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Breaking: Murphy Waives High School Graduation Tests & Data-Informed Teacher Evaluations

njleftbehind January 11, 2021

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Press Release from the Governor’s Office– Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 214 to affect the →

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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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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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COMMENTARY: Some Advice for NJ’s New Ed Commissioner: If We Don’t Measure, We Can’t Fix It

Laura Waters December 2, 2020

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For the last three years students, parents, teachers, and schools have been effectively abandoned by →

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NJ Student’s Letter to New Ed Commissioner: My Teacher Helps Me Gather the Courage to Speak in a Space That Prefers My Silence.

Guest Blogger November 23, 2020

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This letter first appeared in The 74. Dear Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillan, Commissioner of the New →

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New Appointments at the NJ Department of Education

njleftbehind November 12, 2020

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Over the last two weeks the New Jersey State Board of Education has approved two →

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COMMENTARY: Lowering Standards Appears to Be Contagious, Too. I’m Looking at You, New York City.

Laura Waters October 28, 2020 One Comment

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CASES SPIKE IN NEW YORK CITY There’s another virus spreading in the tri-state area and, →

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What’s Everyone Saying About Murphy’s Pick For Education Commissioner?

njleftbehind October 21, 2020 2 Comments

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Many media outlets have reports today on Gov. Phil Murphy’s nomination of Angelica Allen-McMillan for →

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