PATERSON, NJ –New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has sparked controversy by allocating $900,000 in state funds to support the New York Cosmos soccer team, a decision that has drawn sharp…
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — The Toms River Regional School District is warning of potential summer school cancellations and exploring Chapter 9 bankruptcy as it faces a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall, despite…
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Department of Education has announced that more than half of the state’s school districts now have the authority to increase property taxes beyond the…
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…
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…
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…
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has made headlines with his aggressive legal battles against the federal government, particularly over the Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E.) and its proposed cuts to…
Governor Phil Murphy took to the podium this week to once again champion his administration’s record on public education, calling it “best-in-the-nation” and a cornerstone of New Jersey’s future. In…
JACKSON, NJ – According to Jackson School Board President Megan Gardella, at a recent state-hosted hearing with school board leaders from across the state, New Jersey Department of Education officials…
TRENTON, N.J. — State Senator Vin Gopal issued a direct and dire warning to New Jersey school districts that do not offer kindergarten, threatening to withdraw state funding unless they…
PHILADELPHIA — Three men were injured in separate shootings across Philadelphia late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, with incidents reported in the 25th, 35th, and 22nd Police Districts. No…
New Jersey and Pennsylvania are two states facing a large influx of non-English speaking children in the public school systems. Those “English as a Second Language” and “English Language Learners”…
TRENTON, N.J. — There’s good news and bad news in New Jersey. School choice is a go. The Democrats in Trenton have done it this time. In their quest to…
NEWARK, NJ – Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli has vowed to overhaul spending practices in the Newark School District if elected. This announcement comes in response to claims by Assemblywoman…
JACKSON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy touts his new S2 school funding formula as a major success that fully funds education in New Jersey. However, it’s also forcing…
Trenton, NJ – The Senate has passed a bill sponsored by Senator James Beach, allowing school districts experiencing reduced state school aid to delay submitting their budgets until after the…
Senator O’Scanlon Introduces Bill S1683 to Allow Armed Officers in New Jersey Schools TRENTON, NJ – Senator Declan J. O’Scanlon, Jr. of District 13 (Monmouth) has pre-filed Bill S1683 for…
JACKSON, NJ—In February, the voters of Jackson Township defeated two of three fire district budgets, leaving the Jackson Township Council to decide the fate of the budgets for fire districts…
A parental rights organization filed civil-rights complaints against two school districts in Colorado on Friday, alleging they discriminated against parents by race. Parents Defending Education (PDE) accused the Summit School…
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey’s S2 funding formula, introduced seven years ago, has significantly impacted school districts throughout the state, with varying effects across different regions. As the state transitions…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Authorities in the region of Kurgan in Russia’s Urals mountains ordered an evacuation from several districts on Saturday due to rising river levels, after large snowfalls melted…
TRENTON, NJ – Weeks after New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy told local school districts to start shutting down and selling off their schools to make ends meet, the Department of…
TRENTON, NJ – Assemblywoman Aura K. Dunn of District 25 (Morris and Passaic) has introduced a bill mandating the closure of all New Jersey school districts on November 11th to…
Senate Bill No. 2434 Offers Financial Flexibility to School Districts Facing Aid Reductions TRENTON, NJ – The Senate Education Committee has favorably reported on Senate Bill No. 2434, a legislative…
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Assemblymen Greg McGuckin and Paul Kanitra are vocalizing their discontent with Governor Phil Murphy’s approach to school funding, particularly criticizing the impact on coastal Ocean and…