Melanie Burney

For the first time this year, the New Jersey has allowed Camden and other districts to obtain waivers for the National School Lunch Program to provide take home meals for students observing Ramadan.

State Sens. Angela McKnight and Shirley Turner want to bring cursive writing back to New Jersey's public schools. Some districts still teach it, but it's not currently required.

Cherry Hill is making changes to its schools after voters approved a bond referendum in 2022.

A 17-year-old was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes.

Winslow Township school district had initially told staff they could not wear Eagles attire this week.

NTSB investigators have recovered the Learjet 55's so-called black box following the Friday crash that left a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood in shock.

Voters in Pitman are deciding school spending questions that would raise property taxes to fund repairs.

By a 5-3 vote, the Washington Township school board suspended Superintendent Eric Hibbs at a meeting Tuesday night, effective immediately. A reason was not given.

Voters in West Deptford, Willingboro, and Southampton approved funding for large capital projects in their school districts in Tuesday's election.

Under Murphy’s $12.1 billion spending plan to fund the state’s K-12 school districts, state officials say about 68% of districts would get an increase in state aid, and 31% would get a decrease.

Moorestown is the only other South Jersey district offering half-day, but will ask voters in September to approve a bond referendum to finance free, full-day kindergarten.

Cherry Hill school board adopts cell phone ban policy for members, believed to be the first in New Jersey.

It will mean a $254 annual property tax increase for the average borough homeowner.

New Jersey has been encouraging young people to get involved in school board elections.

The district is proposing cost-cutting moves to close a projected budget gap for 2025-26 school year. The district is expected to receive a 3% reduction in state aid.

West Deptford, Southampton, and Willingboro are the only South Jersey districts with referendum questions in Tuesday special’s election.

More than 30 districts in South Jersey would get a decrease in state aid, under the proposed state spending plan for fiscal 2026, which begins July 1.

The Eagles trounced the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, and will celebrate with a parade the team suggested would take place Friday

Oaklyn school board member William Stauts has served on the board for more than 50 years, among the longest-serving in New Jersey. He plans to step down in January. "It's just not fun anymore."

Here’s how Pennsylvania and New Jersey matched up on the tests, which were administered to 235,000 fourth-graders and 230,000 eighth-graders across the country in early 2024.