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Advocates Urge New Jersey Lawmakers to Make School Meals Free for All Students

Sophie Nieto-Munoz
New Jersey

Car Insurance Premiums Based on Job, Education Can Ding Low-Wage Workers

Elaine S. Povich
Opinion

COVID Relief Funds Are an Overlooked Resource for Helping Homeless Students

Barbara Duffield
New Jersey

New Jersey Allows Retired Teachers to Return to Classrooms and Keep Pensions

Nikita Biryukov
pandemic relief funds

Analysis: State Laws Leave Schools Unprepared for a Post-COVID ‘Fiscal Cliff’

Linda Jacobson
New Jersey

Bill to Halt Residency Requirement for N.J. Teachers in Limbo For the Summer

Sophie Nieto-Munoz
Opinion

How Newark’s Universal School Application Split in 2 — and What to Do About It

Laura Waters
Early Childhood

Pre-K Enrollment Nearly Bounces Back From Pandemic Amid Push for Universal Access

Linda Jacobson
New Jersey

Former NJ Schools Chief: Lower Passing Scores a Parlor Trick That Hurts Students

Chris Cerf
STEM

16 Under 16: Where Are The 74’s 2022 Class of STEM Achievers Now?

Emmeline Zhao
social media

N.J. Legislators Propose Punishing Social Media Companies For Kids’ Online Addiction

Dana DiFilippo
Standardized Testing

New Jersey Lawmakers Hear Pleas to End High School Graduation Exam Requirement

Sophie Nieto-Munoz
New Jersey

New Jersey Lawmaker Wants to Create a State ‘Learning Loss Czar’

Sophie Nieto-Munoz
college tuition

Court Ruling Denies Tuition Refunds to New Jersey Students Who Sued Over COVID Rules

Nikita Biryukov
grief education

NJ Lawmakers Launch Push For Grief Education in Schools

Nikita Biryukov
New Jersey

New Jersey Test Scores Plunged as Students Struggled With COVID Disruptions

Dana DiFilippo
high school

Measure Would Require State to Study High School Dropout Rate

Sophie Nieto-Munoz
information literacy

Information Literacy Curriculum Bill Clears Assembly Panel in New Jersey

Nikita Biryukov
diversity

16 Under 16 in STEM: NJ Teen Employs Tech for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The 74
health care

16 Under 16 in STEM: A New York Teen Advocates for New-Age Farming Through Film

The 74
New Jersey

New Law Requires Schools to Create Threat Assessment Teams, Identify Students

Nikita Biryukov
college access

Russian Bombs Can’t Keep Husband-Wife Team From College Access Mission

Brendan Lowe
high school graduation

NJ Lawmakers Want to Revamp 40-Year-Old Graduation Exam Rule for HS Juniors

Sophie Nieto-Munoz
covid

NJ Public School Enrollment Dropped 18K Since Start of COVID, State Data Shows

Sophie Nieto-Munoz
bus drivers

Bill Would Require More Drug Testing For Bus Drivers

Sophie Nieto-Munoz
4Fams

What if Parents Could Use a ‘Zillow For Finding Schools’? In This City, They Can

Kristi Eaton
New Jersey

New Jersey Governor Says State Will Clarify Sex Education Standards That Riled GOP

Sophie Nieto-Munoz
Camden

Working Together to Improve Outcomes for Students with Disabilities

Paul O’Neill
Camden

Rutgers to Provide Free Tuition to Undergrads From Low-Income Families

Sophie Nieto-Munoz
Pandemic

COVID Teacher Shortages: One State's New Plan to Keep Classrooms Open

Sophie Nieto-Munoz
California

States Passed Retention Laws to Combat Learning Loss, But Most Parents Said No

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Four States Increase Access to Youth Mental Health Care

Marianna McMurdock
Connecticut

Highly Watched Pa. School Funding Equity Suit Heads to Trial

Mark Keierleber
Chicago Public Schools

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Three Post-Janus Cases Over Union Dues

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Ask the Doctor: Did We Misunderstand the Risk of COVID for Kids?

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

90% of Kids in This City Are Behind in Math. Can a New Tutoring Initiative Help?

Laura Waters
Pandemic

The Pandemic Set Back Student Learning. But This City Kept the Data Under Wraps

Patrick Wall
Pandemic

Instruction Suffered, but Some Want to Keep Online Classes

Julia Kaufman, Heather Schwartz & Melissa Kay Diliberti
Pandemic

Cicadas Boost Student Engagement after Pandemic School Year

Laura Fay
history

Juneteenth Gains Legal Popularity, but Misses Classroom Recognition

Marianna McMurdock
Camden

Camden Reach Gives NJ HS Students a Jump Start on Higher Ed

Wayne D’Orio
Pandemic

How Women Exiting the Workforce Harms Kids’ Lifelong Success

Debra West
education

Analysis: New Data Show Newark’s Educators Are Driving Learning Gains That Outpace New Jersey’s Best-in-the-Nation Schools

Laura Waters
Pandemic

The Week In School Reopenings: 6 Key Updates On Students’ Return To Classrooms

Asher Lehrer-Small
New Jersey

Analysis: In Denying Expansion For Newark’s Top Charter Schools, New Jersey Officials Are Ignoring the Data on Student Performance — and Family Support

Brandon McCoy
Pandemic

Q&A: ‘This Is Crushing Our Children’ — New Jersey Parent Leader Explains Why Some Families Are Suing to Get Their Schools Reopened

Laura Waters
Pandemic

Analysis: New Poll of NJ Parents Shows Stark Racial and Economic Gaps Are Shaping the Effectiveness of Remote Learning During the Pandemic

Laura Waters
Pandemic

Dear Future Me: For 26 Years, NJ Teacher Had His 6th-Graders Write Letters to Their Future Selves. This Year He Got to See Them Opened

Asher Lehrer-Small
New Jersey

Waters: Newark Voters Just Elected Their First Full School Board Since State Control Ended. And It’s One Ed Reformers & Foes Agree On

Laura Waters
Coronavirus

Coronavirus Separates Student Teachers From Their K-12 and College Classrooms, Forcing Them to Scramble and States to Change License Rules

Laura Fay
Every Student Succeeds Act

This Week’s ESSA News: Child Safety Accounts to Flee Dangerous Schools, School Laundry Room and Other Supports in NJ, Chasing Equity in AZ & More

Erika Ross
New Jersey

Waters: A New Foundation in New Jersey Wants Newark Students to Have Great Schools. Period. District or Charter? It Doesn’t Matter

Laura Waters
New Jersey

Morgan — Learning Never Ends, Soft Skills Matter, Tomorrow Is Exciting: 7 Lessons From an Innovation Summit That Could Shape the Future of Education

Patricia Morgan
Janus v. AFSCME

Waters: These 2 Teachers Wanted to Quit Their Union — but NJ Law Wouldn’t Let Them. Now, Following the Supreme Court’s Janus Verdict, They’ve Decided to Sue

Laura Waters