Tina Kelley | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Tina Kelley covers statewide education issues for NJ.com, focusing on equity issues, school boards, and the ramifications of the pandemic. She is the co-author of Breaking Barriers: How P-TECH Schools Create a Pathway from High School to College to Career and Almost Home: Helping Kids Move from Homelessness to Hope, as well as four books of poetry. She shared in a staff Pulitzer covering 9/11 at The New York Times, where she was a metro reporter for ten years. She previously worked at The Seattle Times, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Quincy Patriot-Ledger, and The Philadelphia Inquirer, and graduated from Yale University. She can be reached at TKelley@njadvancemedia.com.

Priest named new president of Seton Hall months after his predecessor sued the school
The school’s previous president, Joseph Nyre, sued the university in February.
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Beloved N.J. educator could be state’s first-ever National Teacher of the Year
Joseph Nappi admits he barely graduated high school. Now, the New Jersey educator could win the nation's top teaching honor on live television Wednesday.
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More N.J. schools will close before solar eclipse due to worries about kids looking at sun
At least four more school districts will dismiss students early on Monday, when 90% of the sun will be covered during the eclipse in New Jersey.
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Beloved N.J. school will shut down all classes if huge budget cut is approved, leaders say
The school, located in Stokes State Forest, is a "jewel" that should be saved, one lawmaker said.
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Rutgers under investigation by Congress for alleged antisemitism
The House Education Committee demanded all documents related to Rutgers' handling of alleged antisemitic incidents.
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How a Rutgers ‘lifelong learning’ course led to wedding bells for couple in their 80s
He’s 88. She’s 87. They found an unexpected romance taking a course for fun at Rutgers University.
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Princeton U. to keep ‘legacy admissions’ policy favoring children of alumni
Some in higher education have called for the end of legacy admission policies, Princeton plans to keep limited use of the university’s “legacy preference.”
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3rd and 4th graders to get free tutoring under expansion of N.J. program
Third and fourth graders will get free small-group tutoring sessions with money from federal COVID relief aid.
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N.J. could have reopened schools and businesses earlier during pandemic, COVID report says
The long shutdowns hurt students, businesses and workers, the report commissioned by Gov. Phil Murphy's administration concluded.
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Free books are up for grabs from the Library of Congress. Here’s how to get them in N.J.
A congressman is using a little-known Library of Congress program to get books to schools, libraries and other organizations in North Jersey.
Tina Kelley

N.J. school district will close before solar eclipse due to ‘concern’ about kids looking at the sun
The district will have a half-day so students aren't tempted to look at the afternoon eclipse without protective eyewear, the superintendent said.
Tina Kelley
The new SAT debuts Saturday with massive changes. Here’s what you need to know.
Students taking the test this weekend will see some of the biggest changes in the test's 100-year history.
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Tina Kelley | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Priest named new president of Seton Hall months after his predecessor sued the school

Beloved N.J. educator could be state’s first-ever National Teacher of the Year

More N.J. schools will close before solar eclipse due to worries about kids looking at sun

Beloved N.J. school will shut down all classes if huge budget cut is approved, leaders say

Rutgers under investigation by Congress for alleged antisemitism

How a Rutgers ‘lifelong learning’ course led to wedding bells for couple in their 80s

Princeton U. to keep ‘legacy admissions’ policy favoring children of alumni

3rd and 4th graders to get free tutoring under expansion of N.J. program

N.J. could have reopened schools and businesses earlier during pandemic, COVID report says

Free books are up for grabs from the Library of Congress. Here’s how to get them in N.J.

N.J. school district will close before solar eclipse due to ‘concern’ about kids looking at the sun

The new SAT debuts Saturday with massive changes. Here’s what you need to know.

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