Nearly all New Jersey public schools closed for NJEA teachers convention
The gist
518 of 519 New Jersey school districts are closed Nov. 5-6, though neither day is a holiday.
The break comes from the state teachers convention, not a day off.
How it unfolded
- Nov 2, 2026 -6, 202661 New Jersey districts scheduled the entire week off; with surrounding weekends, students there get at least nine consecutive days without school.
- Nov 5, 2026The NJEA Convention 2026 begins its two-day run in Atlantic City; 518 of 519 districts reviewed are closed, 467 of them citing the NJEA or Teachers Convention.
- Nov 6, 2026Most New Jersey public schools remain closed for the second day of the convention.