New Jersey Education News

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

New Jersey Education News

N.J. university will give a nearly $9K tuition break to out-of-staters

The public university will begin charging in-state tuition for all students, even if you live outside New Jersey. [Read more]

Need a job? Free hiring fair, business expo set for Thursday in N.J.

The event, which will he held from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., will be held inside the Rowan College of South Jersey’s Cumberland campus gymnasium at 3322 College Drive, Vineland [Read more]

Huge new $94M school named after N.J. judge who lost her son in horrific attack

The judge, whose 20-year-old son Daniel was killed in an attack at her home, attended the emotional opening ceremony of the 900-student school. [Read more]

NBA star wants to give $30K to N.J. school district. But his antisemitic past has them thinking twice.

The school district is carefully weighing an offer of free basketball gear from NBA superstar Kyrie Irving's brand after his past antisemitic social media activity. [Read more]

Barnes & Noble Education to relocate national headquarters, but stay in N.J.

The education solutions provider signed a lease to occupy 29,127 square feet on the third floor of 180 Park Ave., Florham Park. [Read more]

N.J. teachers are being reported to their schools for what they said about Charlie Kirk

At least three school districts say they are investigating teachers' comments after the New Jersey Project, a conservative group, began highlighting educators' social media posts. [Read more]

2 of N.J.’s smallest school districts may merge

The two small elementary districts received a $50,000 state grant to study consolidation options. [Read more]

N.J. county opens first full-time vocational high school with 6 career programs

The new 36,000-square-foot facility will offer six career and technical education programs designed to meet regional workforce needs. [Read more]

Parents’ rights or discrimination? N.J. court sides with gender-inclusive school rules.

An advocate sued the state Board of Education over amendments that replaced phrases like “male and female students” with “based on gender identity.” [Read more]

How one mother’s gift created a legacy for this N.J. dance teacher

Since 1992, Carolyn Watson-Johnson has taught her students the art of dance in a former hair salon turned dance studio, in Ewing. [Read more]

Plan for massive merger of 2 N.J. universities just got a $10M boost

The money will be used to plan a merger of a 19,000-student university and a struggling 5,500-student school in one of the largest university consolidations in New Jersey history. [Read more]

Why 1,200 N.J. kids could be kicked out of pre-K under Trump plan that’s worrying immigrants

An undocumented immigrant mother from Mercer County shares her family's struggle as the Trump administration's "show me your papers" policy threatens to upend the 60-year-old Head Start program. [Read more]

Jersey Shore town hikes property taxes as schools face multi-million budget gap

The city has lost $36.4 million in state aid since 2018, forcing staff cuts, property sales and steep tax hikes. [Read more]

Dead teacher at the center of 2nd sexual assault lawsuit in N.J. school district

The lawsuit claims school administrators noticed the second-grade teacher keeping students after hours but failed to protect them from "horrific and brutal abuse." [Read more]

N.J. professor who got fired for alt-right, Hitler speeches wins big court reversal

New Jersey Institute of Technology put Jason Reza Jorjani on leave and later decided not to renew his contract after the off-campus speeches were recorded. [Read more]

Hospital coalition fights for Newark patient care amid med school merger plans

Unions, community groups and civil rights advocates fear a consolidation of Rutgers-controlled medical schools will favor New Brunswick over Newark. [Read more]

N.J. cops investigating after boy with autism is injured on 1st day in new class

The boy's mother says school officials tried to prevent her from calling authorities about her son's head injuries. [Read more]

Gay vice principal at N.J. high school was told to ‘leave his identities at the door,’ lawsuit says

Students organized a walkout to support the vice principal after his contract wasn't renewed. [Read more]

Speaking to the dead? Spanish lessons? How A.I. is changing N.J. classrooms.

Some New Jersey teachers are exploring AI in the classroom, mirroring state officials’ larger embrace of the new technology. [Read more]

I was fired after reporting ‘pedophile parties’ to N.J. school district, teacher says

The veteran teacher claims she raised concerns about a colleague's relationship with a high school junior and alleged "pedophile parties" he attended. [Read more]