Education

Lawmakers are now considering a commission that would take up to 18 months to recommend next steps for graduation rules and high-stakes testing.

A bill moving through the Senate would create a pilot program in which five New Jersey school districts would implement later start times for high schools.

OCVTS Career Discovery Day This Saturday in Brick

Ocean County College and Stockton University have signed a dual admission and transfer partnership to help students make a smooth transition from OCC to Stockton's bachelor's degree programs.

Are YOU a Parent or Student who is thinking of going to College and furthering your education? Then YOU want to be at an event tonight in Toms River!

Remember we are trying to help area students with much needed supplies. Shawn & Sue’s “Stuff A Bus” continues …. We are collecting school supplies for Ocean County Students. Donate at any Ocean County Shop Rite location. Shawn and Sue will wrap up "Stuff A Bus" on Sunday, September 9th with a LIVE broadcast from the Toms River Shop Rite on Rt 37. Help our kids and donate today. PRESENTED BY THE JAY AND LINDA GRUNIN FOUNDATION ….. For More details visit WWW.WOBM.COM

To qualify students must come from a Family with an annual income of $45,000 or less. Community Colleges here in the Garden State will apply for the funding and if granted will offer to students beginning in 2019.

Hard to believe that the new school year is about four weeks away, but we start thinking "school" in August. We have the Top 20 Public High Schools here in Ocean & Monmouth Counties for the new school year, we did not include "Vocational/Specialty" High Schools in our list.

Governor Murphy on Tuesday signed into law a new school funding plan for the Garden State, but will some districts get pinched by the measure? Three of the larger Districts in our area will see budget cuts .. Toms River, Brick and Freehold Regional.

"Top-ranked schools succeed in three main areas: exceeding expectations on state proficiency tests, offering challenging coursework and graduating their students" ~ Anita Narayan, managing editor of Education at U.S. News