(Patrick Wall / Chalkbeat)Union president says demands include higher salaries, more autonomy
(Patrick Wall / Chalkbeat)Union president says demands include higher salaries, more autonomy
(Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool, File)Some 120 positions have been filled by retirees in school districts across the state
(José A. Alvarado Jr. for Chalkbeat)Community advocates and security experts say such a system could violate student and staff privacy, lead to overpolicing of students

Returning to work won’t affect the teachers’ pensions or benefits

A patchwork of efforts is leading to rising frustration among parents and educators

New Jersey's 1.4 school kids prepped laptops and homework papers to participate in remote learning, as classrooms across the state shut down.

Newark's superintendent promises a new approach as the city begins its first year in charge of its schools in more than 20 years.

Since the New Jersey Board of Education voted back in September to end its control of Newark Public Schools, the work of ensuring a smooth ...

Newark school district teachers have been without a contract since 2015. President of the Newark Teachers Union, John Abeigon, gives an update on how negotiations ...

We're in your neighborhood. Today Union Township, where we're listening and learning to find out what's working here. Businesses giving discounts to town residents who ...

The state Supreme Court rejected Gov. Christie's plea to freeze state aid at current levels and let him break union contracts to enact reforms.

Newark's state appointed Superintendent Chris Cerf wants elected officials to equitably fund school districts, hopes to negotiate a contract with the district's teachers and talks ...

New Jersey and New York have set aside inter-Port Authority competition and are instead uniting against an executive order from Trump. Christie suffers a legal ...

Six Newark parents are part of a lawsuit challenging the state's teacher tenure law. The suit contends the rule frequently referred to as last in, ...

As Bridgegate jurors deliberate, the defense files a motion for a mistrial under seal. You're paying more at the pump. On next Tuesday's ballot, a ...

Gov. Christie has filed a lawsuit asking New Jersey’s Supreme Court to basically break its own landmark Abbott v. Burke decision and claims collective bargaining ...

The governor's trying to get a landmark school funding law overturned by the high court. Is his motive educational, political or both? More Garden State ...

Newark Public Schools Superintendent Chris Cerf discusses issues surrounding the high levels of lead found in Newark schools' water.

Politicians man battle positions over salvaging Atlantic City government. But the fight is also over salvaging unions collective bargaining rights. Add more Newark school buildings ...

Water filters on pipes in some Newark public schools show the district has been battling elevated lead levels in the drinking water for some time. ...