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Newark parents push for independent interpreters after superintendent summarizes Spanish testimony
Newark families are calling on the school board to require that professional interpreters be present at meetings after Superintendent Roger León provided English summaries of speakers' statements rather than...
Policy & legislation
Lakewood School District Continues Legal Battle Against New Jersey State Takeover
Teaching & learning
Newark scores on state tests could increase scrutiny of tutoring and literacy initiatives
Newark students' English proficiency rates fell while math rates rose in 2025-26, though changes to state tests complicate comparisons.
Policy & legislation
Sherrill’s school choice dilemma: Funding windfall or private school vouchers?
New Jersey has a long history of stalled school voucher proposals. Gov. Mikie Sherrill now faces a decision on whether to opt into President Donald Trump’s federal school choice tax credit program.
Budget & finance
Montclair School District Officials Project $3.7 Million Deficit for Next School Year, Absent Key State Funding Data
Teaching & learning
Hanover School Referendum Update: Key Dates for Voters
Infrastructure
Op-Ed: Hoboken’s school district is one of many that needs to be consolidated
Leadership
Incumbents booted from Jersey City school board after years of dysfunction
Teaching & learning
Paterson board approves new deal for schools chief after ethics review
Leadership
Berkeley Heights BOE Provides Update on Teachers' Contract Negotiations, Sets December Mediation Date
Infrastructure
Upcoming November School Closures for South Brunswick School District Students
School safety
Newark Central School District Expands Genetec Security Across Seven Buildings
Teaching & learning
Newark students show academic growth on new state tests, though most fall short of proficiency
Newark school officials say they are adjusting classroom instruction and expanding academic support as students take New Jersey’s new adaptive assessments.
Technology & AI
Montclair School District Approved Its Technology and AI Policies. Now the Challenge Is Implementing Them
Teaching & learning
What parents at a Newark Public Schools enrollment fair want for their children
Families attended the All Schools Fair at Newark Vocational High School on Oct. 24, 2026, in Newark, New Jersey.
Teaching & learning
Feeling Like She Didn’t Belong: How a New Jersey Teen Balanced Work With School
Jessica, 19, Paterson, New Jersey Jessica Navarro-Davalos was in ninth grade when she was awarded a scholarship to attend a private high school. The school was just 10 minutes from her hometown, but to this...
Teaching & learning
Caldwell-West Caldwell BOE Exploring Early Childhood Center at Harrison School
Teaching & learning
Hackettstown School District Expands Ongoing Regionalization Feasibility Study
Teaching & learning
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Closure Recommendations Pushed to Winter
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