Here is the latest New Jersey education news from Nj.com and NJ Advance Media.
New Jersey Education News
Universal background checks, limits on high-capacity magazines and assault weapons — these are simple things that Congress can support now. [Read more]
State Sen. Edward Durr's proposal is more than divisive, it's calculated to appeal to bigots. [Read more]
"I cannot tell you how prevalent it is or why it occurs, but families share their horrifying pictures and stories with us on a regular basis," Ombudsman report says [Read more]
"We need to add back the chairs missing from graduation ceremonies around the country," Princeton's president said at the school's commencement. [Read more]
Gov. Phil Murphy hosted a roundtable Monday with about a program to help public service workers get student loan debt forgiven. [Read more]
Anthony Fauci argued the pandemic “has shone a spotlight on one of the greatest failings in our society: the lack of health equity” in the U.S. [Read more]
Classics professor Joshua Katz alleges he was really fired over free speech, not his consensual relationship with an undergraduate. [Read more]
The Ruvo triplets graduate from college together, ready to embark on separate career paths. [Read more]
A state Assembly committee advanced the proposal Thursday. [Read more]
Amato said an investigation determined that the 15-year-old had no intention to carry out the threat. [Read more]
Too many New Jerseyans are hamstrung by student debt. [Read more]
Whatever table you get to sit at in your professional capacity, own it! Your age, gender, ethnicity or who you choose to love should not be a qualifying or disqualifying… [Read more]
We are the world made small. We must attempt to reconcile our competing interests or be consumed by them. [Read more]
For other generations, saving democracy meant going to war, or protesting to make social change. For you, it means ending the “isms” that burden our society. [Read more]
A Kean University student urges New Jersey citizens to support a bill that would ban veal and gestation crates. [Read more]
Three environmental groups say school districts can defray costs by selling electricity back to the power grid. [Read more]
While a shortage of teachers is hitting schools in New Jersey and across the nation, teachers in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math) are some of the hardest new… [Read more]
I am reminded of Malala Yousafzai and the Little Rock Nine. The bravery of these young people are the shoulders on which we stand. [Read more]
Authorities searched for a possibly armed suspect at the university's Livingston Campus in Piscataway. [Read more]
Wilhelmina was an African American woman and a freedom fighter who was not afraid to speak truth to power. [Read more]