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PARENTS RUNNING FOR SCHOOL BOARD MAY FACE A WALL OF NJEA DARK MONEY

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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.

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Non-White Ridgewood Board of Education Candidates and Trustees Targeted Over “No Kids in School” but Long time White Trustee Gets Free Pass

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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.

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NJ Press Corps and Its Slanted Coverage of the Public Education Culture Wars

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Ridgewood NJ, Looks like more slanted coverage of the culture wars by the NJ press corps.  This time it’s InsiderNJ’s Fred Snowflack.  We’re starting to see a pattern.

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United States Supreme Court: Parents have a Fundamental Constitutional right to Rear their Children

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keep you hands off the kids !

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Trenton NJ, Assemblyman Robert Auth (39) spent some time in Trenton on Thursday with parents concerned about Trenton-Murphy/Platkin mandates and directives. “In his concurring opinion in Troxel, Justice Thomas summarized an important aspect of this Court’s precedential opinion in Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510 (1925), writing that “parents have a fundamental constitutional right to rear their children, including the right to determine who shall educate and socialize them.”

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Westwood School Board Tells Teachers You Need Approval Before Classroom Discussions of Any “controversial issues”

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Westwood NJ, in an effort to reassert the rights of parents , the Westwood Regional School District board has voted to require superintendent approval for classroom discussions of any “controversial issues” not specified in the district curriculum, clamping down on teachers politicizing classrooms but drawing criticism from those who warned that the change will stifle conversations about real-world topics.

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The Murphy Administration is Looking to Mandate COVID-19 vaccines, flu shots, and Gardasil in order for Children to Attend School

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Ridgewood NJ, Senator Holly Schepisi said the Murphy administration won’t admit it’s considering adopting new vaccine requirements for school children even after the New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) sent proposed rule changes and a solicitation for comments to “stakeholders” on May 8.

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Unintended Consciousness of Ridgewood Schools Late Start Initiative Shorter School Day

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Ridgewood NJ, as previously reported on the Ridgewood blog the Ridgewood Board of Education voted to push the school day back 35 minutes at Ridgewood High School, beginning next fall.

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Paramus High School Investigating ‘inappropriate images’ Projected on Screen During Class

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Paramus NJ, Paramus School district officials were forced to send a letter to parents after a district high school teacher was caught looking at inappropriate pictures during class on Thursday.

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Ridgewood Board of Education Set to Vote on Late-Start Initiative for Ridgewood High School

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education will vote next Monday February 13th  on a resolution to introduce the late-start initiative for Ridgewood high school students starting this fall.

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Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Saddle Brook Schools Referendum

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Saddle Brook NJ, voters overwhelmingly rejected Saddle Brook School District’s proposal to borrow funds for critical building repairs and improvements, according to preliminary election results.

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Regular Public Meeting of the Ridgewood Board of Education December 5, 2022 at 7:00 pm

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Ridgewood NJ , the Ridgewood Board of Education meets on December 5, 2022 at 7:00 pm for a  Regular Public Meeting.

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Lawmakers Call for NJ State Board of Education to Stop Hiding Behind Pandemic

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Trenton NJ, Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho and Senator Jean Stanfield blasted the State Board of Education for continuing to deny the public direct access to its meetings under the guise of “ongoing public health concerns.”

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Governor Murphy to Create Task Force to Study Teacher Shortages

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Trenton NJ,  as the problem continues to worsen in New Jersey and across the country a task force will be set up to address the shortage of teachers in New Jersey’s K-12 public schools.

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