New Jersey Education
Meet the N.J. educator named a finalist for National Principal of the Year
The veteran New Jersey high school principal is competing against principals in Colorado and Utah for the national honor.
Beloved N.J. school program— created just for 6th graders — slated to end
Faced with a budget deficit, the school district says it will reconfigure its middle schools and eliminate the unique sixth grade program.
More than 75 N.J. students named 2025 National Merit Scholarship winners
Nearly all of the award winners will receive a $2,500 scholarship.
Single mom’s inspiring journey: From tragedy to college degree with unique N.J. grant
After losing both parents, Ashley Rich moved 800 miles to rebuild her life. Here's the New Jersey program that helped her earn a nursing degree.
To sustain our democracy, empathy must be taught as deliberately as writing: Rutgers chancellor
Francine Conway: In a culture that rewards outrage over reflection, many never learn to listen deeply, hold space for disagreement or practice curiosity.
‘Mean Girls’ directors tell us about their new, free acting camp for N.J., N.Y. teens
Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne are looking for young talent in New Jersey.
Comedian Ramy Youssef gets ‘free Ph.D.’ from Rutgers — 14 years after dropping out
"Here I am with a Ph.D. that I got for free,” the actor said as the grads laughed. He called it "the biggest Arab discount of all time.”
One of N.J.’s largest school districts drops transgender policy
The policy prevented school staff from outing transgender students to their families.
Wall Street gives thumbs up as 2 N.J. universities prepare to merge
The merger is scheduled to be finalized in 2027.
N.J. university wants to close tiny Classics Library. Students are fighting back.
Campus officials said the library is "small and underutilized.” Students say it holds much greater value.
Olympians and a late mayor among N.J. college’s sports hall of famers
Jamaican Gold Medalist Melanie Walker and two teammates join former Newark Mayor Sharpe James and others as Essex County College immortals
N.J. principal, vice principal on leave after teacher is accused of grooming student
The teacher is accused of sending a girl up to 10 messages a day for years.
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