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Qualifying students can attend community college tuition-free

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Qualifying students can attend community college tuition-free
Briana Vannozzi, Anchor | February 26, 2021 | Education
Gov. Phil Murphy plans to increase funds for the Community College Opportunity Grant program
School districts greet Murphy’s budget spending plan with cheers and fears(Edwin J. Torres/ NJ Governor's Office/CC BY-NC 2.0)
School districts greet Murphy’s budget spending plan with cheers and fears
John Mooney, Education writer | February 26, 2021 | Education, Budget
The proposed budget bumps up school aid by $600 million, but some 200 districts will see cuts despite — they argue — having to come ...
Op-Ed: Tools to tackle learning gaps must be measured against student progress
Op-Ed: Tools to tackle learning gaps must be measured against student progress
Patricia Morgan | February 26, 2021 | Education, Opinion
We must continually collect and analyze student achievement data to ensure we are truly closing learning and achievement gaps for all students across the state
Murphy administration to increase school funding by $700 million
Murphy administration to increase school funding by $700 million
Briana Vannozzi, John Mooney | February 25, 2021 | Education, Coronavirus in NJ
The money is planned to get the state back on a seven-year track to fully fund the school aid formula.
Back to school for in-person classes: One NJ school district prepares
Back to school for in-person classes: One NJ school district prepares
Brenda Flanagan, Senior Correspondent | February 25, 2021 | Education, Coronavirus in NJ
The Mount Olive school district will return to full-day in-person classes on March 22
Student mental health: A dialogue among educators, the administration, state assemblyman
Student mental health: A dialogue among educators, the administration, state assemblyman
John Mooney, Education writer | February 25, 2021 | Roundtables, Education
In this virtual roundtable, participants — including acting education commissioner — go beyond buzzwords to assess how to best reach students now and post-pandemic
NJ Budget 2022: Key details of Murphy’s $44.8 billion spending proposal(Edwin J. Torres/ NJ Governor's Office/CC BY-NC 2.0)
NJ Budget 2022: Key details of Murphy’s $44.8 billion spending proposal
Colleen O'Dea, Senior writer | February 24, 2021 | Budget, Education, Energy & Environment, Health Care, Politics
Governor's financial priorities in his reelection year — school aid, pension payments, tax relief and health benefits
As Newark schools prepare to reopen, teachers union wants COVID-19 testing for students(AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
As Newark schools prepare to reopen, teachers union wants COVID-19 testing for students
Patrick Wall, Chalkbeat Newark | February 24, 2021 | Education, Coronavirus in NJ
Some school districts have embraced testing as a way to ease families’ fears and appease teachers unions
Want proof that NJ’s aid program for college students is working? Here it is(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Want proof that NJ’s aid program for college students is working? Here it is
Colleen O'Dea, Senior writer | February 23, 2021 | Education
An independent report on the Tuition Aid Grant program — the most generous in the country — details the program’s ‘positive effects’
Parents sue South Orange-Maplewood school district over lack of in-person teaching
Parents sue South Orange-Maplewood school district over lack of in-person teaching
Joanna Gagis, Correspondent | February 22, 2021 | Education, Coronavirus in NJ
Parents in the South Orange Maplewood school district are demanding a return to full, in-person learning.
Fine Print: NJ request to waive student testing(Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, Pool, File)
Fine Print: NJ request to waive student testing
John Mooney, Education writer | February 22, 2021 | Education, Coronavirus in NJ, Politics
Title: Assessment Administration Waiver Request Author: Acting education commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan, letter to U.S. Department of Education What is it: The letter is to be ...
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