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THE NJEA INSERTS ITSELF – AND TEACHERS – INTO LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS!

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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.

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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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Six Challengers Face off Against Two Incumbents for the Ridgewood School Board Seats in November

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Ridgewood NJ , the petitions for the Ridgewood Board of Education are in , with two incumbents will face off against six challengers . Current trustees Saurabh Dani and Michael Lembo  will face off against Josephine Jarolmen, Julie Mchedlishvili, Laura McKenna and Mary Micale all filed to run independently  and Claude Guinchard II and Malcolm Jennings who submitted petitions together.

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Two Ridgewood School Board Seats Up For Grabs in November

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Ridgewood NJ, the Annual School Election to vote for candidates for the Ridgewood Board of Education will be included in the General Election on November 7, 2023.

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The NJ Department of Education Has Issued a New Round of Warnings of Potential Disciplinary Action to School Districts that Fail to Implement the New Child Grooming Sex Education Standards

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Ridgewood NJ, Senator Joe Pennacchio blasted the Murphy administration’s escalating threats to school districts that refuse to implement controversial new sex education standards imposed by the State Board of Education.

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Ridgewood Board of Education Requires Mask For Parents But Not For Teachers

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Ridgewood NJ, a Ridgewood mother Ashley Laub spoke out Wednesday after parents were asked to mask up at a school board meeting shortly after teachers were seen taking photos without masks.

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Ridgewood Board of Education: “increasing the Board’s size from 5 to 7”

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Ridgewood NJ, according to a reader Ridgewood Board of Education member Cris Kaufman is reported to have posted on Facebook that all candidates should be allowed to serve on the Board since the election results were “so close,” thus increasing the Board’s size from 5 to 7.

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Cris Kaufman Looks to Exclude a Large portion of Ridgewood Residents From Serving on the School Board

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Ridgewood NJ, first they eliminate the school budget vote now they want to restrict who can serve on a school board . Resident  Aditya Sing  posts his observations on Facebook of the Ridgewood Board of Education debate ,”  you should be very offended by Mr. Kaufman’s statement about excluding almost half of the Ridgewood residents as BOE Trustee, as tax payers they are as much invested as us and actually help set off the school tax cost of school parents, as someone who want to continue living and contribute to Ridgewood and doesn’t wants to put a “for Sale” sign on my home, the day my Child graduates, I am disappointed about an attempt to exclude a large section of residents, while lip serving “DEI” mandates (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion).”

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DOJ New Initiative to Address “Harassment, Intimidation and Threats of Violence” Against School Board Members and Employees

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Ridgewood NJ, on October 4, 2021, the DOJ announced a new initiative to address “harassment, intimidation and threats of violence” against school board members and employees – including but not limited to the creation of a federal task force as well as dedicated lines of communication for threat reporting, assessment, and response by law enforcement under the auspices of the FBI.

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Ridgewood Schools : Pandemic related learning loss

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(Charts are sourced from McKinsey that analyzed Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready in-school assessment results of more than 1.6 million elementary school students across more than 40 states.)

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Ridgewood NJ, School Board member HyunJu Kwak posted some interesting information on the learning loss suffered by students during the pandemic . This is exactly what school board members should be focused  on, not trying to figure out how to get teachers more perks and days off .

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Five Candidates Vie for Three Open Seats on the Ridgewood Board of Education

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Ridgewood NJ, five candidates are vying for three open seats on the Board of Education in Ridgewood.

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Did A Ridgewood School Board Member Use his Position on The board to try to get a Beloved Coach Fired?

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Ridgewood NJ, Did Chris Kaufman used his position on the school board to try to get a beloved coach fired?

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The 2021-2022 Ridgewood School Budget will be presented to the public Today Monday, April 19 at 7:00 PM.

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Ridgewood NJ, The 2021-2022 Ridgewood School Budget will be presented to the public on Monday, April 19 at 7:00 PM.

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Ridgewood Board of Education Subterfuge : Did A Board member Join the Attacks on Fellow Board Members ?

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Ridgewood NJ, it does appear to many that a Board member seems to be plotting with the attack’s on fellow school board members :
“…on Page 82 Ms. Brogan provides an interesting road map on how ethics violations might be committed by Board Members.”

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Ridgewood High School Gym Floor Replacement Over Fears of Mercury

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Ridgewood NJ, Dr. Fishbein gave a presentation on Mercury in Gym 3 Synthetic Flooring – Ridgewood High School. News reports indicated that there were possible concerns about the presence of mercury in rubberized gym floors. Dr. Fishbein, Ms. Kelly, and the facilities manager met proactively and arranged to have our floor tested. The only school with this type of flooring is Ridgewood High School. Dr. Fishbein informed the community about the test results in a letter that was sent on February 14, 2020.

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