Former Delaware Child Care Teacher Charged After Investigation Into Abuse of 3-Year-Old
State police allege a former teacher at a Newark child care center lifted a 3-year-old by the neck and forcefully grabbed his wrist, leaving the child with injuries. Newark, DE – A…
GoFundMe Launched for Jersey City Mom Criminally Charged After School Board Meeting Removal
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Supporters have launched a GoFundMe campaign for a Jersey City mother and special education advocate charged with trespassing after being removed from a Jersey City Board of Education…
Toms River School Board Votes to Continue Sending Millions of Dollars Annually to Lakewood Transportation Authority
Toms River Taxpayers Foot Growing Bill as School Board Funnels Millions to Lakewood Busing Network As local taxpayers grapple with rising school costs and shrinking state aid, the Toms River Regional School…
States launch bipartisan revolt against federal child internet safety bill
New Jersey’s attorney general joined 43 others warning Congress that a proposed online safety law could shield Big Tech from accountability TRENTON, N.J. — A coalition of 44 attorneys general is pushing…
Lakewood Leaders Want to Just Keep the Money Instead of Returning Balance in Overfunded Projects
Lakewood’s state delegation is backing new legislation that could allow New Jersey school districts to keep and redirect unused state aid for nonpublic schools instead of sending the money back to the…
Jackson Township, BOE Facing Injury Lawsuit After Girl Injured in Summer Camp
JACKSON, N.J. — A Jackson Township family claims a summer camp basketball activity inside an elementary school classroom left a young girl with a deep puncture wound and permanent scarring after she…
Mother of Fallen NJ Trooper Brings Move Over Law Message to Matawan Seniors
ABERDEEN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Students at Matawan Regional High School heard an emotional reminder this week about the life-or-death importance of New Jersey’s Move Over Law from the mother of a state…
Lakewood School District Leaves Veteran Teacher on Chopping Block Without Answers, Pension
Lakewood, NJ – A 23-year Lakewood Township School District paraprofessional says a June 2026 layoff could wipe out roughly 190 accumulated sick days and disrupt her path toward retiree health benefits just…
NJ Republican Renews School Funding Fight, Questions Why Camden Gets $55K Per Student While Toms River Gets $2K
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s long-running battle over school funding formulas reignited this week after Assemblyman Alex Sauickie posted a graphic comparing state aid between some of the state’s highest-funded and lowest-funded…
Federal Lawsuit Accuses Teaneck BOE of Violating Free Speech Rights at Meetings, Censoring Critical Hamas Speech
TEANECK, NJ — A former Teaneck councilman and local news publisher has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit accusing the Teaneck Board of Education and several current and former officials of violating…
Dozens More New Jersey School Districts Slash Jobs and Programs; Funding Cuts Deepen Divide As Newark Aid Increases
Trenton, NJ – School districts across New Jersey are cutting teachers, closing schools, eliminating student programs, and increasing class sizes as the long-running effects of the state’s S2 school funding law continue…
NJ Republicans Push Return of Pledge of Allegiance at Public Meetings, Patriotic Readings in Schools
Trenton, NJ – Republican lawmakers in New Jersey are pushing a pair of new bills designed to bring patriotic traditions back into government meetings and public school classrooms, reigniting debate over nationalism,…
Some Children Left Behind: New Jersey Lawmakers Intentionally Shortchanging School Districts Because of Political Affiliation
For years, parents and teachers in Republican leaning school districts across New Jersey have claimed that state Democrats and Governor Mikie Sherrill and her predecessor Phil Murphy have targeted those districts and…
Toms River Schools Approves 35% Superintendent Raise After Desperate Sell Off Of Trees and Properties
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — After years of selling off assets, clearing trees from school property and warning residents about deep financial instability, the Toms River Regional School District has approved a new…
New Jersey Special Education Chief Under Fire After Skipping Hearing as Parents, Lawmakers Demand Answers
Trenton, NJ — A growing dispute over New Jersey’s special education oversight intensified Thursday after Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia publicly accused state education officials of avoiding accountability when Dr. Lily Laux, Gov. Mikie…
Stolen Utility Truck Crashes Into Cars, School Yard After Attempted Carjacking in Southwest Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A stolen utility truck barreled through Southwest Philadelphia streets, smashed into multiple vehicles and ended up inside an elementary school yard after police say a Georgia man attempted a…
Police Investigate Threat Made Against Lacey Township High School
LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A threat made against Lacey Township High School Tuesday morning prompted a major law enforcement response and a temporary shelter-in-place order as authorities investigated the situation. According to…
Newark School District Ordered to Repay $33K After State Rejects ‘Staff Fun Day’ Spending
JACKSON, N.J. — More than $33,000 in taxpayer money tied to a Newark Public Schools employee event will be returned to the state after investigators determined the spending violated New Jersey rules…
Ex-NJEA President Who Blew $40M in Union Dues on Failed Campaign Blames 2% Tax Cap for NJ School Cuts
Trenton, NJ — Former New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) President Sean Spiller, whose union-backed gubernatorial campaign spent roughly $40 million before he finished fifth in the 2025 Democratic primary, is now at…
Judge Partially Dismisses Claims in Lawsuit Against Bergen Community College Over Firing
CAMDEN, NJ — A former Bergen Community College employee who claims he was fired because of his age will be allowed to continue parts of his lawsuit, while other claims have been…
Judge Allows Age Discrimination Lawsuit Against Rowan University to Proceed
CAMDEN, NJ — A longtime Rowan University professor who claims she was demoted and later pushed out as she neared retirement will be allowed to pursue key parts of her discrimination lawsuit,…