A month after the State Board of Education raised the score needed to pass the new NJGPA, an Assembly panel voted to make it a field test for current juniors.
At a legislative hearing, a familiar refrain from the education community: It's great that schools are open, but it's only October and everyone's exhausted.
In anticipation of a teacher shortage, the Senate endorses a bill allowing retired teachers to go back to work for two years while collecting their pension.
A Senate bill would require the state to study the effects of remote schools on learning. Some education groups worry about piling on in a stressful time.