schools

Senate President Steve Sweeney says goverment reforms will be on the table in next year's budget talks, which means tough choices ahead of state elections.

The COVID-19 craziness when it comes to schools is bordering on comical.

Because of the adjustments necessitated by COVID-19, a reopening of any scale will cost more for the Garden State, not less, according to the first in a series of reports issued by New Jersey Policy Perspective.

The government rarely operates anything smoothly or well and public school is no different.

NJEA says COVID-19 will inevitably spread in reopened schools and that decision-makers who ignore that research will be culpable if deaths result.

In the course of this program, kids are taught a variety of concepts and skills including balancing a budget, completing a tax return, applying for financial aid and other loans, and exploring lines of credit and types of insurance.

The state had already recommended face coverings at all times in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The key to juvenile mask compliance may lie in adults setting a steadfast example, and that starts with parents during the summer.

Because no one is really sure what the pandemic will look like in two months, the New Jersey Education Association is one of several groups backing a "National Call to Action."

New Jersey high schools and colleges are looking at ways to make virtual graduations as memorable as they can be.