Education Top Stories
By STACY MALDONADO
April 26, 2025
Randolph, NJ: Are you a high school student or career-changer curious about how engineers shape the world? County College of Morris (CCM) invites you to “Engineering Day” on Friday, May 30, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., to learn more about the high-demand field. This free, hands-on event will be held at ...
BRANCHBURG, NJ - In a world where young adults are facing steeper financial challenges than ever before, the importance of financial literacy has never been greater. With rent, groceries, insurance, and education costs rising far beyond what their parents once paid, students today need practical ...
CLARK, NJ — Third grade students in Ms. Juliana Cannata’s class recently spent time learning about Earth Day, discussing how they can help protect the planet, while working with partners on a variety of related activities. Building on these conversations, students used their creativity and ...
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 ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The Board of Education (BOE) appointed Michael Criscitello the new Middle School Principal at its Thursday, April 24 meeting. Currently, he has held the position of assistant principal at the high school/middle school. However, in the March BOE meeting the board approved ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – As part of ongoing efforts to enhance school safety, the Berkeley Heights Public School District has officially launched the Raptor Visitor Management System across all schools this week. The initiative follows a successful pilot program at William Woodruff Elementary School ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The Board of Education (BOE) approved the 2025-2026 budget at its Thursday, April 24 meeting. Finance Committee Chairman Joseph Walsh provided the power-point presentation on the $51.3 million operating budget of which $45.1 million will be covered by taxes. The school tax levy ...
HILLSIDE, NJ - Summer Academies are returning to Hillside Public Schools in 2025. Students in grades one through eight will have the opportunity to engage in learning experiences such as: Design and invent with STEM challengesProject-Based LearningHands-on coding with creative toolsThe 2025 Summer ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - The City will hold a tribute for recently deceased elementary school Principal, Lillian K. Whitaker. The Memorial Tribute is scheduled for Wednesday, April 30 at 2 p.m. It will be held at Nellie K. Parker Elementary School, 261 Maple Hill Drive, where Whitaker earned her reputation ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — On Tuesday, April 29, the Plainfield Board of Education will meet for final passage of its 2025-2026 budget.The budget process caused quite a stir in Plainfield, as at the March tentative business meeting, the BOE voted for a 36% increase in local school taxes. This became a top ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – SOMA Board of Education (BOE) Business Administrator Imani Moody shared a slideshow of the 2025-2026 school budget. He had reported in the last meeting that there are many new district employees, including himself, Superintendent Jason Bing and the new Assistant BOE Business ...
BATON ROUGE, LA -- LaKeisha Charles of Piscataway was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.Charles was initiated at the University of Nevada, Reno.Charles is among ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - Peter Seligmann, a Rutgers alumnus and an influential voice in conservation, will address the graduates at the university’s 259th anniversary commencement ceremonies on May 18.As founder of Conservation International, Seligmann works with luminaries such as actor Harrison Ford to ...
CLARK, NJ — Second grade students in Ms. Madison Miranda’s class at Valley Road Elementary School recently learned about opinion writing. The students wrote letters to the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge in Oakland, New Jersey, persuading people to adopt animals.The second-graders came up with a ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Summit Public Schools officials this week responded to mounting public concern over a lack of transparency surrounding the 2025–26 school budget, which was finalized this month with a 3.95% tax levy increase—down from the originally proposed 8.8%.During Thursday’s Summit Board of ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The Governor Livingston High School Civil Engineering Club recently won first place in the David Good 3D Printed Bridges Competition at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). This prestigious competition encourages students to design 3D printed bridges and then ‘tests’ ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - The New Providence School District was pleased to recognize the 2024/2025 school year recipients of the Certificate of Excellence in Visual Arts and Music at the Board of Education meeting on Thursday, April 24, 2025. Certificates were bestowed by Board of Education member, Mr.
RANDOLPH, NJ- Randolph Township Schools was excited to take part in Bring Your Child to Work Day, an annual event celebrated on the fourth Thursday of April. This special day gave staff members the opportunity to share their professional world with their children, which created a meaningful and ...
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — Centenary University recognized 23 students, as well as an advisor, at the annual Academic and Student Leadership Awards Ceremony on April 16. The ceremony celebrated outstanding academic and extracurricular contributions to the university and surrounding communities.“The ...
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ - The Morris Plains School District is seeking community input for their 2025-2030 Strategic Planning Initiative. According to district officials, the purpose of Strategic Planning is:To examine and identify current strengths, challenges and opportunitiesTo determine a desired ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Central Bucks school board’s decision to suspend Superintendent Steven Yanni over allegations of abuse at Jamison Elementary School was applauded at Thursday night’s meeting, but most people made it clear that they want the district to cast a much wider net in assigning blame—and ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - When Katonah-Lewisboro School District residents go the polls next month, it will mainly be to decide on a budget and elect three trustees. But voters will also be asked to greenlight an uncommon approach to energy-saving improvements.In short, KLSD officials are telling them ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ — A Peddie School senior has been announced as a winner of a prestigious Corporate-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship. Evan Xu has received a National Merit Bristol Myers Squibb Scholarship, which is awarded annually to the children of active, full-time employees of Bristol Myers ...
SPARTA, NJ - “The shot heard round the world” is a famous phrase that refers to the opening shots of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, marking the start of the American Revolutionary War. On the 24th of April, 1775, news reached New Jersey of the events that had taken place on ...
HINSDALE, NY — Before it was home to soccer games and school spirit, the field behind Hinsdale Central School may have once hosted much-older practices: Paleo-Indians preparing for the hunt.That’s what experts Dana Klein and David Castano discussed on April 1 at the Hinsdale Historical Society’s ...
SOUTH PLANFIELD, NJ – Students at South Plainfield’s John. F. Kennedy Elementary School headed into spring break with some new-found knowledge about dozens of different professions.On April 17, the school hosted its annual Career Day program, providing kindergarten through fourth graders the ...
The Municipal Council Education Committee, led by North Ward Councilman Anibal Ramos Jr., convened with Essex County College President Augustine Boakye, School Superintendent Roger León and Barbara Martinez, CEO of the New Jersey Children’s Foundation, on Tuesday to discuss the state of education – ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - Little Falls Township Public Schools have been recognized on both the local and national stage. Little Falls Public School District has been named the #1 district for teachers in Passaic County by Niche.com, per a Little Falls Public Schools news release. Additionally, according ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Students at Governor Livingston High School's journalism and yearbook classes received an insider's perspective on broadcast journalism when ABC7's Eyewitness News team members Heather O'Rourke and Michelle Charlesworth visited on Tuesday. O'Rourke, the station's morning ...
WARREN, NJ – The next Warren Township Boaed of Education meeting is on Monday, April 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM at the Middle School. The Board Meeting will be held in person and virtual via Zoom. Click HERE to access. This link is also provided in the opening remarks of the agenda.The agenda for the ...