NJ Education Report

NJ Education Report New Jersey's most respected education news outlet. Dedicated to fact-based journalism and commentary

The New Jersey Education Report (NJER) is a non-partisan, nonprofit platform dedicated to providing insight into education news, policy and politics on a local and statewide level. Our goal is to elevate the conversation about the urgency of educational equity, access and opportunity in order to drive meaningful, evidence-based reforms in New Jersey schools, particularly for families and students

who are too often failed by our current system. We strive to ensure consistent checks and balances for the Governor’s Office, the State Department of Education, state legislators, district leaders, teacher unions, and school boards. Initially founded by Laura Waters as NJ Left Behind, this platform has expanded to respond to the growing need for accurate and timely news and analysis on schools and education politics in the state.

Sean Spiller wants to be president of the nat'l teacher union. A NJ teacher explains why this is a terrible idea. NEA To...
06/22/2026

Sean Spiller wants to be president of the nat'l teacher union. A NJ teacher explains why this is a terrible idea. NEA Today

In two weeks, delegates attending the National Education Association’s Assembly in Denver, Colorado will select NEA’s next president from a field of three candidates. One […]

What happens when a state ed system puts adult interests above the needs of students?
06/11/2026

What happens when a state ed system puts adult interests above the needs of students?

Does ensuring new teachers are ready for prime time require a Department of Education that is less deferential to local control .

06/08/2026

"In the most troubling cases, the price of speaking up isn’t just wasting your time or being ignored. It’s retaliation — and sometimes, it’s the children who pay for it."

The Sherrill Administration has another choice to make on national tests. What do you think?
06/03/2026

The Sherrill Administration has another choice to make on national tests. What do you think?

If information is power, in the realm of public education New Jersey families are 99 pound weaklings. We need more information.

Is NJEA getting weaker or stronger? And what does that mean for kids? New rankings out!
05/27/2026

Is NJEA getting weaker or stronger? And what does that mean for kids? New rankings out!

, New Jersey’s Education Association is the fourth strongest among all states and the District of Columbia.

"Bottom line: Things are not just fine. Until those in charge touch grass, our children will continue floating on clouds...
05/19/2026

"Bottom line: Things are not just fine. Until those in charge touch grass, our children will continue floating on clouds of pretense that leave them unprepared for life after high school."

NJ’s leaders have a choice to make: Do we continue pretense or do we concentrate power with the state to upgrade accountability?

We need more than a few tweaks. Here are six ideas.
05/06/2026

We need more than a few tweaks. Here are six ideas.

About two weeks ago I wrote that, amid the frantic calls to fix New Jersey’s (broken) school funding formula, we should think more strategically about […]

04/30/2026

Where would you send your kid? (And will Gov. Sherrill be able to escape the claws of NJEA?)

Let's do the math.
04/27/2026

Let's do the math.

New research, based on data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), shows that New Jersey is one of 36 states where public student […]

Boards and administrators ignore the public -- captive audience, why bother? Here is what needs to change.
04/22/2026

Boards and administrators ignore the public -- captive audience, why bother? Here is what needs to change.

Too many districts operate under a different standard: one where they don’t have to answer, don’t have to engage, and don’t have to improve.

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