News Briefs
The federal No Child Left Behind Act does not provide a private right to sue over its parental-notice and tutoring provisions, a federal appeals court has ruled.
December 1, 2008
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ordered that a trial be held to decide whether the state can eliminate the special funding formula that has funneled billions in extra aid to its poorest urban school districts.
December 1, 2008
A new flu-shot requirement for New Jersey toddlers is serving as a rallying point for parents who would like the option to skip vaccinations for their children.
November 17, 2008
A New Jersey superintendent criticized for a pay raise garnered with a degree from an unaccredited provider said he would give up the $2,500 annual increase.
September 16, 2008
Criticism came from state officials after a longtime New Jersey superintendent received a $500,000 retirement package.
June 9, 2008
The call for New Jersey to stiffen its high school graduation requirements has top state education officials applauding, but some advocates worried.
May 6, 2008
Kentucky, Virginia, Mississippi, and New Jersey are among the states that could be affected.
November 8, 2007
School districts increase the push for a revised aid formula, amid continuing delays.
May 15, 2007
Testing student-athletes for drug use may be an effective deterrent, according to preliminary reviews of the program.
March 27, 2007
Union leader Joseph Del Grosso says the campaign will eventually call on teachers to be part of the solution.
March 13, 2007
Too often, writes Saul Cooperman, parents of urban school students are part of the problem, rather than the solution to raising student performance.
January 22, 2007
New Jersey officials are promoting research that says bilingual education methods have an edge over English-only methods.
January 9, 2007
Alarmed that so many young people lack the skills to excel at work, the business community has been using summits, papers, and political alliances to urge stronger preparation for adolescents. But in New Jersey, businesses have taken their ideas from the bully pulpit straight into classrooms.
December 19, 2006
In an attempt to reduce property taxes in New Jersey, a legislative committee is recommending that the state completely rewrite the way it finances schools and wipe out the special-needs designation that has driven billions of dollars in extra funding to its poorest urban districts.
November 28, 2006
New Jersey leaders have launched a campaign to build support for boosting high school rigor, but some are worried that the effort could produce a higher dropout rate as the state phases out an alternative exam used by nearly 15 percent of its students.
October 17, 2006
