education

Interest rates on federally subsidized Stafford student loans have doubled, going from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent, after Congress failed to reach a deal to avoid the increase.

It's official. Rutgers University has taken over most UMDNJ schools.

Rutgers officially added two medical schools on Monday in a university reconfiguration that officials hope will turn the school into a medical research powerhouse.

New Jersey will pay up to $2,000 per year to help women and minorities get training for new vocational careers.

New Jersey ranks fifth nationwide for the well-being of children, according to an annual report. While the ranking could be worse, the state recorded some disturbing numbers in certain categories.

Now that the majority of New Jersey students are out of school, parents are being urged to not let the kids completely space out this summer.

With very little fanfare, both houses of the New Jersey legislature are expected to pass the $32.9 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 State budget bill today.

Many Garden State high school seniors have recently made their decisions on where to attend college next fall. To help them, Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) Commissioner Ken Kobylowski is offering advice to new and returning higher education students and their parents to help them make smart financial decisions.

Certain majors in college could lead to years of disappointment.

Garden State voters are split over two separate issues being debated by state political leaders: alimony reform and the appropriate use of bond money for higher education, according to today's poll released by Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind.