Democratic leaders strike a double-deal to gradually hike the minimum wage to $15 an hour. First, by law. If Christie vetoes it, then by constitutional ...
Newark Schools
Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf discusses the release of PARCC scores that show below average student performance. He also discusses the timeline of control being handed ...
Missed deadlines for Atlantic City. It failed to meet the deadline to pay a court-ordered tax refund. But legislators failed to meet the deadline to ...
Camden Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard discusses the recent release of PARCC results and how change has been slow and steady since his appointment.
Call it the Christmas rush, lawmakers vote on funding public employee pensions and the Transportation Trust Fund, hiking the gas tax and allowing casinos in ...
Schools with the highest absentee rate, lowest test scores and dimmest prospects for graduation are categorized as "renew" schools. One reporter embedded herself in the ...
With terrorism topping the national agenda, Christie appears to be climbing. At a key campaign stop before the Council on Foreign Relations he's revealed his ...
Newark superintendent Chris Cerf discusses One Newark, the district's debt and the process of gaining back local control.
Christie's JV squad debate could have varsity implications for his presidential prospects. By dominating a smaller forum, could he absorb enough attention to propel him ...
There was a low turnout at the most recent Newark school board's special budget hearing. Superintendent Chris Cerf maintained that the current $13 million budget ...
It's time for open enrollment for Obamacare. After its rocky start, there are now more insured with better coverage at a higher cost. The Secretary ...
David Cruz spoke about what Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf said at yesterday's Board of Education meeting. He spoke about charter schools and the $100 million ...
A new rail tunnel under the Hudson? If the feds fork over half the cost Christie and Cuomo say they'll finish the job. They sent ...
Junius Williams says charter schools, which account for 28 percent of the Newark school population, are run like independent school districts. The general population, the ...
Chris Cerf pledges steps toward local control while vague on ‘One Newark’ and dealing with looming budget gap.
The battle over the future of Liberty State Park. Environmentalists are wary over who will decide what kind of development the Christie administration will allow ...
Opponents of Cami Anderson aren't pleased with Gov. Christie's choice of Chris Cerf to replace her as Newark's superintendent.
In Paterson, street level gang violence has reached critical mass. The community is finally saying stop. Will it work to end a generations-long blood feud? ...
Central High School Principal Sharnee Brown penned a letter speaking out against the One Newark enrollment policy, saying her school has gotten an influx of ...
Investigators probe the cause of a fatal Amtrak derailment. Stepping up military security. Tumult over turnaround schools. Better bedside manner? Be a horse whisperer. And ...