Department of Education

A new proposal by New Jersey Senate Republicans prompted the president of non-profit Advocates for Youth to lament the state being "pulled back into the dark ages" by misinformation.

New Jersey lawmakers from both major parties say parent awareness and input needs to be a key focus when dealing with gender and sexual orientation in classrooms.

A new year, a new round of quarantines and self-isolation for students and staff at New Jersey schools due to the pandemic. Here's the updated situations and guidelines, based on CDC rules.

Lamont Repollet will become president of Kean, after heading up the NJ Department of Education since 2018.

An education advocacy group has urged the Governor to narrow spending options for millions in federal funds, to get each student internet access and a device.

State Police and education officials said "wave parades" and any in-person ceremonies should be postponed until after pandemic restrictions are lifted.

The Department of Education has released its annual list of teachers and their salaries for 2019.

New Jersey officials are pushing from multiple angles to get schools with lots of chronically absent students to do more to get kids into the classroom.

Black students and students with disabilities attending public schools in Virginia's capital city are more severely and more frequently punished than their classmates, according to a complaint filed Wednesday with the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights.

Significantly more New Jersey students are filing appeals to earn their diplomas following controversial changes to high school graduation requirements.