These Are NJ's Top 10 Best Elementary, Middle Schools For 2025, New Rankings Say
Several New Jersey schools are among the best in the nation, according to new rankings released this week.
U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in education rankings, announced its 2026 Best Elementary and Middle Schools list on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The report includes about 47,000 public elementary schools and 23,000 middle schools ranked at the state and district levels, with charter schools evaluated as a separate category, according to the publication.
Rankings are based on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education, the report said. To qualify for district…
Red Wave? GOP Voter Surge Marks NJ's Political Shift Amid Fiery Sherrill-Ciattarelli Debate
New Jersey may be a blue state on paper, but voter registration data shows the state inching to the right.
Since November 2021, Republicans have gained more than 160,000 new voters, while Democrats and independents have both lost ground, according to voter registration records from the New Jersey Division of Elections.
As of October 2025, New Jersey has 2.52 million Democrats, 1.67 million Republicans, and 2.34 million unaffiliated voters, totaling 6.6 million registered voters statewide. That’s a 10.9% jump in GOP enrollment over four years, outpacing population growth, while Democrats dro…
Jersey City Teacher Guilty Of Sex Crimes Against Student, 12, One Of Many: Prosecutor
A Jersey City teacher accused of sex crimes against multiple students has been convicted of sexually assaulting one, authorities said Monday, Sept. 22.
On Thursday, Sept. 18, a jury found Apparao Sunkara, 72, of Hicksville, NY, guilty of sexual assault by contact, endangering the welfare of a child, and official misconduct — all second-degree crimes, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said.
Between September 2019 and January 2020, Sunkara engaged in prohibited sexual acts with a 12-year-old female student while employed as a teacher at Infinity Institute in Jersey City, author…
