Mary Bennett of Irvington, Jeanette Peña of Union City are Gov. Murphy’s first appointments

‘We need a refreshed, energetic and progressive’ board

The vote took nearly two hours as board members reignited discussions about the usefulness of the test

The State Board of Education is in the process of adopting a code, but it’s not enough

Although State Board of Education vote was almost unanimous, some members expressed reservations

New Education Secretary Besty DeVos could conceivably shift $20 billion in federal education funding into a school vouchers program, but New Jersey can capitalize on ...

The governor is dealt a setback on relaxing certification rules for charter schools. The scandal ended long ago, but the fallout lingers and is a ...

A split vote puts Chris Cerf at the helm of Newark schools. But, one state Board of Ed member calls it a "major mistake" and ...

In a 6-4 decision, members of the New Jersey State Board of Education approved the nomination of Chris Cerf to lead Newark's public schools.

Candidates are at full power two weeks before election day. We'll close in on two hot races. Why is education's Common Core so contentious? Could ...

The New Jersey School Choice Alliance held a statewide conference on Common Core State Standards.

Add another casino to the list. Trump Taj Mahal's bankrupt. A sports betting loophole makes it legal but limited. School buses selling ad space. And ...

New Jersey boards of education are able to sell ad space on the exterior sides of their school buses. Seventeen districts in 14 counties have ...

The New Jersey State Board of Education has approved three adult education assessment providers, so there will be two tests in addition to the GED ...

An assemblyman quits. Sen. Buono cancels a date. And a congressman says he’s still on the fence.

The New Jersey State Board of Education adopted rules and regulations for the TEACHNJ Act, a law that overhauled tenure rules for public school teachers.