NJ Spotlight NewsSen. Bob Menendez says debt ceiling should not be tied to budget cuts
NJ Spotlight NewsSen. Bob Menendez says debt ceiling should not be tied to budget cuts

Final exams are looming, commencement is due in May
NJ Spotlight NewsSome $18M for programs, including in cyber security, STEM, nursing
NJ Spotlight NewsThe decision reverses a 2021 finding by the state education commissioner

Former NJ congressman sets up PAC to counter far-right activism in education

Governor shares good news in Montgomery Township. But many districts stand to lose

Opponents of the bills say funding should go to faith-based services

The money comes from the federal American Rescue Plan Act

'I would love to see this be given the same attention that the pandemic had every single day'
Tahtianna FerminNew Jersey Parental Rights group is among those fighting proposed legislation

Edward Tian created GPTZero to hunt down AI-generated text

‘I’ll do what I can to continue to help out the cause’
(NJ Spotlight News)A move aimed at combating the rise of misinformation
NJ Spotlight NewsJudges ruled schools were immune to liability because they were acting through an emergency health act
(NJ Spotlight News)Mental health reporter Bobby Brier shares more on the proposal
(NJ Spotlight News)Learning loss was a bigger issue for students in less affluent communities

The NJ education department is expected to release the data next week
(Nicole Mays from Flickr; CC BY-NC 2.0)Parents have until then to make a written request to their school district to schedule Individualized Education Program, or IEP, meetings
(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)Cost, schedules are attractive to some; many students already used to remote learning

Services will continue in 90 school districts. New regional program will also go ahead