Schools

NEWARK, N.J. — Your school district might be faced with closing and selling schools to close their budget gap, but the prime beneficiary of New Jersey school state aid is …

BRIDGETON, NJ — A former school custodian who admitted to contaminating food with bodily fluids and chemicals at a New Jersey school was sentenced Friday to eight years in state …

Middletown, NJ, March 30, 2025 – Residents of Middletown, New Jersey, are confronting a proposed 10.1% school tax increase as the Middletown Township School District grapples with a $10 million …

MIDDLETOWN, NJ – The Township of Middletown is set to acquire the site of the former Mater Dei Prep High School, a once-beloved Catholic institution that closed its doors in …

Lakewood, NJ – Lakewood residents reported the sighting of a convicted mafia hitman in their city who confessed to at least six murders and dozens of violent assaults. We confirmed …

TRENTON, N.J. — Senator Latham Tiver (R-08) announced Thursday he will co-sponsor legislation aimed at fully restoring state education aid to New Jersey school districts that have lost funding since …

QUEENS, N.Y. — An off-duty NYPD school safety agent was arrested Tuesday night in Queens and charged with assault, police said. Shafkath Tabassum, 30, was taken into custody at 10:17 …

LEONARDO, N.J. — Things for Middletown residents could be getting worse. Just days after announcing plans to close three schools, Middletown Township Public School District is now considering a tax …

NORTHVILLE, N.Y. — A high school girls basketball coach was fired after he was caught on video yanking a player’s ponytail following his team’s loss in the New York Class …

MIDDLETOWN, N.J. — Monmouth County lawmakers are calling for an urgent meeting with Gov. Phil Murphy and Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer following a controversial Middletown Township School District proposal that …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – If you’re arrested for shoplifting in most towns in New Jersey, your name could show up in a weekly police blotter within days. But if you steal …

MIDDLETOWN, NJ—Tensions are boiling over in Middletown as parents, teachers, and community members protest the Board of Education’s decision to close three local schools. Last night, the board held a …

Middletown, NJ – Things got a bit heated in Middletown Tuesday night as parents were locked out as others shouted in frustration over the announcement that multiple schools are now …

TRENTON, NJ — A bill that would require schools to have portable anti-choking devices and train staff in their use has passed the Senate Education Committee, lawmakers announced Monday. Sponsored …

MIDDLETOWN, NJ – The Middletown School board has confirmed that a teacher arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a student will not face tenure charges following his resignation from the district. …

PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Another New Jersey teacher has been charged with unwanted sexual advances against a student in what is sadly becoming a growing trend in the Garden State. This …

Lakewood, NJ – March 17, 2025 – New Jersey education officials have blocked the reappointment of Michael Inzelbuch, the Lakewood Board of Education attorney who has been paid over $6 …

MIDDLETOWN, NJ – New Jersey State Senator Vin Gopal, the state’s highest elected member of the legislature overseeing education is touting the state’s latest funding formula. That funding formula will …

JACKSON, N.J. — The Jackson Board of Education recently announced it would sue the state, alleging that the funding formula has been applied unfairly to the district. The council expressed …

NEWARK, NJ – Newark’s public schools receive the largest amount of state funding, but now, the district wants to virtually silence the people. Senator Declan O’Scanlon (R-13) has condemned the …

TRENTON, N.J. — Over the years, the liberalization of education in public schools in New Jersey has removed cursive writing and replaced it with gender identity, pornographic books in libraries, …

MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ – A student and a teacher at Monroe Township Middle School sustained burns after a fire broke out during a cooking class, prompting a temporary evacuation of …

MIDDLETOWN, NJ (OP-ED) – There must be some ‘wacky tobaccy’ being passed around Middletown as GOP school board member Jacqueline Tobacco, who has been stumping for Jack Ciattarelli chose to …

SHREWSBURY, Pa. — School officials and police investigated a reported threat at Shrewsbury Elementary School, determining that it stemmed from a verbal altercation between students, the Southern York County School …

Middletown, NJ – A heartbreaking legal battle is continuing in Monmouth County, New Jersey, as the family of Jocelyn Walters, a 14-year-old who took her own life in September 2022, …