Here is the latest New Jersey education news from Nj.com and NJ Advance Media.
New Jersey Education News
Maureen Davenport, a veteran educator, will serve as interim principal at The Montrose Early Childhood Center in South Orange. [Read more]
Other readers sound off about school book bans, and a misidentified airplane in a hero's obituary. [Read more]
Here are the most popular stories from this week's Opinion section [Read more]
It continues the mission Bruno Ciborowski and Albrecht have in showing the benefits of the style of teaching Tabone championed, which builds on the arts and humanities instead of the… [Read more]
The president of the Ivy League university fought back against efforts to restrict free speech in schools and on campuses during his address at Princeton's 276th commencement. [Read more]
New standards for teachers in all grades are being written. How do you feel about it? The state will accept written comments through June 7. [Read more]
Stevens Institute of Technology said it is investigating how commencement day was botched for graduates, who were told to leave a ceremony due to massive overcrowding. [Read more]
Judge Stuart Minkowitz asked the Hanover Township school board and Attorney General's Office to align the policy with N.J.'s Law Against Discrimination. [Read more]
"I ask that NJCU’s mission not be further jeopardized due to poor leadership by the former administration, and regrettably by the apparently inattentive stewardship by its Board of Trustees," Carlos… [Read more]
Some of the languages are common, from Spanish to Arabic to Korean. But, other languages spoken by New Jersey students, including Afar and Cree, are rare around the globe. [Read more]
Kavya Jakasania of Middle School 4 in Jersey City, the 2023 Hudson County Spelling Bee winner, prepares for the Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland, beginning May 30. [Read more]
A university president explains that work is a critical part of life, existing in a concentric circle rather than an opposing sphere. [Read more]
Schoolchildren may have to duck and cover, hide in closets, fight back, or even jump out windows. The ramifications of these drills in preparation for potential violence can come with… [Read more]
Stevens Institute of Technology's graduation ceremony was a "disappointment and inconvenience," said Nariman Farvardin, the university's president. Students were evacuated from the building and were left in a parking lot… [Read more]
"The goal here is we want to create change agents. We want our students to be equipped not just for the now, but also for the future.” [Read more]
In the United States, they never had enough money to consider alternatives to a public school education. [Read more]
We want to ensure that the still-developing brains of students are not being jeopardized by the long-term effects of tobacco use. [Read more]
From our National Library, with its 173 million items, to bookmobiles, they all contribute to the soul of our nation [Read more]
Felician University held its graduation ceremony at The Rink inside American Dream for the second year in a row. [Read more]
School officials say they are investigating the incident, which was recorded by a school aide in a special education classroom. [Read more]