Education

Attendance at school is compulsory from age 6 to age 16.

A commissioner of education is the chief state education official, heading the state department of education. The commissioner is appointed by the governor. The governor also appoints the members of the state board of education.

Rutgers University, a land-grant institution located at New Brunswick, is the principal state-supported institution of higher learning.

Princeton University, at Princeton, is among the nation's leading private universities.