
Environmentally sensitive areas have limited ability to broaden tax bases as they're hit with state aid reductions

Environmentally sensitive areas have limited ability to broaden tax bases as they're hit with state aid reductions
Anabela Rossi Anabela Rossi said her son's death was preventable
(NJ Spotlight News)More community schools seen as one answer
(NJ Spotlight News)Lawmakers promise oversight bill, charters agree on need for greater accountability
(Hannah Gross/NJ Spotlight News)Bill would require policies on removing books, exempt librarians from lawsuits
(OIT/NJ Governor’s office).See the amount of aid districts can expect, as multiyear aid-allocation formula leaves some facing tough choices
marnie hazeltonAngelica Allen-McMillan's retirement comes as state schools face major challenges

What's next after the recent ruling on school segregation?

Shortage of school nurses and counselors cited as among obstacles to care

Only 1 in 3 students is projected to be on grade level in English language arts, and less than 1 in 4 students is projected ...

Lawmakers in both houses of the state Legislature on Thursday took up issues that have recently made headlines: school lunch programs that impose penalties on ...

Monday, the Senate Education Committee held a hearing focused on discussing ways to improve nutrition in school meals.

The Cherry Hill School District’s policy on school lunch debt sparked a national conversation and helped to motivate a number of bills in Trenton.

Several bills pass through the Senate Education Committee in the Legislature.

The bill would require teachers from kindergarten through high school to teach students the best way to interact with the police.

With the deadline for a government shutdown fast approaching. Gov. Christie has harsh words for the Assembly speaker over the budget impasse. Teaching kids how ...

President Obama goes to Camden and holds it up as an example of how to improve the relationship between police and the community. The police ...

Sen. Nia Gill introduced a resolution that wouldn't let Education Commissioner Hespe withhold state aid from school districts with low participation in the PARCC test.

Looking for answers about the controversial PARCC tests. Should doctors be required by law to warn patients just how addictive prescription opiate pain killers are? ...

Education Commissioner David Hespe told the Senate Education Committee that the PARCC test is a new way to measure achievement, not unlike previous assessments.