Education
By REBECCA GREENE
October 5, 2022
GLEN ROCK, NJ - "Your comments are not welcome here." Superintendent Dr. Brett Charleston told a resident on October 3 her comments were not welcome after she rebuked the Board of Education for its approval of the current health education curriculum. The current health curriculum, instituted ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - Music teacher, Janice Scharf, was presented with a pin of recognition for her 35 Years of Service to the Montville Township Public Schools. Scharf, a Robert R. Lazar Middle School educator, was one of 39 teachers recognized for their years of service on Thursday, September 1, ...
SPARTA, NJ- Two students at Sparta High School were selected as student representatives to alternate seats on the Board of Education at each meeting. Sparta High School senior Chad Wood and Maddy Molbury, a member of the junior class at Sparta High School were elected to fill the role ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Two weeks into her new job as principal of Sawgrass Springs Middle School in Coral Springs, Melinda Wessinger went for a walk behind the school to share her ideas on transforming the “outdoor classroom.” “There’s so much potential here,” she said, pointing to the mostly ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- It comes as little surprise that contract negotiations between the Robbinsville Township School District and teachers unions are deadlocked when the two entities cannot even come to an agreement on how many teachers have left the district. School Superintendent Brian J.
After only one year of being open, Microsoft has chosen to recognize Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn, Mary Jackson (JVJ) STEM Academy as one of the 30 2022-2023 U.S. Microsoft Incubator Schools. Select schools were invited to apply to the Showcase Incubator Path if they were considering a ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ - Richard Shello, athletic director at Ridge High School and supervisor of health and physical education for all K-12 grades, will retire, effective Dec. 31. His notice was accepted Monday night by the Bernards Township Board of Education Superintendent Nick Markarian wrote ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ - Richard Shello, athletic director at Ridge High School and supervisor of health and physical education for all K-12 grades, will retire, effective Dec. 31. His notice was accepted Monday night by the Bernards Township Board of Education Superintendent Nick Markarian wrote ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Division of Recreation has announced that registration for the newest installment of their Fashion Camp is now open to students who did not get to participate in the summer classes. Beginning on October 8, if any spots remain, past participants will have the chance to ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- Seventeen Chatham High seniors have received a letter of commendation from CHS and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for demonstrating "outstanding potential for academic success." The commended CHS students are: Olivia Arpaia, Charlotte Bandekow, Lukas Friedman, ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) welcomed its newest medical students, including Uditi Nichani from Scotch Plains, during ceremonies where members of the Class of 2026 received their first white coats. The white coat ceremony is a ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – For those hoping to find out Monday whether proposed boundary changes to overcrowded Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School would impact their community, you’ll have to wait. At Monday’s school district boundary meeting at Coral Springs Middle School, officials discussed the ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The Columbia Middle School PTO is pleased to invite all members of the community to attend the upcoming ‘Don’t Press Send – a Mindful Approach to Social Media’ parent presentation being held on Wednesday, October 12 at 7 p.m. in the Governor Livingston auditorium. The Don’t ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Rutgers University-New Brunswick is one of the nation’s top 20 public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-2023 Best Colleges rankings released in September. Named #19 of Top Public Schools Among National Universities, Rutgers-New Brunswick climbed ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – In her opening remarks at the Thursday, Sep. 29 meeting Board of Education (BOE) President Mary Misiukiewicz recounted the district’s outreach to the community regarding the upcoming referendum. The members of the administrative team and the BOE have attended 15 different ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The Board of Education (BOE) heard two presentations at its Thursday, Sep. 29 meeting. HS/MS Principal Brian Henry and Visual and Practical Arts Department Head Jennifer Florencio gave a presentation “Destination Italia”, a summer language and cultural trip to Italy. Director ...
WAYNE, NJ – Superintendent of Wayne Schools, Dr. Mark Toback shared the total number of students who were opted out of the controversial lessons for Health and Physical Education classes during the last meeting. TAPinto requested and received a break-down of the numbers by school and by class as ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — After nearly three months of preparation, Livingston Huaxia Chinese School (LHXCS) recently held its 20th anniversary celebration gala at South Orange’s Orange Lawn Tennis Club. Attendees included current and former school board members, administrators, teachers and volunteers ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — What was a jam packed agenda got overshadowed by built up aggravation and contention between board members during the September Berkeley Heights Board of Education meeting. With escalating lawyer fees, constant public criticism, an OPRA lawsuit settlement, and ethics ...
ST. BONAVENTURE — When someone says “because I love you” to control a significant other, that’s not love. It's manipulation. That was the main message of Wednesday night’s presentation and discussion led by Empower, a student group dedicated to preventing sexual violence on campus. Less than 15 ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- Niche is the market leader in connecting colleges and schools with students and families. With in-depth profiles on every school and college in America, over 140 million reviews and ratings, and powerful search and data tools, Niche helps millions of students and families find and ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ - In an effort to alleviate the degree of stress and burn-out throughout elementary school classrooms across the district, Ridgewood Board of Education voted Monday evening for additional staff training and development from Zensational Kids. The training will take place on October 21 ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ - The South Orange-Maplewood School District started the 2022-23 school year with students being a part of a more normal school day schedule and substantial work being completed at seven district construction projects to ensure schools opened in time. At its Sept. 29 South ...
GLEN ROCK, NJ - There could be budget issues looming for the 2022-2023 school year, according to the business administrator/board secretary. Saying some items have "raised [his] eyebrow," Michael Rinderknecht, Glen Rock Schools Business Administrator/Board Secretary, said while they budged for a ...
PARAMUS, NJ - Sarah Memmen, a senior at the high school, has been appointed by her peers to serve as the Board of Education's student representative, according to the school district superintendent. "After talking to her, I walked away with more knowledge than I'm sure she got from me," ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – For those hoping to find out Monday whether proposed boundary changes to overcrowded Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School would impact their community, you’ll have to wait. At Monday’s school district boundary meeting at Coral Springs Middle School, officials discussed the ...
Piscataway, NJ, – A recent Piscataway High School graduate attained her private pilot’s license at a selective flight school this summer, making the most of the opportunities she earned through the PHS Air Force Junior ROTC program. Shannen Justiniani, a member of the Class of 2022 and 2021-22 ...
BELMAR, NJ — The Belmar Board of Education went over its Fall 2022 report during its most recent meeting last Thursday evening. The report focused on Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) reports, ACCESS for English Language Learners (ELL) reports and New Jersey Student Learning Assessments ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morris School District has been searching for a new Superintendent since August 1, 2022. There were 38 applications,for the position. After spending countless hours meeting with, discussing and reviewing all candidates, the Morris School District has announced that Dr. Anne ...
First in a series The Newark School District’s quest to reclaim two buildings that it sold five years ago in an effort to raise money and remove old and unused buildings from its portfolio has cost taxpayers more than $1 million in legal fees. The school district has paid two law firms more ...