Efforts are increasing to help students who aren’t getting enough nutritious food; by one estimate, as many as one-third suffer from ‘food insecurity’

Thrive NJ Coalition’s ‘report card’ gives New Jersey sex-ed programs just a ‘C’ grade, saying schools should spend more time on subject

More than 30 districts had requested $362M in emergency aid; state officials last week announced that just 13 will share in the $15M awarded

District is set to exit state monitoring and complete its return to local oversight in February

Thirteen school districts will receive extra funding, just a small fraction of the $362 million sought by 29 districts

Assembly committee approves expansion of NJ STARS, a merit-based scholarship program

Commissioner Repollet and staff preview slightly revised requirements for six subject areas for state Board of Education

State Auditor finds shortcomings in financial control of Asbury Park schools, where New Jersey’s Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet served as superintendent

Shortfall of $63 million projected in coming fiscal year after loss of 128 teaching positions last year due to budget constraints

Stats give residents a way to see how their districts performed and how they stack up against their counterparts statewide