(NJ Spotlight News)'It’s ridiculous to not know exactly when those results are coming,' says superintendent of tool that flags need for help
(NJ Spotlight News)'It’s ridiculous to not know exactly when those results are coming,' says superintendent of tool that flags need for help
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Private schools would reap rewards -- and if you find that distasteful, consider the benefits for poor and middle-class districts
(NJ Spotlight News)While New Jersey is making gains on kids who chronically miss class, 16 schools report at least half failed to show up
(John Mooney/NJ Spotlight News)Families have made almost 3,000 requests for information about an agency that's supposed to help students. 'They blew me off,' one mom says
(NJ Spotlight News/Taylor Jung)Lakewood would be New Jersey's fifth district operating under state control, a step that critics say leads to few overall improvements
(AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)GOP candidate for governor would give $8,000 per student to any family that sends its child to private school
(AP Photo/Mike Catalini, File)NJEA used member dues to get its president elected governor. He finished fifth
(John Mooney/NJ Spotlight News)More funding for schools, NJ Transit, property-tax relief and pension payments; higher taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and gambling
NJ Spotlight NewsAfter pushback, lawmakers pull bill to subsidize private school education with tax credits
(P. Kenneth Burns/WHYY)The only district still under state control, Camden City School District has made real progress — just not enough
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Past suggestions have had real impact on final shape of budget

It would tax the state's largest businesses to help fund NJ Transit
(Taylor Jung/NJ Spotlight News)Advocates and lawmakers explore ways to free students from segregated school districts at Joint Committee on the Public Schools
(NJGOV)New law ensures students in grades six through 12 will have free access to menstrual pads and tampons in most public school bathrooms

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Two high school seniors make the case

Interview: Jessie Gomez, reporter with Chalkbeat Newark
NJ Spotlight NewsThe decision reverses a 2021 finding by the state education commissioner
(NJ Spotlight News)The curriculum was put on the back burner when the pandemic hit

First lady Jill Biden traveled to Samuel Smith Elementary School in Burlington County to join Gov. Phil Murphy to greet students, while learning about the ...