The measure would allow taxpayers to deduct the amount they put into an account created under New Jersey’s federally qualified tuition program, for the taxable year in which the contribution is made.

Researchers suggest such employment produces three benefits: work experience; a resume that signals a job applicant’s promise; and well-developed social networks.

The New Jersey Institute of Technology is naming its College of Architecture and Design for the firm's co-founders and principals, J. Robert and Barbara Hillier, in recognition of a gift from the couple which marks the largest donation in the institution's history.

The high schoolers took part in 11 events to demonstrate their employability and leadership skills at the Jobs for New Jersey’s Graduates Career Development Conference produced by the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Foundation, which runs the Jobs for New Jersey’s Graduates program.

Rutgers alum Jason McCourty and Devin McCourty, spoke at the Rutgers University commencement ceremony.

The students sought to reduce police response times to shootings from a current average of five minutes to 10 minutes to within five seconds. The system is also designed to lead people to safety.

The New Jersey Institute of Technology will host more than 250 high school students who will compete in the 2019 New Jersey Chemistry Olympics at NJIT’s Tiernan Hall and the Wellness and Event Center. Teachers have been acting as coaches for each team, guiding their students as they worked on projects from January through April. ...

Rutgers University has reached an agreement with the labor union that represents part-time lecturers, granting them a raise. “Rutgers University is pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached between the university and the PTLFC-AAUP-AFT, the union that represents part-time lecturers at the university, for a four-year contract that provides increases in compensation for ...

The six-course program includes Cannabis Industry: Understanding the Opportunities; Cannabis Cultivation; Cannabis Law; Introduction to Research in Medical and Adult-Use Cannabis; Topics in Cannabis; and Introduction to Business.

The eight grantees are New Jersey businesses and agencies that will hire and train nearly 350 apprentices in diverse occupations including paramedics, water treatment system plant operators, dementia care professionals, and computer system analysts.

The leadership lounge aims to provide women with tools, guidance and networking contacts to help them advance their business and careers.

To be introduced at EBHS this month, UrbanPlan is a 15-class hour curriculum that tasks student teams with responding to a “request for proposals” for the redevelopment of a blighted neighborhood in a fictional community. Each team member assumes one of five roles: finance director, marketing director, city liaison, neighborhood liaison or site planner.