Sherrill: 'We'll see ripple effects across every corner of the economy'

Kids who are chronically absent, or missing 10 percent or more school days a year, often have the lowest test scores in math and reading. ...

A grim default deadline for Atlantic City. They can't pay back a huge state loan tomorrow because they won't dissolve the water authority to use ...

Sens. Steve Sweeney and Joe Vitale are pushing a bill to expand pre-kindergarten programs in New Jersey. They say every dollar spent on educating 3- ...

A surprise compromise clears the way for a judicial nominee to fill a vacant state Supreme Court judicial job, unfilled since Christie took office. The ...

Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10 percent or more school days. New Jersey has a 180-day school year, that means missing 28 days or ...

High stakes in Next Tuesday's election. On the Ballot: Funding worker's pensions and transportation, but polls show most people don't know who represents them in ...

Christie's town hall tour hits Somerville while the public gets an earful on the budget. Measuring student progress, not teacher performance? Microbeads: Smoothing your skin ...

Representatives from advocacy groups attended a public budget hearing in Paramus to plead their case for funding.

Does the Port Authority budget reflect reforms? Tweeting crime tips to cops. Child care costs more than college. A rapid Ebola test. And a busted ...

According to advocacy group Childcare Aware, the average cost of caring for an infant at a child care center in New Jersey in 2013 was ...