Education

New Jersey education coverage: school funding, district governance, charter and private schools, higher education and school board politics.

New Jersey creates new unit to investigate discrimination in schools
Jul 23, 2026Jul 23, 2026
NJ appeals court upholds Ringwood policy limiting teachers’ political activity on school property
Jul 20, 2026Jul 20, 2026
Appeals court upholds arbitration in Rutgers employee’s flu vaccine firing
Jun 26, 2026Jun 26, 2026
NJ appeals court upholds comptroller subpoena in College Achieve charter school investigation
Jun 26, 2026Aug 26, 2026
Rutgers sued over records tied to departures of two former top athletics officials
May 30, 2026May 30, 2026
Appeals court weighs limits of comptroller’s subpoena powers in charter school case
May 28, 2026May 28, 2026
Sherrill nominates Joseph Ribsam to lead New Jersey Department of Children and Families
May 4, 2026May 6, 2026
New Jersey City University continues layoffs ahead of merger with Kean University
Apr 29, 2026Apr 30, 2026
New Jersey school district missed $49 million in savings by skipping state health plan, audit finds
Jan 28, 2026Jan 28, 2026
New law targets chronic absenteeism in New Jersey schools with attendance task force
Jan 6, 2026Jan 6, 2026
Class-action lawsuit claims Princeton failed to protect sensitive data in major security breach
Nov 27, 2025Nov 27, 2025
Bridgeton Schools overspent nearly $8 million on health benefits, New Jersey state audit finds
Nov 20, 2025Aug 31, 2026
Three former employees of Seton Hall University plead guilty to defrauding law school of more than $1.3 million
Jul 26, 2024Aug 31, 2026
The Governor’s lead balloon: Murphy’s $100 million broken promise leaves the health of New Jersey students at risk
Jun 9, 2024Aug 31, 2026