In Paterson, rethinking the concept of what makes a high school
In Paterson, officials are tackling so-called barrier to education by expanding a federally-funded program, that’s shown some success among younger pupils, to its JFK High School.
Education
Rutgers names Jonathan Holloway as its new president
Dr. Jonathan Holloway will become the first black president in the 200-plus year history of Rutgers.
Mother of bullied teen confronts cyberbullying head on
Prevention was the focus of a new North Jersey anti-bullying task force convened by Rep. Josh Gottheimer, and chaired by Jane Clementi, whose son Tyler committed suicide after being cyberbullied in ...
Should schools screen students for depression?
Pending legislation would require public schools to screen students for depression.
State judge allows school segregation lawsuit to proceed
A lawsuit claims the state law requiring kids go to schools only in the municipality where they live, has left New Jersey's classrooms among the most segregated in the nation.
As new LGBT curriculum is rolled out, parents protest in Trenton
A group of Christian parents protested Wednesday before the state Board of Education, targeting plans to implement a state law requiring public school students to learn about the history and cultural ...
Superintendent targets charter schools in Newark
Superintendent Roger Leon has recommended the state not renew four charter schools in Newark, a move that many see as the reigniting of Newark's charter school wars.
Fulop wants the power to appoint Jersey City school board
A battle is brewing over control of the Jersey City public school system, recently the focus of a swirl of controversy involving members of its elected board of education.
Report spotlights a grim corner of sobering student debt crisis
More debt, lower graduation rates and higher student loan default rates. That’s the reality for many students who choose for-profit colleges and universities to prepare for their careers, according ...
Union says Rutgers focus on athletics hurts faculty
Union representatives say Rutgers doesn't doesn't place the same value on a clinician doing research as it does on its head football coach.
Trenton summit highlights how suicide prevention starts with conversation
In New Jersey, 795 people take their own lives each year and, according to a panel in Trenton, that's only a fifth of those who try.
Paterson high school students urge their classmates to ‘Escape the Vape’
Eastside High School administrator, Laurel Olson, collected more than 200 vape pens last year alone and decided it was time to do something about the growing problem.
Toms River residents march on Trenton to protest cuts in school aid
Nearly 2,000 Toms River public school students and parents came by the busload and descended on downtown Trenton to protest state aid cuts to school funding.
From resignation to outrage, districts react to word from Trenton on school aid
Officials and advocates in school districts across New Jersey reacted Monday to news that the state Department of Education had approved just $15 million of a requested $362 million in additional ...
For Paterson school officials, a continuation of deep financial woes
As they await word from Trenton on their plea for financial help, leaders of Paterson public schools say they once again are trying to stretch a budget already so thin that class sizes for most ...
