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NEW YORK (AP) -- Mayor Bill de Blasio is set to lift a longtime ban on cellphones in New York City public schools, ending a widely unpopular practice and bringing the city in line with other large school districts.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A high school basketball tournament on the Northern California coast has become the latest flashpoint in the ongoing protests over police killings of unarmed black men after a school was disinvited because of concerns its players would wear T-shirts printed with the words "I Can't Breathe" during warmups...

Parents and even some teachers in communities across the Garden State are increasingly complaining about the number of tests being given to students.

Cindy Botwinick is leading a petition drive to convince the Toms River School District to begin the school day later than 7:15 a.m. The mother of three has collected more than 500 signatures so far by going door-to-door and soliciting names online.

Niche has released a list of the 100 best public High Schools in America, and a New Jersey school has claimed the number one spot.

GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) -- Students and parents say they will renew protests Friday after a suburban Denver school board rejected their calls to back off a proposed review of the Advanced Placement U.S. history course with an eye toward promoting patriotism and minimizing civil disorder.

When it comes to solar-powered schools, New Jersey ranks No. 2 in the nation, according to a new report by The Solar Foundation.

ARVADA, Colo. (AP) -- Hundreds of students walked out of classrooms around suburban Denver on Tuesday in protest over a conservative-led school board proposal that would focus history education on topics that "promote citizenship, patriotism" and "respect for authority" in a show of civil disobedience that the new standards aim to downplay.

This early in the new school year many parents may not realize that missing two to three days of school per month can set students back at least a year academically, a new report warns.

LINWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Police in southern New Jersey have arrested a 15-year-old student on charges he brought a toy gun to school.