New Jersey Education
Jersey Shore teachers rock out to raise cash for California wildfire victims
Inspired by those who helped the Jersey Shore during Hurricane Sandy, teachers in New Jersey raised money last weekend for their counterparts affected by the California wildfires.
N.J. school district that cut 93 jobs could get big state aid increase
Gov. Phil Murphy's budget proposal would give the district its largest boost in nearly 20 years, local officials said.
Rutgers’ next chapter demands a visionary president | Opinion
Rutgers has outgrown its regional identity and now stands as a national research powerhouse, requiring a leader with the ambition and vision to match its potential.
Blind N.J. student gets job as radio basketball commentator. Here’s how he does it.
He can't see the game. But Rowan University student Allan Wylie never misses a basket as a radio commentator for a local basketball team.
N.J. principal wore Trump costume to school, sparking outrage in town full of immigrants
The principal wore a "Make America Great Again" hat and red tie for the elementary school's "Celebrity Day."
N.J. university makes big changes to DEI programs following Trump directive
U.S. schools and colleges were given until Friday by the Trump administration to end their DEI programs or risk losing federal funding.
Alumni worry N.J. university may sell its ‘Downton Abbey’-like campus in England
The university has used the 17th-century mansion — known as Wroxton Abbey — for study abroad students for decades.
Most N.J. schools will get a funding boost in new budget plan. See your district’s numbers.
Look up the proposed state funding numbers for each New Jersey school district under Gov. Phil Murphy's budget plan.
N.J. district wants to close school, sell land before it runs out of money
Land behind the high school would be sold and an elementary school would close under a plan floated by school officials.
N.J. high school students shelter in place as cops break up large fight
The school was placed on a “shelter in place” security protocol as additional officers arrived and separated the fighting students, police said.
I was punished for exposing charter school scam and grade fixing, N.J. superintendent says
The school superintendent was placed on indefinite administrative leave last year with no public explanation.
Should cellphones be banned in schools? No way, these N.J. parents say
Gov. Phil Murphy wants cellphones banned in New Jersey classrooms. But some parents and students say that's a mistake.