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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....

New Jersey · 2d

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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 · 1d

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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

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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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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

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 · 11h

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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 · 18h

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Parents raise concerns about safety in a first-grade classroom

BRICK TOWNSHIP — Several parents expressed concerns about student safety during the board of education’s Oct. 29 meeting, describing repeated behavioral disruptions in a first-grade classroom at Emma Havens Young Elementary School that they said have left their children afraid to attend school. Several parents addressed the board during public comment, sharing accounts of classroom incidents, their children’s experiences and concerns about the district’s response.

Brick, NJ · 15h

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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 · 12h

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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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FOOTBALL: Roman Catholic Ends 19-Year Wait with PCL Championship Victory over St. Joe's Prep

PHILADELPHIA - From the opening kickoff through the impromptu singing of the school alma mater in front of the stands filled with euphoric fans, Roman Catholic coach Rick Prete’s facial expression didn’t change. In between, the Cahillites had accomplished something that took the program 19 long seasons to...

Philadelphia, PA · 22h

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

South Jersey Media

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Delran High field hockey team ready for playoffs

With close to 100 fans cheering from the stands on a bright, sunny Tuesday afternoon Oct. 27, the Delran High School field hockey team took the field against Rancocas Valley in a tuneup game for the upcoming South Jersey Group 2 playoffs. After a hard-fought two quarters during which Rancocas Valley turned back many chances […]

Delran, NJ · 1d

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Wissahickon school board appoints Matt Heppe to fill vacant seat after Zeffy Karagiannakis resigns

A recently retired Wissahickon High School social studies teacher will fill a vacant seat after a school board member announced her resignation. Matt Heppe, who taught at Wissahickon High School for 30 years, will replace board member Zeffy Karagiannakis, who is resigning because she is moving outside the school district.

Ambler, PA · 2d