March 5, 2026 - Teachers are striking for better pay, benefits and class size. But school districts say their budgets are extremely tight and they’re contemplating layoffs. The caller had personal ...

The New Jersey Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, has asked its members to urge Gov. Phil Murphy to sign a bill into law that would eliminate the basic skills tests in reading, ...

New Jersey will no longer require candidates to take basic skills tests to become a teacher in the state, under a bipartisan law Gov. Phil Murphy signed Monday — the latest change state leaders have ...

Aspiring public school teachers in New Jersey are no longer required to pass the state’s basic skills exam in order to be certified. New Jersey Democratic Governor Phil Murphy passed Act 1669 as part ...

A New Jersey law that went into effect Jan. 1 to address an ongoing teacher shortage by eliminating certain testing required of aspiring teachers has created a social media frenzy of confusion amid ...

On a breezy July morning in South Seattle, a dozen elementary-aged students ran math relays behind an elementary school. One by one, they raced to a table, where they scribbled answers to ...