‘Prioritizing stability and reducing volatility in the upcoming fiscal cycle is critical’ until a modernized formula is in place

Assembly approves legislation that would apply to districts facing state funding cuts

Most will see increases in state aid, but the cuts dominate legislative hearing

Think tank argues failure to revise school-funding formula impacts students with greatest needs and violates state Constitution

The report also points out that economic conditions are worsened for Black and brown students, whose schools already suffer the most from underfunding.

Calling it catastrophic, members of the Jersey City Board of Education say proposed cuts to state aid have the potential to dismantle the district.

One of this year’s big selling points is that the budget identifies a billion dollars in savings.

New Jersey's schools consistently rank among the top in the nation, even when you compare high-need districts in the state. A report analyzing the SFRA ...

Three hundred ninety-one districts around the state will see an increase in direct state aid this year, 171 will see a reduction and 14 will ...

Relations between the governor, the Senate president and the Assembly speaker are fraying.

Of the over 100 people who testified at Monday's Assembly Budget hearing, the majority focused on school funding.

Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli has announced he's running for governor in 2017. He's the second politician to announce his candidacy, after Phil Murphy.

Pay back time. The feds find the Christie administration mishandled Sandy funds. Where did the money go? And how would the state find the cash ...

Chris Cerf, the Superintendent of Newark Public Schools, discusses PARCC testing, Christie's "Fairness Formula" and Newark's progress toward gaining local control.

It's peak season for Atlantic hurricanes. Federal forecasters see an above average number of big storms in our future. A look at the Megan's Law ...

Dan Katz, an education professor at Seton Hall University, says Gov. Christie's plan to change the school funding formula doesn't provide equity across the state.

It's the week they dole out the money. Wrapping up the state budget has as much to do with votes to override a veto as ...

Assemblywoman Mila Jasey proposes a bill that would take $110 million from the Property Tax Relief Fund and use it to expand pre-K.

Republicans vow to block Obama's nominee to fill Scalia's U.S. Supreme Court seat. But in the battle to fill an empty seat on New Jersey's ...