‘It’s a huge win for the charter school movement,’ said one attorney

A study has warned policy makers to beware of treating the charter school industry like the mortgage industry in the mid-2000s.

The Iran Deal to dump its nukes in exchange for lifting sanctions and swapping prisoners. Is it successful diplomacy or a show of weakness? Gov. ...

School Days in an urban district where top-down reformers failed to consider the role of poverty in kids ability to learn. When it comes to ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has been handing out school supplies to students throughout the city, where 42 percent of kids live in poverty. Meanwhile former ...

The state wins another round in the fight over funding state employee pensions. The state Supreme Court's given Gov. Christie a pass on paying an ...

Newark parents with children in charter schools rallied in Maplewood, against Assemblywoman Mila Jasey's bill that would block charter school expansion for three years.

Does an alliance with Christie help or hurt a state power broker? Does the governor's retort seem presidential? A small Jersey firm's decontaminates kill the ...

Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo is expected to win reelection and is one of three Democrats being discussed as possible gubernatorial candidates.

Battling for hearts and minds. Can Newark’s embattled school superintendent and new mayor find common ground? A transit alert for thousands of Garden State commuters. ...

The plan to reorganize the city's public schools, "One Newark," has been heavily criticized in the community, but Superintendent Cami Anderson says it will help ...

A new mayor for New Jersey’s largest city. You’ll hear what Ras Baraka plans to do now. Plus, read his lips. Gov. Christie says no ...

Ras Baraka told supporters at his victory party that the results prove Newark is not for sale to the political bosses.

Junius Williams says that as long as Superintendent Cami Anderson is pushing the One Newark plan, the people of Newark will push back against it.

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A shocking day on the Shark River. What killed thousands of fish? Gun control. The Senate passed a new bill and critics fire back. And ...

Candidates running for mayor in Newark, Paterson and Trenton make a final push before voters head to the polls Tuesday.

Crunching numbers for lawsuits, schools and snow removal add up to a crushing bottom line. A playground little tots in Lambertville call theirs is toxic. ...

Ras Baraka and Shavar Jeffries are campaigning with less than a week to go before election day.

Attempts to control guns by cutting ammunition. A Parkway projects wreaks havoc on residents. And a triumphant film festival -- like Sundance, but Jersier.