New Jersey Education News

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New Jersey Education News

Lawsuits filed 3 years after Wall High School football hazing scandal

In separate suits filed weeks apart, two victims of locker room abuse say officials and coaches should have protected them [Read more]

4 charter school students hospitalized after taking cannabis gummies

The incident occurred at a high school campus in Mercer County [Read more]

Do N.J. kids need to learn cursive? Yes, yes, yes, state lawmakers say.

There’s a renewed push — from both sides of the aisle — to require N.J. schools to teach cursive handwriting. [Read more]

Tree crushes N.J. school bus with 10 kids and driver inside

A large tree branch fell on top of a school bus around 7 a.m. Friday, police said. [Read more]

Sexist N.J. university boss ignored and humiliated female employees, 2 top officials allege

The university's chief information officer said one high-ranking woman was "too emotional" to get a promotion, the lawsuit alleges. [Read more]

Parents vow to fight ‘heartless’ plan to shutter 3 N.J. schools, including top-ranked elementary

A plan rolled out with almost no advance notice this week drew hundreds of parents to a board of education meeting in Middletown, with most left locked outside the building. [Read more]

N.J. university to pause hiring, save money, amid federal funding uncertainty

In a memo sent to the university community Wednesday, university officials said they were taking a number of steps to cut costs and restrain spending in the coming months. [Read more]

N.J. school cancels 2nd grade trip to ‘gender justice’ center after online backlash

Teachers scheduled to bring 76 students to the Alice Paul Center for Gender Justice received a barrage of "denigrating" messages once word about the trip got on social media. [Read more]

N.J. district wants to close 2 elementary schools in massive restructuring

The plan also includes relocating hundreds of middle school students to another building. [Read more]

Biggest losers in N.J.’s new school funding plan — including one district with a 27% cut

Several school districts are facing cuts that far exceed the promised 3% cap. [Read more]