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Top 20 Elementary Schools in New Jersey for 2027: See Which Towns Made the List

Parents across New Jersey may want to take note: U.S. News & World Report has released its latest ranking of the state’s best public elementary schools, and the list stretches from Paterson to the Shore. School 28 in Paterson holds the No. 1 spot for a third straight year....

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High School On SI

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New Jersey High School Football Playoff Brackets: Sectional Semifinals, Scores and State Championship Schedule

2026 New Jersey high school football playoff brackets with sectional semifinal matchups, first-round scores and NJSIAA state championship dates.

New Jersey · 2d

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This NJ superintendent wants kids learning from home on snow days

Bayonne's school superintendent is asking the governor to let districts go remote on snow days instead of closing completely. It's a shift that could change how Jersey handles winter weather.

New Jersey · 3d

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Rowan students react to the 2026 Midterm Election results

On Wednesday, Rowan University’s campus buzzed with talk of the “blue wave” that hit the United States. Many students, whether they voted or not, say they are excited for the Democrats’ victory. On Nov. 3, across the country, Americans voted for governors, representatives, and senators in...

Glassboro, NJ · 2d
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Crafting Your Home

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New Jersey Public Schools Must Limit Non-Academic Phone Use During the School Day Starting With 2026-27, With $3 Million in Grants

New Jersey districts must restrict non-academic phone use during the school day starting 2026-27, with $3 million in state grants for phone-free schools.

New Jersey · 14h

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University Senate tackles building cancellation, Stockton layoffs

In the wake of the president’s report, the Rowan University Senate assembled for a full senate meeting to discuss many things, including the College of Communication, Humanities & Social Sciences’ (CHSS) new building being cancelled and an influx of layoffs at Stockton University. On Oct. 30, the senate...

Glassboro, NJ · 2d

High School On SI

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New Jersey Bill Could Open High School Coaching Jobs to Military Veterans Without Teaching Credentials

For military veterans returning home after serving their country, finding a new purpose and a way to continue contributing to their communities can be challengi

New Jersey · 2h

NJ Spotlight

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Op-Ed: Despite countless wake-up calls on school math, we’re still asleep

If a fourth grader isn’t keeping up in math class, most parents shrug and assume it will work itself out. But years later, when those parents unexpectedly have to pay $1,500 extra for their college freshman’s remedial math classes, suddenly they don’t feel so casual about it.

New Jersey · 21h

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OCHS volleyball starts slow but sweeps Holmdel 3-0 in S.J. quarterfinals

OCEAN CITY – It took a set for the Ocean City High School volleyball team to settle down in their sectional quarterfinal against visiting Holmdel Nov. 5, but once the team did, it was over in short order. The Red Raider girls, the top seed the Group II South...

Ocean City, NJ · 14h

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YMCA of the Jersey Shore Opens 2027 MLK Essay Contest for HS Students

High school students in Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties can now enter the YMCA of the Jersey Shore's 2027 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. essay contest, according to The Monmouth Journal. Two grand prize winners will each win a $3,000 academic scholarship. Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey Natural Gas, and...

Ocean County, NJ · 1d

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State to Hold Regional School Funding Public Forum at County College of Morris

MORRIS COUNTY — The New Jersey Department of Education will hold a regional school funding public forum at County College of Morris in Randolph on Tuesday, December 8, after Senator Anthony M. Bucco pushed for a session in the Highlands region. “I pushed for a school funding forum here...

Randolph, NJ · 1d

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Philadelphia City Councilmembers, union leaders call on Mayor Parker to prevent school closures

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. For more than a year, Philadelphia students, teachers, and community members have protested the district’s plan to close 17 schools. But Mayor Cherelle Parker hasn’t been a particularly loud voice in the closure debate. Now some prominent figures are calling her out....

Philadelphia, PA · 3d

PA Times

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N-G wins city championship

The Saints have made volleyball history. The Neumann-Goretti High School girls volleyball team swept Philadelphia Academy Charter School, 3-0, to win the PIAA District 12 Class 3A championship for the first time in school history. It was also the first volleyball title of any kind in the program’s history. “Playing with this team has truly […]

Philadelphia, PA · 1d

South Jersey Media

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Cattle car exhibit makes a stop at Moorestown High

Moorestown High School (MHS) hosted an exhibit on Oct. 9 that provided its students with a profound opportunity to engage with history directly, prompting critical reflections on the dangers of antisemitism, intolerance and prejudice today. “This is about learning the lessons of history so that (students) can apply them to their lives today, apply them […]

Moorestown, NJ · 1d

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Plymouth Whitemarsh’s Jim Donofrio named 2025-26 Boys Basketball Coach of the Year

Plymouth Whitemarsh High School’s Jim Donofrio, coach of the boys’ basketball program, was recently named Pennsylvania’s 2025-26 Boys Basketball Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA). From an article published by the Colonial...

Plymouth Meeting, PA · 2d

hoodline.com

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Chestnut Hill School Sends 350 Kids Home as Water Fails in 104-Year-Old Building

J.S. Jenks Academy of Arts and Sciences sent 350 students home early Wednesday after parts of the Chestnut Hill school lost running water, leaving students without a way to wash their hands. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the school dismissed students early Wednesday at the 1922 building. The elementary school...

Philadelphia, PA · 1d

WHYY

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Award-winning Women in Natural Sciences program spins off from Academy of Natural Sciences and Drexel

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. A successful Philadelphia science education program for young women is looking for a fresh start and a new home after years of being hosted at the Academy of Natural Sciences.

Philadelphia, PA · 1d

KYW News Radio

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Educators gather at Rutgers-Camden to explore ways to improve children’s math and reading

Educators from across the tri-state area met at Rutgers-Camden Thursday to discuss ways to improve reading and math performance in students.

Camden, NJ · 1d

MONTCO.Today

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At Bryn Mawr College, an Institute of Failure Teaches Students It’s OK to Fall Short

Bryn Mawr College wants its students to get comfortable with falling short. Its Institute of Failure continues that effort Wednesday, Nov. 4, with the third installment of its Failure Monologues series, according to Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The event runs from 5:30 to 6:30 PM in the Dorothy...

Bryn Mawr, PA · 12h

Chalkbeat

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Philadelphia state test scores are months late. Now state officials want to change the cut scores.

Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. Pennsylvania state officials have proposed changing how they score students’ performance on state math and reading tests, making it easier for students to be considered “advanced.” The proposal , which Pennsylvania Department of Education officials shared with the state’s Board of Education Thursday, would have implications for how the state measures student achievement and schools’ success, and would apply to tests students took months ago. It comes after months of uncertainty over delayed test results in Philadelphia, where families and teachers have repeatedly asked officials to release the scores they usually get in August. State officials acknowledged the department’s cut score review contributed to the wait. “This delayed reporting. It’s not great timing,” Brian Campbell, director of the Department of Education’s bureau of curriculum, assessment, and instruction, told board members Thursday. But he said the state was overdue in updating score thresholds set more than a decade ago, and this would create “a new baseline.” Students take state tests every spring to evaluate whether

Philadelphia, PA · 1d