While most of New Jersey's more than 590 school districts have added full day Kindergarten to their programs by 2023 — this handful still have not. One district is voting on the issue Nov. 7.
Conservative groups have been pushing "parent rights" as a battle cry against some policies in NJ public schools. The trans student issue has gained some Democratic pushback for balance.
New Jersey colleges and universities have seen an average of 40-thousand more women than men as undergraduates, in recent years. Experts say enrollment data doesn't show the big picture.
New Jersey education officials have released expansive data on how schools are doing around the state, based in part on scores in math, language arts and student attendance.