Tonight on NJ Spotlight News, as New Jersey students head back to school, a look at gubernatorial candidates' Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli's differing education policies.

Plus, confusion for Philadelphia-area commuters as a court order blocks SEPTA's planned fare increases and service cuts.

Also, one of the Garden State's largest high schools cuts mental health services just days before the school year begins.

And, Paterson's water crisis nears the end as the Passaic Valley Water Commission lifts a weeks-long boil water advisory for much of the city and surrounding suburbs.