(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)We can shun artificial intelligence in schools, or we can consider it a tool and show kids how to use it responsibly and creatively
(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)We can shun artificial intelligence in schools, or we can consider it a tool and show kids how to use it responsibly and creatively

The commissioner has considerable authority to shape educational policy
(Hannah Gross/NJ Spotlight News)The code has become controversial among ‘parental rights’ advocates
(Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool, File)New Jersey is the first state to require climate change be taught across the curriculum, not just in science
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Parents' rights advocates expected to attend the state Board of Education’s next meeting
(NJ Spotlight News)Disapproving members of parental rights groups threaten lawsuit, hundreds send comments
NJ Spotlight NewsThe state took charge of the schools in 1989

Members of the New Jersey State Board of Education were shown a plan to relax state certification rules for the 31 best-performing charter schools.

After a terrible year and a state takeover of its finances, Atlantic City's mayor is hanging his hopes on the next governor. Congressional Republicans get ...

New Jersey's Anti-Bullying Task Force has recommended identifying power imbalances, giving principals great latitude to determine whether to investigate a complaint and a fund for ...

He says he wasn't held hostage and isn't a full-time presidential surrogate. Gov. Christie takes questions on everything from his endorsement of Trump to tax ...

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.

Eight killings in eight days. A crime crisis in Newark. An influx of immigrants overwhelm a school. The PARCC tests. Are schools ready? Atlantic City. ...

The New Jersey Department of Education says 90 percent of schools have the technology for the PARCC test, but others question the accuracy of that ...