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NJEA endorses Bennett, Mullock for Congress

June 30, 2026 7:03 pm

The New Jersey Education Association has expanded its congressional endorsements for 2026, backing Democratic challengers Rebecca Bennett in New Jersey’s 7th district and Zack Mullock in the 2nd District as part of a national effort to help Democrats regain control...

Health insurance crisis: N.J. needs a short-term fix and a long-term solution

June 25, 2026 12:01 pmJune 25, 2026 12:30 pm

OPINION New Jersey needs a long-term solution to spiraling health insurance costs for public education employees. Right now, the immediate funding crisis is prompting legislative leaders and the Sherrill administration to consider short-term fixes that threaten to make the problem...

Van Drew won’t pursue NJEA endorsement

June 23, 2026 4:14 pmJune 24, 2026 12:57 pm

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) will not seek the New Jersey Education Association’s support this year, declining an invitation to participate in the teachers’ union’s endorsement process. “While I have been appreciative of the NJEA’s support, or at least neutrality,...

N.J. Press Association blasts judge’s order silencing New Brunswick Today

June 17, 2026 5:15 pmJune 20, 2026 8:41 am

The New Jersey Press Association has criticized a Middlesex County judge’s order requiring New Brunswick Today to remove a video from its website and YouTube channel, warning that the ruling amounts to a prior restraint on the press and poses...

School district confirms board member Jason Carty faces investigation

June 4, 2026 11:07 am

The president of the Rancocas Valley Regional School District notified residents yesterday that Jason Carty, a member of the district’s board of education, is under investigation after an incident at his home with his wife, a Lumberton committeewoman. Carty, a...

Sherrill, O’Scanlon spar over cap on school aid increases

May 20, 2026 11:59 am

Gov. Mikie Sherrill and state Senate GOP Budget Officer Declan O’Scanlon have traded barbs over school funding in recent weeks, starting with a letter in which O’Scanlon asked the governor to remove caps that limit how much a school district’s...

N.J. sues U.S. Education Department over professional degree student loan limits

May 19, 2026 5:17 pm

New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined 23 other states and D.C. on Tuesday to sue the U.S. Department of Education over a rule that the states argue illegally restricts access to federal student loans for professional degree programs. In...