Education
By ED DOYLE
October 21, 2022
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Central Bucks school district’s treatment of LGBTQ students will be the subject of an investigation by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. The department notified the ACLU of Pennsylvania yesterday that it would investigate a complaint the group made earlier ...
NEWTON, NJ- Following a presentation given by Newton Chief of Police Steven VanNieuwland and Officer Popek of the New Jersey State Police School Safety and Outreach Unit at the October 18, 2022 at the Newton Board of Education meeting the district is considering implementing enhanced school ...
PATERSON, NJ - Paterson Public Schools has won first place in the N.J. School Public Relations Association (NJSPRA)’s annual School Communications Awards in the Media Relations – Human Interest category, school officials announced this week. The award was given in recognition of the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A dozen proposals have been submitted so far for consideration in changing the boundary for students attending Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The Broward County school district is accepting proposals from residents through Oct. 31 on how best to ease overcrowding ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Public Schools’ recently hired assistant business administrator — a veteran school official from the Livingston Public Schools — was appointed to the role of business administrator and board secretary earlier this week. The school board approved the appointment of ...
WESTCHESTER, N.Y. - Multiple communities in Westchester worried about keeping schools open for in-person instruction will soon be able to breathe a little easier. Westchester County health officials recently announced that they were providing 5,600 Fellowes AeraMax Pro AM3S PC Air Purifiers – ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- The Scotch Plains Council honored McGinn School for receiving the National Blue Ribbon School designation. Accepting on behalf of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood school district were SPFK12 superintendent Dr. Joan Mast and McGinn School principal Dr. Sasha Slocum. William J.
FAIR LAWN, NJ - The Board of Education affirmed its decision from last month to confine public participation for board meetings to "in-person" or "through district generated electronic form." On October 20, the Board voted 5-4 to discontinue its live online participation option for meetings.
NORTH EDISON, NJ – Dr. Corinna Crafton, Wardlaw+Hartridge School’s newly selected Head of School, received her first taste of the school when she was hired and taught writing and English in summer school in 2004. She has fond recollections of that initial exposure to the community. “I was so ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - The Flemington Raritan Regional Board of Education honored Patricia Gordon, a cafeteria aide at Copper Hill Elementary, and Jessica McPeek, a first-grade teacher at Robert Hunter School, for their heroism. Both saved a child from choking in their respective schools, an extension ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Bridgewater-Raritan board of education has appointed new student representatives for the 2022-2023 school year. Anna Buckridge, Nandeenee Singh and Shaunak Gaiki — all Bridgewater-Raritan High School seniors — were introduced at the board’s Oct. 11 meeting in the high ...
New Jersey schools are not required to provide sanitary napkins and tampons, but students in an extracurricular club at North Star Academy in Newark are hoping to change that. The club, which was established two years ago during the pandemic, has already managed to get a company to donate two ...
UNION, NJ - Students and teachers at Connecticut Farms School were treated to a visit from "Reciprocal Teaching" author Lori Oczkus, who provided demonstrations and lessons on the teaching technique. Oczkus shared her expertise using Reciprocal Teaching, a scaffold discussion technique approach ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ - Dr. Richard Labbe didn't always start out in education. In 1990, a year after graduating from Upsala College with a BA in Communications and Media Studies, Dr. Labbe was a football and wrestling coach and substitute teaching on the side. "While doing this, I had the opportunity ...
NEW JERSEY- The application for student loan debt relief is now open, announced the U.S. Department of Education and Governor Murphy. The Federal Student Loan Debt Relief is a federal program that provides eligible borrows with full or partial relief of their loans. Eligible borrowers could ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - Members of the West Orange Police Department's Community Services Unit visited Kelly Elementary School on Oct. 19 to recognize School Violence Awareness Week. Officers Brad Squires, Brett Wagner and Frank Romayo spent time with students outdoors to play and get to know one ...
PATERSON, NJ - Mayor Andre Sayegh announced his support for continued negotiations between Paterson’s teacher’s union and the school district on Thursday. “After speaking with both sides, I am confident an agreement can be reached,” Sayegh said. “Our teachers deserve a contract, especially when ...
WARREN COUNTY, NJ - Warren Community College celebrated the official opening of its Dr. Joseph Warren Robotics Research Center with a gala dedication ceremony on Oct. 12. With a host of county and state officials, special guests including Kathleen Comanto, Deputy Secretary for Higher Education ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ - Watch as the iconic characters of “Clue” gather together onstage in the cursed Boddy Manor for a chaotic dinner party full of lies, weapons, and dead guests. Tickets for Ridgewood High School’s fall play are running out as two of the performances have already sold out leaving only ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ - The Sayreville Board of Education on Thursday, Oct. 6, passed a $97.4 million "Cool the Schools" referendum to improve eight schools in the Sayreville school district. The referendum was approved on a 2,453 to 1,485 vote (unofficial). The money will be put towards upgraded air ...
NORTH EDISON, NJ – Dr. Corinna Crafton, Wardlaw+Hartridge School’s newly selected Head of School, received her first taste of the school when she was hired and taught writing and English in summer school in 2004. She has fond recollections of that initial exposure to the community. “I was so ...
NEW JERSEY- The application for student loan debt relief is now open, announced the U.S. Department of Education and Governor Murphy. The Federal Student Loan Debt Relief is a federal program that provides eligible borrows with full or partial relief of their loans. Eligible borrowers could ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Last spring students across the state took the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments (NJSLA) for the first time since 2019. For the third through fifth graders, that means 2022 was the first time they took the NJSLA. Since the pandemic, there have been many concerns about ...
KENILWORTH, NJ – The Homecoming Dance was held last Friday night and students were filled with energy and excitement as they left for the annual occasion held at David Brearley. It was a fun and eventful night had by all. Please enjoy the 2022 online Homecoming Photo Album and thank you for your ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- The Cedar Grove Board of Education at its meeting Tuesday night approved a resolution defining the job description for an armed security officer. Cedar Grove Superintendent of Schools Anthony Grosso recently recommended a private firm for armed security for the district. The ...
NEW JERSEY- The application for student loan debt relief is now open, announced the U.S. Department of Education and Governor Murphy. The Federal Student Loan Debt Relief is a federal program that provides eligible borrows with full or partial relief of their loans. Eligible borrowers could ...
RANDOLPH, NJ: Curious how you can obtain a high-quality and affordable education completely online to gain employment that equates to a solid ROI? Take part in the County College of Morris (CCM) Virtual Campus Information Session and learn how you can make that possible. The information session, ...
New Jersey schools are not required to provide sanitary napkins and tampons, but students in an extracurricular club at North Star Academy in Newark are hoping to change that. The club, which was established two years ago during the pandemic, has already managed to get a company to donate two ...
CAMDEN, NJ – In the early years, youth nights held at St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral school on Federal Street started and ended on the steps in the parking lot. Now, about 15 years later, an homage to those stairs fills the end of a long room in the expanded LUCY Outreach youth center, which had its ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - The Oct. 12 North Salem Board of Education meeting began with a Leadership Profile Report, presented by Hazard Young Attea Associates regarding the new superintendent search. An audit report from O’Connor Davies Accountant and Advisors followed, and then the board discussed the ...