school elections

It's Election Day in some New Jersey towns.

Voters in seven of the 501 school districts that held elections across New Jersey this week also faced ballot questions related to their schools. Four of those questions were defeated, while three won approval. Three of the four questions that were defeated were related to additional school spendi…

Voters in New Jersey communities that still hold direct elections on school board budgets on Tuesday approved the highest proportion of them since at least 1976.

Only 41 New Jersey school districts will hold elections Tuesday.

A change in New Jersey law that enabled most school districts to pass budgets without public votes has had a big impact on campaign spending.

New Jersey school boards are being told they need to act quickly if they want to move school elections from April to November as allowed under a new state law. Boards or other municipal governing bodies must pass a resolution to make the change.

Gov. Chris Christie has signed a law that allows school elections to be moved from April to November.

A bill that allows New Jersey school districts to change the way they hold their elections is headed to Gov. Chris Christie's desk.

A bill allowing districts to move school board elections to November advanced Thursday.