the district, →

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COMMENTARY: I’m No DeVos Fan, but the New York Times’s Broadside Shows Its Bias

Laura Waters January 5, 2021

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The New York Times Editorial Board, in a piece published Sunday called “The Wreckage Betsy →

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Local Control Run Wild: How NJ’s Fragmented School System Foments Segregation

Guest Blogger January 5, 2021

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This post, by Tim Evans, analyzes the relationship between school district fragmentation and the role →

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Doing the Math in Lakewood: COVID Rates, Laptop Access, and Student Outcomes

njleftbehind January 4, 2021

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Transparency is not Lakewood Public School District’s middle name. According to Gustavo Martinez Contreras of →

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Why Is Education Law Center Discounting Parent Support for Charter Schools in Deference to NJEA?

Guest Blogger January 4, 2021

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Jasmine Morrison is a parent activist in Newark with two sons in charter schools. For →

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