Managing Editor & Founder of @njedreport, mom of four, wife of one, equity wonk, Melville nerd.
Joined March 2009
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Does anything happen when 96% of fourth graders can't do grade-level math? I mean besides the state handing over half a billion $ for a school building. @NPSvoices @NewJerseyDOE @AlexSauickie @DawnFantasia_NJ
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“This is a real opportunity for New Jersey, and @GovSherrillNJ is in a strong position to make it work for every family in the state. Teach NJ looks forward to helping bring these scholarship dollars home.” jewishlink.news/new-york-gov…
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“…too many states have chosen to tell parents their children are on track when they aren’t.” Worth reading this straightforward nonpartisan piece from @arneduncan and @MSpellingsBPC @WakeUpCallNJ @laurawaters @StudentSuccess
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About half the kids in DC — including lots of children of parents who work in progressive politics for people who organizations that are relentlessly anti-charter — attend charter schools.
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How ready are New Jersey students for college math?
Join our in-person panel following the release of our report “False Hope: New Jersey Kids Aren’t Ready for College.”
Oct. 15, 2026 | 3:30 p.m.
Rutgers University, Hill 705
Register to attend: form.jotform.com/26280504544…
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“Equity built on excellence endures” @AlexKontorovich @WakeUpCallNJ @laurawaters deseret.com/opinion/2026/01/…
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Glad to see our NJ legislature focused on “Student achievement and school performance”. Follow the discussion via Zoom this Tuesday at noon. @WakeUpCallNJ @DawnFantasia_NJ @laurawaters @StudentSuccess njleg.state.nj.us/live-proce…
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Today marks the solemn anniversary of a horrific act of terror that led to the deaths of at least 1,200 Israelis and the brutal captivity of an additional 251 victims.
October 7, 2023 was the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. It is one that we must always remember.
From my home state of New Jersey, I think of Edan Alexander, and his family, as he was held captive for 584 days before being reunited with them. I think of Laor Abramov and the 48 other Americans who were killed by Hamas terrorists.
Together, we remember the lives lost, the families torn apart, the communities devastated. We recommit to never let it happen again.
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My heart is with every New Jerseyan still grieving the horrific October 7th terrorist attacks. Three years ago, Hamas murdered 1,200 innocent people and took 251 hostages, including New Jersey's Edan Alexander.
Even as time passes, the pain endures. People across our state are still grappling with the violence of that day and the years that followed.
New Jerseyans stand together in mourning the lives lost, rejecting antisemitism and all other forms of hate, and continuing our work to make sure every community can live and worship in peace.
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Latest research: turmoil at @njea from top to bottom: unprecedented contest for leadership amid a -10% decline in membership. VP and Secy-Treas are challenging Prez @stevebeatty928 and note severe membership problems. When will teachers be told the truth? sunlightpolicynj.org/wp-cont…
.@GovSherrillNJ and the @NewJerseyDOE need to up their learning game from experts in the field if we want our kids to succeed. Suggestions here. @NCTQ @DanaGoldstein @nhannahjones
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New Report: NJ Offers Teachers No Extra Pay for the Hardest Jobs to Fill (and pays more for irrelevant credentials). @NCTQ @NewJerseyDOE @NJEA
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Mississippi had one chief education officer from 2013-2022. NJ had 5. My thoughts on why that matters. @ChadAldeman @StudentSuccess @NewJerseyDOE
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The best take I've seen on @nhannahjones's NYTimes piece..."The article is less compelling for what it says than for what it doesn’t." eduwonk.com/2026/09/an-educa…
"This is NJ’s flagship university and students are arriving without study skills, relying on AI, missing basic elements of the thinking and learning processes.” @ChadAldeman @StudentSuccess @RutgersU @CharlesBarone @NewJerseyDOE
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Seems Oklahoma is returning state K-12 test results sooner. Let’s make this happen in the Garden State. @WakeUpCallNJ @laurawaters @DawnFantasia_NJ
Releasing spring test scores the following school year is an operational choice, not a technical impossibility. @redandexpert is right: parents and taxpayers deserve better from their state leaders.
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1 big thing: K-12 approval plummets axios.com/newsletters/axios-… #axiospm
"There are 18 Newark schools where fewer than 20% of third graders are reading at grade level. At six of them, fewer than one in 10 students met the standard." tapinto.net/towns/newark/art…
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Caskets to culinary? Experts say a Newark mortician’s $700k contract raises school job training red flags.
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For the zillionth time, Lakewood in the news for losing a private school (transportation) voucher. Can Gov. Sherrill say "yes" to one that could give $1K a year to public school kids? @MargueriteRoza @LakewoodScoop @ChadAldeman @NewJerseyDOE
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