Frequent topics at a Senate hearing on the Department of Education budget included school reopenings, spending of federal aid and the delayed assessments.
Two National Education publications rank New Jersey #1 in Public Education in the country but many believe there is still room for improvement and that belief has sparked legislation at the Statehouse.
A former Long Branch elementary school teacher remains in the Monmouth County Correctional Institution in Freehold Township pending a detention hearing.
Summer school and the option to choose to repeat a grade are among the possibilities being considered in the Legislature after two years of disruptions.
As colleges scramble to prepare for a safe school year in the midst of the pandemic, are they prepared to enforce safe social distancing among their students?
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.
To gauge how much ground students lost when the pandemic moved education online, the state will release short English, math and science exams this month.