Schools
Challenge to Rutgers vaccine rules fails on appeal
An appellate panel reaffirmed a lower court decision that found plaintiffs had filed to meet any of the bars needed to support their claim.
New bill targeting book censorship at libraries leads to partisan clash
Book banners and free-speech advocates disagree over a new bill intended to prohibit censorship and protect school and community librarians.
New Jersey lawmakers eye rules for remote instruction
Virtual instructors are becoming more common amid New Jersey's longstanding teacher shortages, and lawmakers want to set some rules.
Gov. Murphy taps new education, transportation commissioners
The current transportation commissioner has become Murphy's chief and staff and the education commissioner is resigning.
Kids are flooded with social media and news. Some states want to help them question it.
Some conservatives say the media literacy bills coming out of state legislatures are vague and promote “woke” ideologies.
Free school lunch program to expand in New Jersey public, private schools
Another 51,000 kids will be eligible for free school breakfast or lunch starting in September, the second expansion of the program in two years.
Bill to limit virtual instruction stalls amid surprise opposition
Lawmakers held the bill after a surprise wave of opposition to new hiring rules and limits on remote schooling it would create.
New Jersey lawmakers edge closer to school construction fix
An Assembly panel amended a school construction funding bill to remove grants for charter schools and replace them with low-interest loans.
New law would let New Jersey teacher candidates skip basic skills exam
The state’s largest teachers union has long said the test is a barrier to entry for low-income New Jerseyans who want to be teachers.
Cursive makes a comeback — by law — in public schools
Some educators say cursive writing is a skill worth reviving even — or especially — in an age when kids spend hours daily on smartphones.
Attempt to kill Biden student debt relief plan tied to income fails in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate Republicans failed to block a new Biden administration rule on an income-driven repayment plan for federal student loans.
New Jersey will spend $25M to expand free, full-day preschool by January
Twenty-six school districts in 13 counties will get almost $25 million to expand all-day preschool, Acting Gov. Tahesha Way announced.