• Home
  • News
  • Opinion
  • NJ DOE
  • COVID-19
  • Newark
  • Camden
  • About Us
  • Advertising Opportunities
  • Subscribe
  • Advertising
  • About
  • Contact
NJ Education Report
NJ Education Report
  • HOME
  • NJ DOE
  • COVID-19
  • OP-ED
  • CAMDEN
  • NEWARK
  • SUBSCRIBE
NJ Education Report / Articles by: Laura Waters

Is Jersey City Public Schools Crying Wolf Over Its School Budget?

Laura Waters February 24, 2021

Jersey City Public Schools, the state’s second largest district which educates over 30,000 students, is claiming poverty: It has a projected 2021-2022 budget shortfall of

Meet Newark’s Own Amanda Gorman, Seventh-Grade Poet Makayla Brown

Laura Waters February 19, 2021

A month ago, as Amanda Gorman shared her beautiful prose during President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ inauguration, students at KIPP Rise Academy

Camden Union President Flouts DOE Commissioner’s Request for Respect

Laura Waters February 16, 2021

Recently I published a piece about Camden Union President Keith Benson’s and Camden Superintendent Katrina McCombs’ meeting with New Jersey Department of Education Commissioner Angelica

Is the Captain of Asbury Park Schools Abandoning the Ship? Rumors of Sancha Gray’s Departure and Why You Should Care

Laura Waters February 16, 2021

According to inside sources who will remain anonymous, Asbury Park Superintendent Sancha Gray is on the verge of leaving her position, which she has held

Here’s What Mark Weber Gets Wrong About Camden Charter Schools’ Impact on Teacher Diversity

Laura Waters February 12, 2021

Mark Weber may have anticipated feeling a trifle abashed after this week’s publication of  a data-driven apolitical analysis he wrote for the Fordham Institute. In

Long-Time Charter School Opponent Shows Charters Increase Funding to District Schools

Laura Waters February 9, 2021

The Fordham Institute issued today a report called “Robbers or Victims? Charter Schools and District Finances.” This data analysis of 21 states (including New Jersey)

COMMENTARY: Does Camden’s Teachers Union President Have the NJ Education Department in His Back Pocket?

Laura Waters February 8, 2021

This is part of an email Camden Education Association President Keith Benson sent late last week to his members (or possibly just CEA leaders). Here,

Newark Teachers Say Principal’s Ban on Failing Students Is ‘Hurting Kids’

Laura Waters February 5, 2021

It appears that the principal of Newark’s Central High School, Dr. Sharnee Brown, is taking lessons from former New Jersey Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet. For

COMMENTARY: Will NJ’s New Ed Commissioner Plant Her Flag With Camden Families or Union Lobbyists?

Laura Waters February 3, 2021

Over the last two years I’ve documented the power New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) wields over the Murphy Administration and his Department of Education (DOE).

COMMENTARY: Montclair Parents Wake up to Teacher Union Tactics: Fad or Rupture?

Laura Waters January 27, 2021

What’s not to like about Montclair, New Jersey? Niche rates it “A+” for quality of life, Caldwell Banker calls it the “top destination for city

Page1 Page2 Page3 … Page50

Did you get your Morning Report?

Subscribe to receive the latest news from NJ's most respected education outlet.

  • Recent
  • Popular
  • Trendy
COVID-19 News State

New NJ Senate Bill Would Allow Parents to Choose to Have Their Child Repeat This Year’s Grade

  • By  Staff Writer
COVID-19 News State

Twenty-Eight States Prioritize Vaccinating Teachers but New Jersey Isn’t One of Them

  • By  Staff Writer
Jersey City News State

Is Jersey City Public Schools Crying Wolf Over Its School Budget?

  • By  Laura Waters
News State

First Reactions to Gov. Murphy’s 2022 Plan for State School Aid

  • By  Staff Writer
Asbury Park News NJ DOE State

Lamont Repollet and the 64 Floor: How Did He Raise Asbury Park’s Graduation Rate? Let’s Do the Math.

  • By  Laura Waters
News

Too Much Fun to Pass By: Planet Princeton Trips Up Public School Choice Opponent Julia Sass Rubin

  • By  Laura Waters
Newark

Braun Crosses the Line

  • By  Laura Waters
News NJ DOE State

Ed Comm. Repollet Goes For the “Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations” but State Board of Education Refuses to Play – For Now.

  • By  Laura Waters

Have an Ed News Tip?

Securely submit it now to the NJ Ed Report editor.


NEW JERSEY

  • Camden
  • Jersey City
  • Newark
  • Trenton
  • All Local News

OPINION

  • Commentary
  • Op-Ed

ABOUT

  • About Us
  • Masthead
  • Meet Laura Waters
  • Standards and Ethics
  • Advertising Opportunities

Amplified by

NJ Education Report is a news platform of brightbeam, a network of education activists demanding a better education and brighter future for every child.
NJ Education Report
Find us here
  • HOME
  • NJ DOE
  • COVID-19
  • OP-ED
  • CAMDEN
  • NEWARK
  • SUBSCRIBE

Copyright © 2021 New Jersey Education Report.

Get the Latest in Education News

Welcome NJLeftBehind.org readers! NJ Education Report is now your source for independent journalism to ensure New Jersey has a transparent, accountable, and functional Department of Education. Learn More