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April 6, 2023

New Jersey Politics

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New school data shows declines in test-taking, attendance, and behavior

The new School Performance Reports were released by the New Jersey Department of Education.

By Katie Kausch | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Tina Kelley | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Electric school buses, garbage trucks coming to N.J. towns thanks to $70M in funding. See the list.

The awards include money for 114 electric school buses, seven garbage and dump trucks, 26 shuttle buses and four forklifts.

By Nyah Marshall | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Free admission to N.J. state parks could be coming again this summer

The free admission plan for New Jersey parks, including popular Jersey Shore destination Island Beach State Park, is included in Gov. Phil Murphy's budget proposal.

By Katie Kausch | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Critics question attendance rate of N.J. State Board of Education members

The absence rate for the 13 members of the state Board of Education was 20%, twice what students are allowed before being considered chronically absent.

By Tina Kelley | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Katie Kausch | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Murphy headed to Puerto Rico for holiday weekend

Gov. Phil Murphy is scheduled to return to the state Sunday.

By Matt Arco | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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‘God knows what they are doing.’ Clark Township racism scandal unresolved a year after revelations

Secret recordings captured the mayor and police brass using racial slurs. A long-promised investigation still hasn't concluded.

By Riley Yates | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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