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- How Are Districts Using State Pre-school Funds?
- Officials in two very different districts are figuring out how best to make use of their money from Trenton
- Eight School Districts Sue NJ DOE Over Cuts in State Aid
- But Senate President Sweeney says they should have seen the writing on the blackboard, changes resolve long-standing inequities in state education aid
- Stop-Gap Attempt to ‘Avoid Chaos’ as Court Action Awaited in PARCC Case
- A court’s recent strike-down of PARCC graduation requirements has led to widespread confusion. Lawmakers try to keep the requirements in place for current juniors and seniors
- Lawmakers Seeking More Diversity Among NJ’s Public School Teachers
- Tackling thorny issue in a state where minorities are 56 percent of student enrollments, while just 16 percent of teachers are non-white
- Will Booker’s Track Record on Education Be a Problem for his 2020 Campaign?
- His vision for improving education has included charter schools and merit pay for teachers — views that are out of fashion for many Democrats
- Why Don’t Kids Go to School? Students Have Their Say
- Lawmakers go straight to the source to hear about the obstacles that keep some kids from attending classes
- Divided Reactions to Court Decision on PARCC and What It Means for Students
- Path to graduation still uncertain for about 170,000 high school seniors and juniors, but ‘business as usual’ for many school officials who continue to implement PARCC as a graduation requirement
- Murphy’s ‘Computer Science for All’ Initiative Off to Modest Start
- Governor announces first $2 million in grants for high-tech program will be divvied up among 29 school districts
- Fine Print: Auditor Questions Oversight of Camden’s Renaissance Schools
- Second audit finds gaps in enrollment and hiring at fast-growing hybrid charter schools
- Legislative Hold on PARCC Replacement Leaves No Clear Path to HS Diploma
- NJ lawmakers delay vote on measure after appellate court issues stay on ruling that would kill PARCC, students left out in the cold — for now
- State Officials Ask Judges to Let Classes of 2019 and 2020 Graduate Under Old Rules
- DOE says appellate court case is leaving nearly 170,000 current seniors and juniors without a clear path to graduation
- Murphy Releases More Funding For Pre-K Programs Across State
- Thirty-three needy districts that previously had received no pre-K funding from Trenton, will benefit. Advocates praise governor’s move, but say much more needs to be done
- NJ Has Weak System of State Support for Black and Latino College Students — Report
- Higher education in NJ is hobbled by inequities that leave many minority students ill-equipped for college and the job market, authors contend
- All-Out Efforts to Block Rider’s Sale of Westminster Choir College to Chinese
- Rider University’s move to sell ‘religious music college’ to company owned by Chinese government has triggered lawsuits, a faculty grievance, and worries about ‘destruction’ of an American college
- For Stretched NJ Students, Help on the Way in Learning How to Manage Finances
- New Jersey’s college students are among the most debt-laden in the country. Financial literacy soon will be required in middle school
- Top Reports: How Fair Is School Funding in NJ Compared to Other States?
- The answer, it seems, is fairer than most. Only Wyoming matches New Jersey on key criteria
- Governor Signs Education Measures — Special Focus on School Safety, Buses
- Lives lost in U.S. school shootings and New Jersey school bus tragedy prompt efforts to increase safeguards for students
- ‘Fed Up’ Rutgers Faculty Protest Slow Contract Talks, Threaten to Strike
- Hundreds of faculty union members picketed meeting of university’s board of governors, frustrated with stagnant wages and months of fruitless bargaining
- Educators to Trenton: Go Back to School on School Monitoring System
- State DOE officials get an earful on the administrative burden imposed by a system designed to provide oversight and accountability in public schools
- National Labor Leader Irate over Kean University’s New China Strategy
- ‘How dare we let it happen right under our eyes,’ says AFT president Randi Weingarten, referring to transfer of faculty at Kean’s Wenzhou outpost to Chinese government employment
- 75 Gather in Morris for Training Session on School Shootings
- Similar programs, focusing on prevention, will be held next month in other counties, including Bergen and Middlesex
- Jobs the Focus as Governor Launches High School STEM Program
- ‘It’s STEM on steroids,’ says mayor whose city will be one of the first to benefit from the initiative
- Newark Continues to Wrestle with Charter-School Issues
- As New Jersey takes a close look at charter schools, Newark’s large charter sector inspires passion — both for and against
- Bills Aimed at Curbing Sexual Abuse in Schools Progress in State Assembly
- ‘We need to stop these predators,’ says Assemblywoman who has been at forefront of legislative efforts
- Calls for Ouster of Trenton Superintendent over School Security Problems
- City police officers patrol Trenton schools after private guards walk out in dispute involving school district and two private security firms
- Lucky 13 — Some School Districts to Get Aid Restored After Budget Cuts
- That leaves the out-of-luck 35, whose applications for more than $20 million all told were turned down by New Jersey Department of Education
- Newarkers Demand Details of District-Charter Enrollment Deal
- At a hastily arranged meeting, the Newark school board OK’d a legal agreement that affects thousands of families. Few people have had access to the document
- State Official Scrutinizes Payroll Switch for Faculty at Kean U Outpost in China
- Secretary of Higher Education delves into controversy that has alarmed faculty. Union president says professors worry they will be under ‘control of the Chinese government’
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