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Ridgewood NJ, first no basic skills, now no teacher evaluations, time for school choice.In a move that has sparked controversy, the assembly education committee lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill aimed at eliminating annual teacher evaluations in New Jersey.
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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy is seeking to replace six existing members of the State Board of Education, potentially as early as Monday, despite the absence of scheduled meetings for the Senate Judiciary Committee, responsible for approving these nominations.
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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Board of Education meets on December 6, 2023 at 7:00 pm for a Regular Public Meeting.
Continue reading Ridgewood Board of Education Regular Public Meeting on December 4, 2023
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Ridgewood NJ, American high schools confront an escalating crisis: A multitude of students who commenced ninth grade in the autumn of 2020, amid the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, are poised to graduate this spring with minimal prospects for overcoming the learning setbacks endured during school closures. In straightforward terms, according to Bloomberg’s Editorial Board, time is running out. These students could exit school ill-equipped for both higher education and the professional realm, significantly heightening their susceptibility to unemployment, poverty, depression, and even premature mortality.
Continue reading America’s High Schools Face a Growing Preparedness Crisis
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Trenton NJ, amidst the Black Friday hustle, it was revealed that Acting Education Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan will step down in January after three years in the role.
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Trenton NJ, to tackle the ongoing teacher shortage crisis, the New Jersey Education Association is actively advocating for the elimination of a basic skills test for teachers. In a statement released on Wednesday, the union outlined its goal to lower entry requirements for aspiring teachers, stating that such a move would help address the state’s urgent shortage of educators. The NJEA is encouraging supporters to express their endorsement of Bill S1553 by writing letters to Gov. Phil Murphy.
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Ridgewood NJ, in light of the recent misleading campaign initiated by Jeanne Johnson, Mary Micale, and the Teachers Union regarding administrative turnover in schools, it is imperative to set the record straight. Ms. Bender, a discerning reader on the Village Facebook groups, provided a clarifying response to Jeanne Johnson’s assertions.
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Ridgewood NJ, on November 7th the Village has to make some decisions as to the direction of the Ridgewood school system . The choice is clear either the residents opt for a school district run for the benefit of the teachers union and give over control of their children to the NJEA and their enforcers or residents put children and their education first .
Continue reading The Ridgewood Blog Endorses Dani and Guinchard for the Ridgewood Board of Education
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Ridgewood NJ, these are from the ELEC report of MICALE and MCHEDLISHVILI, who are endorsed by the Union. Continue reading Ridgewood Education Association Funds MICALE and MCHEDLISHVILI
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Ridgewood NJ, it’s what every parent wants to know these days… Who is injecting politics into our schools? Thanks to a heads-up from a friendly teacher, now we know that the NJEA is training teachers to become political activists in local school districts.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Holly Schepisi said a “Disinformation Alert” issued by the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) is a disingenuous attempt to dismiss the concerns of parents that new sex education standards could result in their children being exposed to lessons that are age-inappropriate or in conflict with their values.
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Ridgewood NJ , in Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey’s recent report, “Teaching Is Political, Part I,” we revealed that the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) is training teachers to become political activists and push for truly radical curriculums at the local school district level. In this report, we look at how the NJEA has taken its political activities to the next level by inserting itself – and teachers – into this fall’s school board elections. The shared title of Sunlight’s two reports comes from an NJEA Summer Collaborative called “Teaching Is Political.” The NJEA likes to claim that others are seeking to “politicize our public schools,” but by its own words and actions, it is the NJEA that is bringing politics into schools and school districts around the state.
Continue reading THE NJEA INSERTS ITSELF – AND TEACHERS – INTO LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS!
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Trenton NJ, Senator Ed Durr responded to an advertisement from the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) that labels parents extremists for expressing concerns about new curriculum and sex education mandates from Trenton.
IS THE EDUCATION TRUTH PROJECT A NJEA-FUNDED, DARK MONEY PAC?
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Ridgewood NJ, It sure looks like the NJEA is funding another dark money Super PAC, this time aimed squarely at parents running for school board this fall. Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey recently received several tips that New Jersey’s most powerful special interest, the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), is funding a new dark money Super PAC aimed at this fall’s school board elections. This would make sense, as a dark money Super PAC would complement the other parts of the NJEA’s multi-pronged, statewide campaign to fight the wave of parental activism in school districts across the state.
Continue reading PARENTS RUNNING FOR SCHOOL BOARD MAY FACE A WALL OF NJEA DARK MONEY
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Ridgewood NJ, the hot debate in the Village of Ridgewood is whether school board trustees should have kids in school or not. While the question never arises over long term trustee Sheila Brogan who is white certain “non white” candidates and trustees have been targeted by the teacher union candidates . Sheila Brogan was also charged with and ethics violation , lost the appeal the status of which is currently being covered up the Ridgewood Board of Education.
