Note: Achievers Early College Prep is one of seven high-performing public charters with previously-approved expansions that the Murphy Administration’s Education Department recently reversed. Currently 90
Over the last six weeks NJ Education Report has interviewed Trenton and Newark mothers to assess their reactions to the Murphy Administration’s decision to revoke
Yesterday the New Jersey Assembly Budget Committee held a hearing on Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed $48.9 billion budget and, at least briefly, K-12 education was
Last week Newark Public Schools District reported the alarming news that, based on results from internal assessments, only 6% of students will meet expectations in
Amy Ruck Kagan, formerly head of the New Jersey Department of Education Charter School Office,is vice president of Authorizer Engagement & Advancement at the National
In early February 2022, Gov. Murphy’s Department of Education abruptly denied the long-planned expansion of two high-performing public charter schools in Trenton, NJ. In this
Gov. Phil Murphy doesn’t understand why urban charter school parents are furious with him. Multiple outlets, from The Star-Ledger to the Washington Post (yours truly
Gov. Phil Murphy loves to preach about his quest for a “stronger and fairer New Jersey” but, if recent events are any indication, he’s talking
In response to the recent expansion denials of top performing public charter schools, including one of the best charter schools in the nation, parents, students
When Paul Robeson Charter School in Trenton received word that the Murphy Administration was rejecting its proposal to expand to serve students in grades K-2,