education reform

New legislation introduced in Trenton would limit the amount of tests a teacher in New Jersey could give to students.

New Jersey's education commissioner is stepping down at the end of the month.

Six states were announced Thursday as winners of a combined $280 million in government grants to improve early learning programs for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.

Most New Jersey school districts will try out a new standardized test next year before it goes statewide in 2015.

Starting in January, New Jersey residents seeking state-issued high school diplomas will have options besides the venerable GED.

New Jersey students scored among the highest in the nation this year on a standardized test often used to compare states' educational performance, and the exams revealed that Hispanic eighth-graders have made significant progress in closing the performance gap with their white peers, according to results released Thursday.

NEW JERSEY 101.5 Teachers at New Milford High School are taking a "flipped" approach to educating their students. There are no lectures during school hours, and they've done away with assigning homework.

The State Senate Education Committee approved a bill to increase teaching opportunities for minority men in order to help provide high quality teachers in chronically challenged schools.

In this day and age of constant technological advances, students need to know just about everything there is to know about computers if they're to have any shot at landing a good job when they head out into the real world. A new bill could help make sure young people in New Jersey are prepared.

What's the best way to improve education in New Jersey?  A new Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll reveals voters think more parental involvement is the key.