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

The Federal Election Commission has been unable to take official action since May 2025, leaving campaign finance complaints and investigations stalled. The agency’s inaction could affect New Jersey’s ...

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, ...

The New Jersey Education Association is backing a proposal to move the state’s public school employee health benefits program into a new trust, giving state officials a smaller role in its governance.

(Editor’s note: This article was originally posted on Oct. 15 by South Jersey Climate News, a student-led news site at Rowan University and content parter through NJ News Wire.) On Dec. 5, 2025, the ...

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 ...

The NJ Spotlight News team takes a look back at some of their favorite stories and interviews over the years.

New Jerseyans are checking their mailboxes for rebates courtesy of the Anchor property tax relief program. Many of those boxes, though, will turn up empty: The Anchor gross income cutoff of $250,000 ...