Education

October 12, 2022

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

Read more »

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 ...

Read more »

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 ...

Read more »

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 ...

Read more »

SOMERS, N.Y. - There’s excitement in the air in Somers as the folks behind Holiday Happiness count down the days until they can officially celebrate its 50th anniversary. Set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Primrose Elementary School, the wildly popular community event was ...

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SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The Springfield School District over the summer was awarded a grant of $1.2 million for pre-school expansion. The purpose of the funding was to enable the district to make the transition from half-day to full-day instruction for pre-schoolers. The district will be hiring a ...

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HAWTHORNE, NJ - The members of the Hawthorne Christian Academy and their families have good reasons to be proud.  Seven good, gold-medal reasons in fact.  Following a year of "extensive" fundraising, in April the HCA choir saw over 35 students from Passaic and Bergen counties travel to San Diego to ...

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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 ...

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The Allegany Public Library and the Olean Public Library have been awarded New York State Public Library Construction Grants to assist with renovation and construction projects. The funding includes $23,427 for the Allegany Public Library to improve lighting, safety and access by renovating the ...

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RIDGEWOOD, NJ - Saturday evening, Ridgewood Education Foundation (REF) will host its annual Oktoberfest fundraiser to support public education in the village. The event will take place at The Woman's Club of Ridgewood from 7-10:30 p.m. and will include German-themed cuisine, a Biergarten, a live ...

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BELMAR, NJ — Belmar Elementary School has been celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month these last few weeks, recognizing the contributions that Hispanic-Americans have made to history, the world and their community.  Hispanic Heritage Month is a nationally recognized time of the year that takes ...

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Fourth and final in a series. State Street School, the oldest standing school building in Newark, hasn’t been used as a school since the 1950s. Compared with most Newark schools, it’s tiny, with only eight classrooms and in such disrepair that when Newark Public Schools put it on the market ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- To honor the memory of long-time Board of Education member Marie Lanfrank, who passed away in 2021, family and community members joined the BOE and administrators in the dedication of a new courtyard at James Caldwell High School (JCHS) named in her memory during Monday’s ...

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CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Students and staff at Coral Springs and other Broward County public high schools had to reduce movement on campuses on Tuesday morning after schools were placed on “secure” code following threats, school officials said. Shortly before 12 p.m., students had to get inside rooms ...

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COME JOIN US AT THE HUDSON SCHOOL FALL OPEN HOUSE! HOBOKEN, NJ - The Hudson School will be hosting an Open House on October 22, 2022 for both our Middle School and Upper School. The Middle School Open House runs from 10:00am to 12:00pm, and the Upper School Open House will run from 12:30pm to ...

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YORKTOWN, N.Y. - YHS seniors Daniel Sheinin and Spencer Kitts have been named semifinalists in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. High school juniors entered the program by taking the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The nationwide pool of ...

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BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Bridgewater-Raritan board of education heard the annual report regarding HIB (harassment-bullying-intimidation) cases in the school district over the past year. Assistant superintendent Karen Jones explained at the board’s Sept. 13 meeting that the report, which was ...

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Princeton, NJ –Editor’s note: As long as magazines and websites can use them as circulation and click-builders, external rankings of educational institutions are sure to continue. We have previously offered some perspective on Princeton University’s perennial high national rankings. And last April ...

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Third in a series When Superintendent Roger Leon thrust the Newark school system into litigation that has cost taxpayers over $1 million, he didn’t get approval first from his nine school board members. Now the New Jersey Department of Education and an administrative law judge is considering ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – At a South Plainfield Board of Education meeting held Sept. 21, the results of state standardized tests administered during the 2021-2022 school year were presented by Mary Malyska, the district’s assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction. Throughout the ...

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Red Bank Public Library Newsletter for the week of October 10 News Beginning the week of October 17th, the library will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 AM to 8 PM. The rest of our hours (see the bottom of the email) will remain the same. Keep an eye out for evening ...

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Transportation Supervisor Curtis Peters arrives at the Allegany-Limestone Central School bus garage at 5:30 a.m. The first bus leaves the garage at 6:05 a.m. In that time, Peters must find drivers to cover bus runs throughout the day. And that task has become harder because of the school bus ...

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