New Jersey’s 1947 state constitution explicitly prohibits school segregation, one of the only such state provisions in the ...

Cherry Hill schools hold community meeting to discuss students' use of artificial intelligence and other technologies.

Former New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Jaynee LaVecchia found major problems with the state’s special education court system. LaVecchia’s report says the state has failed to improve case tracking, ...

State board board approved $500 million school lease deal in Newark, dismissing Republican lawmakers' opposition.

New study finds prevalence of PFAS -- or 'forever chemicals' -- in more than 90% of NJ's sampled rivers and lakes ...

State audit of Newark Public Schools found millions in questionable expenses, but neither district nor state officials offer ...

That is the health-insurance rate increase that school districts participating in the School Employees’ Health Benefits ...

He was at the center of a hunger strike inside a controversial ICE detention center in Newark that sparked protests and calls for the closure of Delaney Hall. Now Martin Soto is free after eight ...

This article was reported by NJ State House News Service, a nonprofit publishing partner of NJ Spotlight News. With the looming demise of the penny, New Jersey lawmakers moved a bill prescribing how ...

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill holding a news conference after the 2027 budget was passed by the Legislature, in the rotunda at the State House in Trenton on June 30. New Jersey is seeing an ongoing ...

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New Jersey officials often brag about the state’s average high school graduation rate of over 90%, leading parents and the public to believe that students are doing just fine. But it’s a mirage, says ...