Lamont Repollet

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

Special committees are being formed to look at how and when to reopen schools, possibly for summer classes.

Most students are going online to continue their studies, but others are using pen and paper to complete homework assignments

The state Board of Education voted to temporarily allow special education services to be provided over the phone or online during the coronavirus shutdown.

Districts will be working with local emergency management officials to make sure low-income students are getting enough food.

New Jersey expects U.S. Department of Agriculture to waive rules so that all districts can deliver grab-and-go meals at off-school locations.

Decisions about whether to close a school for weeks due to the novel coronavirus remains one for school districts to make, as the state is not yet ordering it.

Murphy administration will recalculate aid numbers because it used outdated tax data the first time. Only one of 194 districts losing aid gains some back.

State officials are encouraging school districts to be prepared for various impacts from the coronavirus, from skipping assemblies to temporary closures.

Starting in a few years, state standardized tests won't be given to sophomores, but graduation tests for juniors will include geometry as well as Algebra I.