(NJ Spotlight News)Ciattarelli wants a rewrite while Sherrill offers tweaks
(NJ Spotlight News)Ciattarelli wants a rewrite while Sherrill offers tweaks
(AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)ESL funding impeded, federal staff fired, guidance to schools withdrawn
Courtesy of Bob MorrisonThe debate about "should they or shouldn't they" close the US Department of Education is the wrong conversation
(NJ Spotlight News)Some districts are asking for tax increases
(AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson, File)Blindsided by Trump administration’s decision, 20 districts likely to lose COVID relief funds
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)The innovative certification program is helping to staff hard-to-fill positions and increase teacher diversity

Details released Thursday show 3% cut in aid for about 140 districts. Find your district in searchable database
(Rich Hundley III/Governor's Office)Acting Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer tells lawmakers to expect more stable state aid
(Public Domain via StockCake)Nine low-income districts in New Jersey defied national trends, using tools like high-impact tutoring and summer learning
(NJ Spotlight News)NJ sued four school districts that tried to amend policy
(NJ Spotlight News)Taxpayers’ guide shows district-by-district data and compares spending over recent years. Check spending by your district

Interview: State Sen. Vin Gopal
(NJ Spotlight News)Under new criteria, more value will be placed on student growth
(NJ Spotlight News)Research limited on impact such bans have, expert says
(NJ Spotlight News)Schools are enforcing new rules to limit cellphone use
(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Several small elementary or middle school districts study the implications of consolidating with other districts
(NJ Spotlight News)The proposed policy comes after the district was recently sued in May by the family of a teen who died by suicide
(NJ Spotlight News)Many NJ school boards have voted to revoke policy on transgender, nonbinary students
NJ Spotlight NewsMost will see increases in state aid, but the cuts dominate legislative hearing
(NJ Spotlight News)The 2% cap on property-tax increases was put in place by Gov. Chris Christie