Education
By ED DOYLE
October 13, 2022
DOYLESTOWN, PA—At a meeting of the Central Bucks school board on Tuesday night, two issues—what names LGBTQ students should be allowed to use and whether pride flags have a place in classrooms—dominated a two-hour discussion. The board was set to examine a proposed policy—321—that has the stated ...
WATCHUNG, NJ --The Watchung Board of Education on Thursday afternoon released a revised agenda for Thursday's meeting. SEE Revised October 13, 2022 Agenda and Attachments.
PARKLAND, FL- Westglades Middle School students were released at 4:20 p.m. on Thursday, less than an hour after students and families were put on notice that there was a lockdown at the school. Unconfirmed reports of an armed suspect and possible bank robbery situation near Sawgrass Expressway ...
PARKLAND, FL- Westglades Middle School was put into a lockdown at the end of the school day on Thursday. According to a statement from Principal Matthew Bianchi, "we are currently in a lockdown. We are working in conjunction with BSO to ensure the campus is secure. More information will be made ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Cranford High School was the first public school and the first program in Union County to receive a grant from the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium, and now it has been awarded a $10,000 bump in funding, bringing the total to $35,000. NJCIC aims to improve the quality and ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- More than 100 people logged in online Wednesday night to listen to a presentation, and pose questions, about the recently adopted changes to health standards and curriculum being implemented in the Robbinsville School District. The school district's directors of curriculum, ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair School District officials have announced that tonight will be the final night of information sessions being offered to the public, ahead of the November election. Up for vote, will be a $188 million school bond referendum. The presentation will take place at 7pm on ...
BARNEGAT, NJ – Community members and parents alike have the opportunity to provide the final round of feedback on the Barnegat Township School District’s proposed Health and PE Curriculum tonight at 5:30 pm in the Barnegat High School Media Center. The controversial curriculum is colloquially ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — Panelists will discuss advancements made in mental health care on Thursday at 4 p.m. in the university's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts Rigas Family Theater. The discussion titled “Unpacking the Willard Suitcases: From Institution to Community” is open to the public ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - On Tuesday, October 11th, three of the six South Brunswick Candidates for the Board of Education held a virtual forum. In attendance were Julie Ferrara, James Lavan, and incumbent Joyce Mehta, who currently serves as the board president. The three other candidates, Laura ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - Voters in the Katonah-Lewisboro School District will go to the polls next week to decide on a $49.5 million bond to finance school upgrades and repairs. “Everything in the bond is a facility item,” School Superintendent Andrew Selesnick told an Oct. 6 public hearing. “It’s ...
PATERSON, NJ - Saying that the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on learning across the country, including locally, Paterson Public School officials shared testing data from statewide assessments and other standardized tests at Wednesday's Paterson Board of Education meeting. “Prior to March ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - If Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway’s inaugural Stakeholder Address was meant to be a siren song to would-be donors, only time will tell if it was successful in swelling the university’s coffers. For those who have already placed their checks in the Scarlet collection ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - A group of local parents have asked the Bridgewater Township Council for assistance regarding what they say is a dangerous pedestrian intersection located near the Bridgewater–Raritan High School. Residents Erin Kurdyla, Lisa Bratis, Maria Concetta Natale and Christy Thompson ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - On Monday night, the Hawthorne High School hosted its Community Open House event, where members of the public could tour the high school and see how the renovations have transformed the school following a $24.4 Million referendum approved by Hawthorne voters in 2019. Board of ...
WAYNE, NJ - Mary Chao began reporting for The Record two years ago, while the pandemic was still raging. In New Jersey, where Asian Americans are the fastest-growing population, Chao became concerned that news coverage connecting China to the coronavirus was contributing to discrimination. “Asian ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ-- Talent and hard work are easy to find when it comes to high school athletes. The challenge that separates one athlete from another, however, is utilizing that talent to make an impact. Bernards High School student athlete Pablo Britez has taken this challenge to ...
NUTLEY, NJ — With ballots in the mail, early voting starting soon, and six candidates vying for three seats, Nutley residents have a lot of questions for the local Board of Education candidates — that's where TAPinto Nutley comes in. We'll ask your questions for you. Setting up candidate forums ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The four candidates vying for two seats on the Livingston Board of Education (LBOE) in November expressed their viewpoints on various subjects during a two-hour virtual debate hosted by the Livingston League of Women Voters (LWV) on Wednesday night via Zoom. In addition to ...
WAYNE, NJ – Wayne Valley High School has been cooking lately. So much so, that their Culinary Arts program was recently recognized by the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation and awarded a $5,000 grant. They were one of only four schools in New Jersey and one of only 38 in the ...
BELMAR, NJ — When Belmar Elementary School teacher Lu Stierman was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in February, her colleagues told her that she can step away from her work to cope with the news. Stierman, who is described by colleagues as “a rockstar,” refused to step away and continued ...
BARNEGAT - Barnegat High School senior Cara McCoy recently announced that she is going to play college basketball in the 2023-24 season for Kean University. This season at Barnegat High School promises to be a solid one. The Lady Bengals under Coach Tammy Nicolini return McCoy, talented ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - The Montville Township School District has placed at #34 out of 243 of the “Best School Districts in New Jersey" and #4 out of 18 of the "Best School Districts in Morris County" ranked by the school search platform Niche. Niche gave the district an overall grade of A in both the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – As Broward County school officials look at options to reduce overcrowding at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, one consideration some residents have pushed for is building another public high school in the area. At a boundary meeting earlier this month, residents called ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Calling all NJ high school teachers! Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is looking for 10 to help the museum advise on and pilot curriculum. The curriculum would be based on the Reconstruction Era mural by Thomas Nast. Any Social Studies, English Language Arts, ESL, or Visual and ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - At a recent forum, South Brunswick Board of Education Candidate James Lavan criticized legislation and school policies designed to protect transgender children. Mr. Lavan also weighed in on other hot-button issues such as book banning, teaching creationism in science classes, ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Calling all NJ high school teachers! Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is looking for 10 to help the museum advise on and pilot curriculum. The curriculum would be based on the Reconstruction Era mural by Thomas Nast. Any Social Studies, English Language Arts, ESL, or Visual and ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Calling all NJ high school teachers! Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is looking for 10 to help the museum advise on and pilot curriculum. The curriculum would be based on the Reconstruction Era mural by Thomas Nast. Any Social Studies, English Language Arts, ESL, or Visual and ...
WAYNE, NJ - Mary Chao began reporting for The Record two years ago, while the pandemic was still raging. In New Jersey, where Asian Americans are the fastest-growing population, Chao became concerned that news coverage connecting China to the coronavirus was contributing to discrimination. “Asian ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – As Broward County school officials look at options to reduce overcrowding at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, one consideration some residents have pushed for is building another public high school in the area. At a boundary meeting earlier this month, residents called ...