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It's not uncommon to hear news stories about students getting into trouble for posting things about their school on social media. The latest story on this topic has a different ending than usual.

Most schools in New Jersey only ended a few weeks ago, but that hasn't stopped stores from rolling out back-to-school deals.

Many New Jersey schools have surveillance cameras that can stream live video to a remote location. A new bill in Trenton would allow police to have access to the live stream in cases of emergency.

Hola muchachos!  I figured I’d get a head start in writing in Spanish, since that seems to be the way we’re heading as a country. In fact, even officials from Princeton are mulling the idea of offering a dual English-Spanish immersion program at the Community Park Elementary school.

Do you think visual and performing arts courses should be equally important as math and science classes? A pair of New Jersey lawmakers are co-sponsoring a bipartisan measure to make it a requirement.

A new report finds New Jersey's high school graduation rate is relatively high, and the number of "dropout factory" schools is shrinking.

A Vernon Township seventh-grader is now back in school after he was suspended several days for twirling a pencil between his fingers.

When it comes to New Jersey children, certain racial and ethnic groups face considerably more obstacles on the path to achieving lifelong success. That's according to findings from a new Kids Count policy report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation entitled "Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children."

I'm sure many school teachers hate this as much as I do. I just learned of yet another new initiative in our nation's schools. "Character Day" is here.

School on Saturday may soon become the best option for some New Jersey school districts if Mother Nature doesn't stop picking on the Garden State.