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As States Distribute COVID Vaccinations, Parents of People With Disabilities Need Answers, Not Brush-Offs

Laura Waters December 21, 2020

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A new study from Oxford University in England, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine →

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Breaking News: New Jersey Senate Passes Learning Loss Bill by 38-1

njleftbehind December 17, 2020

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This is a press release from the New Jersey Democrats. For background, see here, here, here and here. →

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Advocates for NJ Students Press Senate to Pass Bill Mandating Measurement of Student Learning Loss

njleftbehind December 17, 2020

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Below are excerpts from a letter sent yesterday to the New Jersey Senate by a →

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Five Tips to Help Children With Special Needs Through the Holidays

Guest Blogger December 17, 2020

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Julie Mower is Executive Director of The Phoenix Center, an accredited non-profit, private school that →

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Half-Truths: A Look Inside New Jersey’s Schools During a Pandemic

Guest Blogger December 16, 2020

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Sarah Mulhern Gross is a National Board-certified English teacher at High Technology High School, a →

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Breaking: NJ Legislature Prepares to Act on Bill to Help Kids, Despite Inaction From DOE and Opposition From Lobbyists

njleftbehind December 16, 2020

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Last week the New Jersey State Senator passed a bill, S-3214,  mandating  that Acting Commissioner →

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NJ Education Department Leak Shows Lack of Support for Staff Under New Commissioner

njleftbehind December 15, 2020

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This following note was sent to NJ Left Behind by a New Jersey Department of →

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2020 in Review: NJEA Scratched Murphy’s Back and Murphy Scratched NJEA’s

Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center December 15, 2020

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As we head into the end of the year, now would seem to be a →

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Inequity, Anyone? NJEA Execs Work Fewer Years for (Much!)Bigger Pensions While Teachers Risk Insolvency

njleftbehind December 14, 2020

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Mike Lilley of Sunlight Policy Center has a new report out called “Ugly Truths and →

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Two Problems With Learning Loss Grants Trumpeted by Murphy and NJ Education Department

njleftbehind December 11, 2020

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Yesterday Governor Phil Murphy’s office and the New Jersey Department of Education made a joint →

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