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New Jersey Education News

Here is the latest New Jersey education news from Nj.com and NJ Advance Media.

New Jersey Education News

Montclair State University receives $5M gift to ‘transform’ honors program
Montclair State University receives $5M gift to ‘transform’ honors program

The enhanced honors at Montclair program aims to provide 'hands-on experiences that prepare students to become leaders, innovators and change-makers.' [Read more]

How a 75-year-old N.J. school that teaches science in the forest narrowly escaped closure
How a 75-year-old N.J. school that teaches science in the forest narrowly escaped closure

The school remains open but will have to make some tough budget choices to ensure its future. [Read more]

N.J. school district blames state for ‘unbearable’ 25% tax hike on residents
N.J. school district blames state for ‘unbearable’ 25% tax hike on residents

Since 2018, the school district has lost over $20 million in state aid and has been struggling to close the budget gap. [Read more]

N.J. town’s plan to send students to different HS rejected due to racial imbalance
N.J. town’s plan to send students to different HS rejected due to racial imbalance

Students from this Jersey Shore town make up most of a nearby high school’s small white population. A court just ruled they can’t leave. [Read more]

N.J. sues Trump over massive education funding freeze. He’s ‘acting like a king,’ A.G. says.
N.J. sues Trump over massive education funding freeze. He’s ‘acting like a king,’ A.G. says.

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin calls the withholding of federal education funds illegal, affecting programs for immigrant children and students with special needs. [Read more]