Education
By CHUCK O'DONNELL
April 30, 2024
NEW BRUNSWICK – It’s 12:39 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30. The seven-person team that has been attempting to erect a long, rectangular tent has finally put the last stake in the ground. “There you go,” one of them calls out after their 20-minute struggle. Tents were still popping up like so many ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - Francis A. Desmares was host to a STEM program April 26 as part of a mini grant given to the school through NJ STEM Month. Media specialist Samantha Gale applied for the grant as part of an initiative to bring STEM to libraries and schools throughout New Jersey. She applied for ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The Springfield Board of Education has approved Anthony Salerno as the new full-time athletic director at Jonathan Dayton High School (JDHS). Salerno's hiring was approved at the Monday, April 29 meeting of the school board. A Special Education teacher at JDHS since 2022, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – It’s 12:39 a.m. and the seven-person team that has been attempting to erect a long, rectangular tent has finally put the last stake in the ground. “There you go,” one of them calls out after their 20-minute struggle. Tents were still popping up like so many dandelions across ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – It’s 12:39 a.m. and the seven-person team that has been attempting to erect a long, rectangular tent has finally put the last stake in the ground. “There you go,” one of them calls out after their 20-minute struggle. Tents were still popping up like so many dandelions across ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – It’s 12:39 a.m. and the seven-person team that has been attempting to erect a long, rectangular tent has finally put the last stake in the ground. “There you go,” one of them calls out after their 20-minute struggle. Tents were still popping up like so many dandelions across ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ-Cora Jerching, 7-years-old, was recently honored by Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop for her achievement of bringing awareness to protecting endangered species of wildlife. The second grader from Jersey City Global Charter School circulated a petition before bringing it to Fulop ...
BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ -- Fifth-grade students at Sacred Heart School in Mt. Holly will have their eyes on more than the stars when they begin the STARBASE program at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Military base in May. Under the supervision of the Department of Defense (DoD), the STARBASE ...
BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ -- Fifth-grade students at Sacred Heart School in Mt. Holly will have their eyes on more than the stars when they begin the STARBASE program at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Military base in May. Under the supervision of the Department of Defense (DoD), the STARBASE ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School has announced its Honor Roll for the third quarter of the 2023-24 academic year. Congratulations to all the Honor Roll students! Grade 12 High Honor Roll Ryan Adams, Lucas Ali, Sarah Alnasseri, Brianna Alvarez, Max Aponte, Nathan ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – In the several weeks leading up to Tuesday’s Livingston Board of Education (LBOE) meeting, where the public will have an opportunity to comment on the district budget ahead of the board’s vote, the board has heard multiple presentations highlighting various budget items, including ...
WAYNE, NJ – Outside of the past school board meeting, held at the council chambers at town hall, Wayne Schools’ counselors from elementary, middle and high school levels set up a showcase of the different types of services available for students ranging from mental health support to college ...
UNION, NJ - Members of Union High School's Performing Arts Company (UHSPAC) took part in the annual World Strides Heritage Festival in Williamsburg, Virginia, last weekend and took home multiple prestigious awards. UHSPAC's three performing groups -- (1) Swing Choir, Director Melissa Hannon, ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — In the several weeks leading up to Tuesday’s Livingston Board of Education (LBOE) meeting, where the public will have an opportunity to comment on the district budget ahead of the board’s vote, the board has heard multiple presentations highlighting various budget items, including ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – In the several weeks leading up to Tuesday’s Livingston Board of Education (LBOE) meeting, where the public will have an opportunity to comment on the district budget ahead of the board’s vote, the board has heard multiple presentations highlighting various budget items, including ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Gordan Korman, award-winning author of 103 books for children and young adults, visited Terrill Middle School in Scotch Plains on Friday, April 19, to share with students how he became an author and sources of inspiration for his stories. Born in Canada, Korman wrote his ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – The Phillipsburg Board of Education accepted the resignation/retirement of 43 year veteran Dr. Maureen Kehoe at this evening’s April 29, 2024 Board meeting. Asking for no “fanfare”, Kehoe the board, administration and teachers bid farewell to Dr. Kehoe with a standing ...
HAMILTON, NJ - The Hamilton Township School District will host an Educator Job Fair on Wednesday, May 1, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., inviting individuals to join their team. With the aim of enriching the educational experience for students, the district is seeking dedicated professionals to fill ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - Please see the latest message from Superintendent Kyle C. Arlington. Dear School Community: This notice is to make it official that there will be no school on Friday, May 24, 2024, to account for the one unused inclement weather/emergency day built into this year's school ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Following a tumultuous week during which residents learned of school cutbacks due to an $8 million shortfall in school funding for the 2024/25 school year, Dr. Victor Valeski, Superintendent of East Brunswick Public Schools, issued a notice to school stakeholders this ...
BUTLER, NJ - Butler Athletics will be holding their physicals on June 11th. Below are the times based on each class. Class of 2025: 5:30 Class of 2026: 6:00 Class of 2027: 6:30 Class of 2028: 7:00
BARNEGAT, NJ – The Barnegat Elementary Parent Teacher Association (BEPTA) has been awarded the New Jersey Parent Teacher Association (PTA) 2024 award for Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity, a Local PTA Success Award given annually to one out of over 800 PTAs in the state. This award goes ...
Trenton, NJ – In support of the Murphy Administration’s commitment to ensuring students receive a world-class education in a first-rate learning environment while relieving the pressure on local taxpayers, the New Jersey Schools Development Authority (SDA) today announced that four grants have ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - The Lost Souls Project Educators Institute has announced Professional Development Workshops designed to empower K-12 educators to center Black life and culture as mechanisms for survival and resistance amid the institution of slavery in New Jersey. The introductory ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ - It’s been nearly 35 years since the B-52’s first encouraged listeners to roam around the world, “without wings, without wheels.” And while the students who organized, hosted, and participated in Thursday’s celebration of diversity at Robbinsville High School weren’t even born ...
RAHWAY, NJ — The next regular meeting of the Rahway Board of Education (BOE) is scheduled for Tuesday, April 30. It will also include a school budget hearing. The meeting will be held in the Rahway High School Performing Arts Center (auditorium), located at 1012 Madison Ave. The meeting will ...
CAMDEN – Four classrooms, a kitchen and cafeteria will be set up in trailers in the Cramer School parking lot this year to supplement space in the building where Eastside High School students will attend for the next five years. The current Eastside, formerly Woodrow Wilson High School, will be ...
MADISON, NJ -- Brandon Howe of Morris Plains and a student at Morris Hills HIgh School, has been awarded the National Merit Scholarship sponsored by Bristol Myers Squibb. Howe says that his probable career field is computer programming National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — The Rochester Institute of Technology students from Ridgewood were named to the Dean's List for the fall semester. They accomplished this by achieving a GPA greater than or equal to 3.400 with at least 12 credit hours. Adam Bock in the computer science program. Charlie ...
SCRANTON, Pa. -- Gabriella Petti of Verona, N.J. was among the University of Scranton students inducted into Phi Sigma Tau, the international honor society for students of philosophy. Eligibility for nomination requires a major or minor in Philosophy as well as excellence in philosophy works.