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Murphy says students in school plays must wear masks on stage

October 20, 2021 9:34 pm

Students appearing on stage for school plays this fall will need to wear a mask during their performances, although Gov. Phil Murphy suggested that school officials need to “use common sense” on how following his mask mandate order. “Technically, the...

State will continue to withhold info on which schools go virtual

September 22, 2021 4:22 pm

Asked which schools and school districts have been forced to switch to remote learning due to Covid outbreaks so far this fall, Gov. Phil Murphy and Acting Commissioner of Education Angelica Allen-McMillan declined to provide specifics, saying that the state...

Following Murphy’s universal preschool promise, Dems criticize years-old Ciattarelli op-ed

September 16, 2021 5:03 pmSeptember 22, 2021 3:14 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy’s promise this morning to achieve universal pre-kindergarten in New Jersey quickly became a political cudgel, with the Democratic State Committee (NJDSC) releasing a statement excoriating Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli for an op-ed he wrote in 2018....

Murphy announces expansion of Pre-K programs, commits to achieving universal system

September 16, 2021 12:46 pmSeptember 16, 2021 2:46 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy announced today the expansion of the state’s existing network of pre-kindergarten programs, as well as his commitment to eventually reaching universal Pre-K for every child in New Jersey. “Today we are announcing that New Jersey will start...

Labor Leader: Elizabeth Allen, first woman NJEA president

September 6, 2021 12:15 amSeptember 5, 2021 6:06 pm

Elizabeth A. Allen (1854-1919) was the first woman president of the New Jersey Education Association and was an early force behind teacher pensions and tenure. She died of the Spanish Flu five years after becoming NJEA president. Allen began teaching...

Teacher union backs Clarke for Senate in LD-26

August 30, 2021 9:55 amAugust 30, 2021 9:56 am

The American Federation of Teachers New Jersey has endorsed Democrat Christine Clarke for State Senate in the 26th district State Senate race. Clarke, the Jefferson Democratic municipal chair and an environmental activist, is challenging four-term Senate Minority Whip Joseph Pennacchio....

Brennan leaving Treasury post

August 26, 2021 10:41 am

Deputy State Treasurer Cathy Brennan will leave her post next month to take a job at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, ending a 27-year career in state government. Brennan will become vice president and chief financial officer of NJIT....