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Non-adult voting in Newark is a bust

April 22, 2026 5:15 pmApril 23, 2026 10:40 am

The total number of votes cast in yesterday’s Newark school board election by 16- and 17-year-olds was a mere 45, a ridiculously minuscule number that could mark the end of the pilot program. Less than 3% of all non-adults who...

Baraka school board slate sweeps in Newark, Ashley Caldwell top vote-getter in New Brunswick

April 21, 2026 11:01 pm

Out of 590 public school districts in New Jersey, elections for Board of Education seats in thirteen municipalities were held today – the remaining vestiges of April elections that have either shifted to November or have appointed school boards. A...

Ex-N.J. top prosecutor takes Rochester job

March 31, 2026 10:05 am

Former Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael Hill Honig is leaving her $300,00-a-year compliance job at Rutgers University to become the new general counsel at the University of Rochester. “Her background at a large, multifaceted research institution, combined with...

Leon: Newark Invests in Children, Not Soundbites

March 30, 2026 4:45 pmMarch 30, 2026 8:16 pm

OPINION Public education is the ultimate public service because we educate the public. Those of us who devote our lives to public schools aren’t just educating children. We are shaping communities, cities, and the very democracy this country was founded...

Republicans push for changes in school funding practices

March 26, 2026 4:29 pmMarch 26, 2026 4:31 pm

Republicans are continuing their push to increase funding for school districts they say are underfunded by the state formula, with Assemblyman Gregory McGuckin (R-Toms River) criticizing Democrats for allowing tax breaks while capping increases in school district funding. The legislation...

Rutgers hires former Assembly staffer as governmental affairs head

March 19, 2026 2:00 pmMarch 19, 2026 2:16 pm

Rutgers University hired Brian Quigley, a former state Assembly staffer, to lead its governmental office, the university announced on Thursday. Quigley worked as deputy executive director and general counsel for the New Jersey Assembly Majority Office and, most recently, as...

Legislative Republicans call for adjustment to 6% school district aid increase cap

March 17, 2026 2:30 pm

Legislative Republicans are calling for an end to a cap that limits how much state aid can increase for school districts year-over-year, saying the cap prevents districts from recovering from prior cuts in aid. Assemblyman Gregory McGuckin (R-Toms River) said...