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. school crossing guard dies after being hit by car while walking kids across street

The guard was in critical condition after the accident near a high school, police said. [Read more]

Jersey City BOE president aims for vote on students’ cellphone ban Monday

“Cellphones, while powerful tools for communication and information access, have become significant distractions in the classroom,” DeJon Morris said. “... By removing this distraction, we create an environment where students [Read more]

N.J. school test scores revealed for 2024. Look up how students did in your district.

Only about half of students were at grade level in English Language Arts across the state and even less were at grade level in math, the state numbers show. [Read more]

N.J. students still testing below pre-pandemic levels. See the new scores.

Students did better on state tests than last year, but the average NJSLA scores were still lower than those in 2019. [Read more]

N.J. school closings, delayed openings due to snow for Thursday (Dec. 5, 2024)

The National Weather Service is calling for snow squalls and snow showers with up to 55 mph wind gusts on Thursday. [Read more]

Mystery drones kept helicopter from taking patient to N.J. hospital, college says

The medevac headed to a local college was diverted amid a spike in mystery drone sightings in New Jersey. [Read more]

Sewage in N.J. city streets? Sea level rise could bring worse problems than flooding.

A new study has implications for some of New Jersey's largest cities. [Read more]

Just 16 colleges worldwide are in this new Nobel Peace program. One is in N.J.

The program was coordinated by a nation honors council. [Read more]

This N.J. professor helped count a quarter million bugs for a $5 million prize

He joined a team of scientists in a day-long contest to see who could count the most creatures in a square kilometer of Amazon rainforest. [Read more]