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Teen’s tragic hit-and-run death prompts Brick police to increase patrols around schools

BRICK, N.J. — Brick Township police announced increased patrols and traffic enforcement around local schools following the death of 15-year-old Jackson Mueller, a Brick Memorial High School freshman who was killed while…

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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…

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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…

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Durham schools official faces new felony counts tied to child abuse probe

Durham deputy superintendent indicted on six obstruction charges in school abuse case DURHAM, NC – A top Durham Public Schools administrator is facing new felony charges after a grand jury indicted her…

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Florida father accused of pulling gun on school bus driver at Citrus Springs stop

A confrontation at a school bus stop in Citrus County escalated into a criminal case Thursday morning when a father allegedly drew a handgun on a substitute driver, then told her it…

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Bronx Man Indicted in Fatal Stabbing of 14-Year-Old Waiting for School Bus

Bronx, NY – A Bronx man accused of randomly stabbing a 14-year-old boy to death while he waited for a school bus has been indicted on murder and attempted murder charges tied…

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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…

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NJ teen vanishes near middle school as frantic search intensifies in Middlesex Borough

Police are asking the public to help find a missing 15-year-old last seen Tuesday morning MIDDLESEX BOROUGH, N.J. — A search is underway in Middlesex Borough after a 15-year-old girl disappeared near…

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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…

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Federal Judge Partially Dismisses Lawsuit Against Newark School District Over Dyslexia Accommodations

NEWARK, N.J. — A federal judge has partially dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Newark Board of Education and Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark by the father of a student…

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…

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Moped mob attack leaves Maryland teen seriously injured near high school

Group of 20 riders accused in violent daytime assault near Rockville school ROCKVILLE, Md. — A juvenile male was seriously injured after police said he was attacked by a large group of…

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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,…

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Cocaine Dealing Operation Busted Near Hackensack School

Hackensack, NJ – A Hackensack man faces multiple felony drug charges after investigators allegedly uncovered a cocaine distribution and narcotics processing operation inside his apartment during a court-authorized raid, police said. Malcolm…

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Armed bank robber caught after bizarre school worksheet mistake

Bank robbery suspect tracked down through elementary school worksheet clue VERSAILLES BOROUGH, Pa. — A bank robbery investigation took an unexpected turn after detectives traced a threatening demand note back to a…

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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…

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