Education Top Stories
By NEILL BOROWSKI
April 30, 2025
CAMDEN – Deep cuts in the Camden City School District budget will require eliminating 289 full-time-equivalent positions, an 18-percent workforce reduction that will affect staff members more than classroom teachers.The 2025-26 school year cuts in part reflect sharply plunging enrollment in the ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School students recently competed against other Career and Technical Education students from around the State as part of the 2025 SkillsUSA New Jersey State Championships. Of the 161 students from SCVTHS who competed, 79 received ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Two more administrators from the Central Bucks School District have been placed on leave in the wake of a damning report that substantiated accusations of abuse against special-needs children at Jamison Elementary School.On Wednesday afternoon, the district announced that Rob ...
HEMPSTEAD, NY - During National Student Employment Week, Hofstra University is celebrating the impact and experiences of student workers across campus and in the surrounding community. Through the student employment program - whether through Federal Work-Study or other opportunities - students are ...
ROXBURY, NJ – The Roxbury School Board this week gave final approval to a new $87 million budget that will require a 5.2 percent increase in the school tax rate.The vote came after a presentation by Roxbury Schools Business Administrator Joe Mondanaro who reiterated many of the points he made ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — At Tuesday night's Plainfield Board of Education budget meeting, the BOE voted by a 5-2 margin to pursue a tax levy increase that would result in an 18% increase in school taxes, or $427 for the average Plainfield homeowner annually. The meeting, which you can watch here, was ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — In letters to the schools community Wednesday, officials acknowledged that swastikas were found drawn in Roosevelt Intermediate School and Edison Intermediate School.It was not the first time in recent days. On Monday, a swastika was found drawn in a boys’ bathroom at Roosevelt ...
NEW JERSEY - The Spotswood High School Troupers and their advisor/director, Spotswood High School English and Drama teacher Annie Raczko can take another bow this spring. After a successful four-show run of Something Rotten, Razcko along with members of the cast and crew received nominations for ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Ever since Deerfield Elementary School Custodian Dan Davis became a finalist in the Cintas Custodian of the Year contest at the end of March, everyone in the township from Superintendent Dr. Kate Diskin to students' parents to residents without children in the school district have ...
MAHWAY, NJ — Ramapo College has chosen NJ Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin as its 2025 undergraduate commencement speaker to appear at the Prudential Center in Newark on Thursday, May 15th.Coughlin’s remarks are expected to address some of New Jersey’s most prominent educational issues and ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Roosevelt Elementary School proudly joined the nationwide celebration of Autism Acceptance Month throughout April with a series of thoughtful and inclusive activities designed to foster understanding, kindness, and support for students with autism and their families.Leading these ...
EDISON, NJ - A local day care has received a grant from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) to remove carpeting from a hallway and replace it with new flooring. Kidz Lagoon, located at 165 Fieldcrest Ave, was granted a Small Business Improvement Grant of $7,858.66, according to ...
LINDEN , NJ — What began in January as a small idea to build cultural awareness blossomed over four powerful months into a heartfelt mission of discovery, empathy, and action at McManus Middle School.In their final meeting before submitting their “𝐍𝐨 𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞” 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ...
LINDEN , NJ -- We’re tuning up for an unforgettable month-long celebration of student talent across the Linden Public School District! According to Matthew G. Lorenzetti, Supervisor of Fine & Performing Arts and Gifted & Talented Programs, the series kick off tomorrow (April 30) and ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ — The East Windsor Regional School District Board of Education approved its $135.7 million budget for the 2025–2026 school year and moved forward with plans to replace the Hightstown High School stadium scoreboard.At the April 28 meeting, Board Secretary Paul Todd reported that the ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - In the first Berkeley Heights Board of Education meeting in quite some time that, despite plenty of disagreements, featured a more civil discourse between board members than has been seen in over a year, the primary focus was reviewing and voting on the final budget for ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Through an elective offered at South Plainfield High School, seniors who may be considering a career in education have the opportunity to see, first-hand, what it is like to be a teacher. Through the Tomorrow’s Teachers class, both classroom and field experiences are offered ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - The Montclair Public Schools district has announced the appointment of Dr. Frances Aboushi as the next principal of Glenfield Middle School, with her tenure set to begin on July 1, 2025. The decision marks a homecoming for Aboushi, who previously served Glenfield in a variety of key ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - The Montclair Public Schools community came together on Saturday, April 26 to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Jonathan C. Ponds, the late superintendent. The event took place at the Aubrey Lewis Sports Complex on Essex Avenue, where a formal dedication was held to name the ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ - Richard Matthews, Business Administrator and Board Secretary for Ridgewood Public Schools, led the 2025-2026 budget presentation at Monday night’s board of education meeting.The Ridgewood Board of Education (BOE) adopted a tentative 2025-2026 budget on March 17, 2025, and submitted ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – The Morris School District Board of Education meeting on April 28 included a tribute to a historic local figure, recognition of staff for lifesaving actions, and the approval of the district’s 2025-2026 school budget.Board members honored Ethel C. “Connie” Montgomery, a pioneering ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The SOMA BOE student liaisons shared some news at the April 24 meeting. Asa Glass reported about student and educator accomplishments. “We’d like to congratulate Junior Lola Karp-Foster for being accepted into the highly competitive secondary student training program at the ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The demand for possible criminal charges against staff who abused autistic students at Jamison Elementary continued to grow this week as two prominent Bucks County Democrats on Monday called on authorities to take another look at whether the treatment of children in the school broke ...
BRIDGEWATER –Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School has honored two students from Hillsborough as scholar-athletes.Both were nominated by their coaches, and have distinguished themselves through exceptional performance both in the classroom and in athletic competition. The Greater ...
VERONA, NJ - The Verona Public Library invites 5th and 6th-grade residents to attend its Level One Coding Program. The coding pilot program is a six-week introductory course that will expose students to the fundamentals of programming. Several concepts will be covered, including variables, loops, ...
WAYNE, NJ – During this past school board meeting, the longest-serving trustee on the Board of Education, current board president, Don Pavlak was honored for his 20 years of service to the Wayne Township Public Schools. Superintendent, Dr. Mark Toback spent a moment during the meeting to honor ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - Fifty-three Hoboken High School students—21 juniors and 32 seniors—have earned the 2025 New Jersey Department of Education Seal of Biliteracy. These students demonstrated proficiency in both English and an additional language, including Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch, Serbian, ...
PRINCETON, NJ —On Apr 25, 2025, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman showed her support of arts education by attending a Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) performance at Bear Tavern Elementary School in Titusville. Over 200 students in grades 2 through 4 experienced cultural enrichment with YA ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - In early April, the South Plainfield Model United Nations Club attended their last conference of the year, which was Rutgers University’s own Model Congress (RMC). Though the Model United Nations Club typically engages in debates centered around international policy, from ...
PORTVILLE, NY — Community members had the opportunity to laser engrave tumblers at the Envisioneering Center, located in the Portville Junior-Senior High School, during the April 23 monthly open workshop.That was not the first of the monthly workshops that used lasers, but it was the first to use ...