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Asian American/Pacific Islander and Latino people in New Jersey face the greatest disparities between their representation in government compared to their representation in the population, the analysis found. → Read More
A recent video showed a 6-year-old screaming "Let me breathe" as he was trapped behind a padded mat by a teacher and a classroom aide. → Read More
Business groups are suing the state over the law that Gov. Phil Murphy recently signed. → Read More
The legislation was years in the making and is considered the strongest of its kind in the U.S. → Read More
A growing number of schools are saying kids need a mental health evaluation before they can return to class after fights and other troubling behavior. → Read More
The data will give parents and state officials their first-ever look at how often schools are using the controversial practices of restraint and seclusion on students. → Read More
The Center of American Women and Politics received $350K last year to create database, but got nothing in the current budget to complete the job. → Read More
The bill was expected to be voted on and sent to Gov. Phil Murphy, who likely would have signed it into law. → Read More
The legislation follows a recent NJ Advance Media investigation that found at least 1,150 New Jersey students have been shut inside seclusion closets, known as "quiet rooms," in recent years for alleged misbehavior in class. → Read More
Labor activists have been fighting for protections for temp workers for years, following a 2016 NJ Advance Media investigation that found widespread mistreatment of temporary workers in the state's warehouses and factories. → Read More
Labor groups have pushed for a "Temp Worker Bill of Rights" since 2016, when NJ Advance Media published an investigation revealing mistreatment and exploitation workers face in the state's warehouses. → Read More
New Jersey's racial, ethnic and gender make-up would have to be reflected in appointments made by the governor and legislature → Read More
Bloomfield College previously said this could be its last year if another institution didn't partner with it to save the school. → Read More
College dropouts would get help reenrolling and getting credit for life experience under a proposed new program. → Read More
Princeton's senior class chose Fauci to speak at the pre-commencement ceremony. → Read More
About 7,000 students are expected to qualify for the new tuition assistance program. → Read More
The settlement is expected to affect hundreds of young inmates and change how prisons run classes, attorneys say. → Read More
The new rules could affect 720,000 licensees, from accountants and architects to doctors and hairdressers. → Read More
A new law gives families until 2023 to file a claim to make up for special education services skipped during school shutdowns. → Read More
The new Scarlet Guarantee promises lower tuition for Rutgers-New Brunswick students whose families earning less than $100K. → Read More