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PARK RIDGE, NJ — A campaign to remove Park Ridge Board of Education member Robert Fisher Jr. from office has officially gained enough signatures to appear on the November 2025 ballot, according to the Bergen County Clerk’s Office.
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Ridgewood, NJ – Ridgewood Public Schools has been awarded a $72,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJ DEP), Sustainable Jersey, and The College of New Jersey as part of the Trees for Schools program.
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PARK RIDGE, NJ – A growing group of Park Ridge residents has launched a campaign to recall Board of Education member Robert Fisher Jr., arguing that his move to Tennessee makes him unfit to represent the local community.
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HACKENSACK, NJ — A former longtime employee of the Hackensack Public School District has filed a lawsuit against the Board of Education and several high-ranking administrators, alleging age discrimination, disability discrimination, and workplace retaliation.
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BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A former Fair Lawn School District employee arrested for alleged lewd acts inside a middle school building has been confirmed as a former substitute teacher in Ridgewood, authorities and school officials said.
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FAIR LAWN, NJ — A former employee of the Fair Lawn School District has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses following disturbing lewdness incidents at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — July 2025 — The Rutgers University Board of Governors has officially approved a $5.9 billion operating budget for the 2025–2026 academic year, reinforcing its mission to expand student access, affordability, and financial aid, even as inflation and federal funding uncertainty challenge higher education nationwide.
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Ridgewood NJ, for over seven years, a major lawsuit has challenged New Jersey’s public school system, alleging it remains unconstitutionally segregated. Now, a new voice has entered the legal conversation — the New Jersey Policy Institute (NJPI) — with a surprisingly practical, budget-friendly solution: expand Interdistrict Public School Choice.
Continue reading Is This the Key to Ending School Segregation in New Jersey? One Nonprofit Thinks So
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Paramus NJ, as Paramus High School’s Class of 2025 prepares to graduate, a powerful new tradition is emerging — one rooted in resilience, remembrance, and community. On Friday, May 16, and Saturday, May 17, students led a Day of Service and Student Choice event to honor those affected by the tragic 2018 school bus crash that forever changed their lives.
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Teterboro NJ, , a Bergen County family has filed a lawsuit claiming their teenage son was wrongfully expelled and emotionally traumatized by the principal of his “dream school” — Bergen County Technical High School in Teterboro.
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Ridgewood NJ, as New Jersey continues to reshape public education, Ridgewood Public Schools may soon become the first district in Bergen County to embrace the Community School model—a structure already implemented in Paterson and Newark as part of their agreement with Governor Phil Murphy to restore local control after decades of state oversight.
Continue reading Ridgewood Eyes Community School Model: A Political Shift in Public Education?
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Trenton NJ, a recent report from the National Education Association (NEA) has ranked New Jersey eighth in the nation for average teacher salary during the 2023-24 school year. According to the NEA’s Rankings and Estimates Report, the average salary for teachers in New Jersey was $82,877, a 2.2% increase from the previous year’s $81,102 and over $10,000 higher than the national average of $72,030.
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Trenton NJ, a newly released report from the U.S. Census Bureau ranks New Jersey fourth in the nation for public school per-student spending, with an average of $26,280 per student in fiscal year 2023 — nearly $10,000 above the national average of $16,014.
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Ridgewood NJ, if you’re looking for the best public elementary schools in New Jersey, Bergen County is home to some of the top-ranked schools in the state, according to new rankings from Niche.com.
Continue reading Top-Ranked Public Elementary Schools in Bergen County for 2025
