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. commission squirreled away $69M, watchdog says

The comptroller's report also said there were no-bid contracts, failure to properly secure health insurance, and overpayments on the insurance. [Read more]

2 school districts blow deadline to pass budgets in faceoff with ‘iron-fisted’ N.J. officials

The feud over state school funding cuts escalated this week, with leaders in one school district calling state education officials “tyrannical." [Read more]

One of N.J.’s largest school districts kept kids with disabilities out of the classroom, state says

Some students waited months or years to get back in school due to delays by district officials, the investigation found. [Read more]

Newark school to become museum chronicling Black history

The 179-year-old building is the oldest in the district. [Read more]

N.J. Supreme Court rules against rabbi who accused school of falsely branding him a ‘pedophile’

“Today is a good day for religious liberty,” an attorney for the rabbi's former yeshiva said. [Read more]

This is the No. 1 charter school in N.J., according to U.S. News’ high school rankings

One New Jersey charter school is among the top 100 high schools in the country, according to the 2024 U.S. News & World Report list. [Read more]

Monmouth University on lockdown as campus police search buildings

Monmouth University ordered students to shelter in place behind locked doors early Tuesday. [Read more]