Education in New Jersey runs on learning, school funding, testing, educational policy changes and outcomes, and coverage here follows all of it. Reporting explores the institutions that shape how people are taught.
H W Mountz Elementary and Forrestdale School earned top-15 placements among New Jersey elementary schools in the 2027 Best K-8 Schools rankings.
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Do you think your local public schools are giving kids a strong education?
Paterson's School 28 secures the top spot in the latest statewide rankings for public elementary institutions.
Kean University will coordinate a regional hub in a $1.5 million national initiative assessing the return on investment of cybersecurity education.
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Should New Jersey take stronger action to reduce school segregation between districts?
Three appellate judges weighed arguments in an eight-year lawsuit alleging racial segregation in New Jersey public schools violates the state constitution.
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Do you support New Jersey's bell-to-bell cellphone ban for students during the school day?
New Jersey's bell-to-bell cellphone law has been in effect for 60 days, and schools are working through how to apply it.
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Do you think your local public high school prepares students well for college?
New Jersey's 2024-25 average SAT score of 1,052 exceeded the national average of 1,029 out of 1,600.
Day to day, that means local school board decisions, state funding debates, shifts in instruction and standardized assessment results. The reporting extends from the capital to the rural counties. Funding formulas remain the most consistent source of tension in the state legislative session. Policy updates and the adoption of new teaching approaches reflect the most common changes within the classroom.
