Education
By SABRINA LUCIANO
April 28, 2024
BUTLER, NJ - Butler Marching Band is fundraising. On Tuesday, May 7th, join the band from 5-8 PM at Wendy's. Wendy's is located at 1204 Route 23 North Butler, NJ 07405. All sales during this time, 15% will be donated to the Butler High School Marching Band.
FRANKLIN, NJ - The Board of Education approved a $194 million budget on Thursday that will raise school taxes by $112 for the average homeowner. “We want to support the growth of programs and keep the programs we have while staying within our revenue limits,” Superintendent John Ravally ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Acting Superintendent Dr. Kevin Gilbert gave an update on the South Orange / Maplewood (SOMA) Board of Education (BOE) goals for the 2023-2024 academic year during the April 25 meeting. He explained that the objectives include five areas: Academics (Social and Emotional ...
RAHWAY, NJ — The 2024 U.S. News Best High Schools Rankings have just been released. The study arrives at its conclusion by gauging a variety of criteria. Firstly, the study evaluates where students' scores on math, science and reading state assessments fall and when those scores exceed or fall ...
STAFFORD - Southern senior wrestler Collin French had made a commitment to continue his academic and athletic career at Rider University this fall. Athletic Director Chuck Donohue Sr. released the following information. Congratulations Collin French on his commitment to continue his ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — At Wednesday's Plainfield Board of Education budget meeting, three principals were on the agenda to be removed from their schools for special assignment. Two were removed , while the third successfully argued against reassignment. In item F on the agenda, Principals Wilson ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Roosevelt Elementary School set young minds ablaze with possibility on April 22, by hosting its very first Career Day. The inaugural event brought together a diverse group of professionals from Rahway and beyond, each eager to share their unique career journeys with the school's ...
CLARK, NJ — The 2024 U.S. News Best High Schools Rankings have just been released. The study arrives at its conclusion by gauging a variety of criteria. Firstly, the study evaluates where students' scores on math, science and reading state assessments fall and when those scores exceed or fall ...
PARKLAND, FL- The Broward County School Board is actively working to assess the under-enrolled school situation as county residents prepare to learn if schools in their area will be affected. The Broward Schools communication department sent out a notification on Saturday of seven new Town Hall ...
MONROE TOWNHIP, NJ - At the FEA Conference Center on April 25, Spotswood High School senior Kyle Chigas was honored at the Middlesex County Secondary Principal's Association's 44th annual Outstanding Student Banquet. Chigas was one of 22 Middlesex County seniors to be recognized at the event for ...
PATERSON, NJ - The Paterson Board of Education has selected a design plan for a new building that will become home to the District's STEAM High School. This new educational facility, specializing in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM), will replace the current structure ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The sugary aroma of deep-fried Oreos wafted across Voorhees Hall, where students with their faces painted scarlet posed for selfies with Sir Henry and a rock band banged out some Nineties grunge cover. It was a kaleidoscope of sights, sounds and smells as thousands enjoyed a ...
SPARTA, NJ – At the board of education meeting Sparta Education Association President Angela DeLuccia shared good news about the staff and school district. My name is Angela DeLuccia and I am the very proud president of the ever-growing Sparta Education Association. I am here this evening to ...
BATON ROUGE, LA -- Robyn Haydu of Sayreville, New Jersey, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Haydu was initiated at Kean University. Haydu is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The sugary aroma of deep-fried Oreos wafted across Voorhees Hall, where students with their faces painted scarlet posed for selfies with Sir Henry and a rock band banged out some Nineties grunge cover. It was a kaleidoscope of sights, sounds and smells as thousands enjoyed a ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Ceramic artwork created by New Brunswick High School senior Gizelle Fernandez Vasquez has received an award given annually by a New York-based ceramic supply company. “Rocktile” has garnered the Bailey Pottery Equipment Award, which comes with a cash prize and inclusion in an ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The Board of Education has introduced a $362 million budget for the 2024-25 school year to support teaching, programs and services for its nearly 12,500 students in kindergarten to 12th grade. The school board will hold a public hearing on the budget at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The Board of Education has introduced a $362 million budget for the 2024-25 school year to support teaching, programs and services for its nearly 12,500 students in kindergarten to 12th grade. The school board will hold a public hearing on the budget at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Maren Vitali is quite clever. That may explain why she is referred to as “The Clever Librarian” around the hallways at Eisenhower Intermediate School. Vitali, in her role as the school’s library media specialist, set out to bring in a speaker to address writing to the ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - The Flemington-Raritan Regional School District received a $10,000 Sustainable Jersey for Schools grant to help support innovative school-based sustainability projects, according to a release. The grant was presented at a ceremony March 21, and is funded by the New Jersey ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The New Providence Education Foundation (NPEF) President Chris Naughton attended the Thursday, April 25 Board of Education meeting along with Suzanne Botvinis to hand out a check of $62,945 for educational programs that are not covered in the budget. The organization had ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- The Fairfield Board of Education (BOE) passed its 2024-25 budget of $17,169,410 on Thursday night, but in order to adopt the budget, some cuts were necessary. Subscription busing was cut, and only mandated busing for students who live 2.1+ miles from schools will continue.
HAMILTON, NJ - Autumn, a 5th grader at Langtree Elementary School, claimed to be shy before agreeing to an interview for this story. However, once she began speaking, her confident responses were reminiscent of the way the subject she chose for her essay for Mrs. DeGrazia’s class project deftly ...
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J.—Centenary University recognized 16 students for outstanding achievement at the Academic Awards Ceremony held on April 17. The annual event honors students for distinction across individual fields of study and for overall grade point average in the graduating class. “The ...
The Nutley High School boys tennis program benefits from many factors this spring and at the top of that list is the all-around performances of the team captains Kenan Tat (senior), Pablo Arellano (senior) and Raphael Kang (junior). “All three student athletes showed me that they had the ...
Princeton, NJ – The Palestinian protests and related issues of free speech have torn college campuses apart from Columbia in New York to Emory in Atlanta and USC in Southern California. So, in the early morning hours of Thursday, April 25, when about 100 Princeton University undergraduate and ...
TRENTON, NJ - The New Jersey Schools Development Authority has awarded a $407,600 grant for roof repairs at the Woodfern Elementary School to the Hillsborough Township School District through the SDA’s Regular Operating District grant program. Total cost of the project is $1,018,650 with the ...
ORANGE, NJ – US News and World Report released its latest rankings for New Jersey schools and STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges ranked 13th. This is a significant milestone for Orange Public Schools, considering it is the school's debut appearance in the top twenty schools list in New Jersey.
BUTLER, NJ - Richard Butler Student Council and National Junior Honor Society will be hosting a clothing drive in collaboration with Clothingdrive 4funding. Click link to be directed to the organizations homepage: https://clothingdrive4funding.com/ Items that will be collected include ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – During the April 25 South Orange-Maplewood (SOMA) Board of Education (BOE) meeting, members of the community continued to praise former Columbia High School Principal Frank Sanchez and request that he return after the trial. A resident thanked the BOE for launching an ...