Here is the latest New Jersey education news from Nj.com and NJ Advance Media.
New Jersey Education News
Officials have set July 1 as a target date for completing the merger. [Read more]
College Achieve Public Schools paid some of the highest salaries in the state [Read more]
Newsweek and Gender Fair evaluated U.S. colleges on women's leadership representation, pay equity, campus safety and opportunity. [Read more]
This is the first attempt to regulate charter schools, which educate 64,000 students in New Jersey. Gov. Phil Murphy must sign off. [Read more]
A 19-year-old student was injured at the Alpha Sigma Phi house at Rutgers University. [Read more]
The groundbreaking veteran educator is now a contender for the national superintendent award to be announced next month. [Read more]
The rare request comes as the school district has to close school buildings for two days for a Congressional primary and special election to replace Mikie Sherrill. [Read more]
The return on the New Jersey’s investment in vocational-technical schools is already visible. [Read more]
More than $18 million was awarded for the purchase of 53 electric school buses and 41 associated fast chargers [Read more]
In one of his final acts in office, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law requiring all 600+ public school districts to adopt new "bell-to-bell" cellphone restrictions. [Read more]
Repairs are not expected to conclude in time for the start of the spring semester. [Read more]
About 150 students attend the district’s only school, which officials say could close if voters reject the tax hike. [Read more]
Is it mental health? Transportation issues? Something about the school climate? A new task force will look into the state's 15% chronic absenteeism rate. [Read more]