Carmen Russell-Sluchansky

Nearly 1 million New Jersey students take arts classes by law. Advocates say sustaining those gains amid budget pressures is the next fight.

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget includes plans to spend $565 million to close long-standing gaps between wealthy and underfunded school districts.

The judge said she didn’t find concerns about the slavery-focused panels removed from the Philadelphia historic site last month. Advocates say they were "desecrated."

Philadelphia sued after the signs telling the story of people enslaved at the site were torn down last week.

“When a government starts hiding parts of its past,” local lawmakers wrote, “it begins to look more like a regime that rewrites history rather than one that learns from it.”

The removal enforces a White House executive order to remove exhibits “disparaging” American history. The city has filed a lawsuit.

State lawmakers cited student gains and a landmark court ruling on equity that sided with the district.

The two participants, including a former WHYY intern, in the chaotic scene knew each other during their time at Community College of Philadelphia. Elon Musk chimed in on X.

While state law mandates districts to make arts classes available, public education funding disparities have meant that some schools are still catching up.

Democrats accuse him of claiming moderate pragmatism while consistently voting for Trump policies.

The governor starts his campaign with a record fundraising advantage in the likely faceoff against the popular state treasurer in November.

While some are blaming a medical provider that was illegally contracted, their replacement was the subject of similar criticisms and accusations in the past.