Education

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Rutgers University Board of Governors on Tuesday approved a $4.8 billion budget that includes a 2.6 percent increase in tuition and fees for the 2021-2022 academic year, following a freeze in tuition and a fees' reduction for the past year in recognition of pandemic-related hardships.

“We know that tuition increases are difficult for our students, ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Jessica Hermann, a Hillsborough High School senior and winner of the Postcards for Kids contest sponsored by the Hillsborough Education BORO PRIDE Project is enjoying the notoriety that comes with an enlarged version of her original work posted to a billboard on Route 206.

The billboard is adjacent to the railroad trestle that crosses over Route 206 between Camplain Road and ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District has found its new superintendent of schools.

It was announced Tuesday that Robert Beers will be the district’s new permanent superintendent, effective Aug. 9.

Interim superintendent Thomas Ficarra’s contract expires on June 30, and from July 1 through Aug. 8, current assistant superintendent of curriculum and ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ – Somerset County will extend its COVID-19 vaccination outreach to public schools while continuing to operate its open clinics at Raritan Valley Community College and other pop up clinics throughout the county.

The Pfizer vaccine will be administered at the schools to help parents and school districts prepare for a full return to classroom instruction in the ...

BRANCHBURG, NJ - The Board of School Estimate has passed Raritan Valley Community College’s $54 million operating budget for FY 2022. 

The budget includes no increase in tuition for Somerset and Hunterdon County students for the Fall 2021 Semester. Tuition will remain at $168 per credit for in-county students.  

“We are grateful to the Boards of County ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Group Outreach Programs sponsored by the Somerset County Park Commission Environmental Science Department offer virtual educational opportunities featuring topics including birding, maple sugaring, and information about butterflies, bats, bears, and more.

The programs are ideal for organized groups such as libraries, senior centers, and garden ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - The 20th Youth Leadership Somerset Class was honored May 8 during a virtual graduation ceremony. 

The graduating class included 43 students representing 14 different Somerset County high schools.

“In 20 years, this is the first Youth Leadership Somerset class that was held all virtually, from the first session in September through graduation in May. The ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday announced that upon the conclusion of this school year, schools will be required to provide full-day, in-person instruction, as they were prior to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.

“When schools across New Jersey first closed their doors in March of last year, little was known about COVID-19 and how it spread. But over a year has ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University is the latest New Jersey college that will require all students and employees to be vaccinated for the fall 2021 semester. The Catholic university in South Orange joins a list of now 14 major New Jersey institutions to require inoculation in some form before the start of the 2021-2022 school year.

The other 13 schools are: Drew University, ...

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey addressed graduates during a virtual ceremony shaped by the pandemic

Two-time Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey told the Rutgers Class of 2021 graduating during a global pandemic and racial unrest that has gripped the nation over the past year that they can use the convergence of these two difficult moments in our history to build a more ...