Education Top Stories

April 7, 2025

TRENTON, NJ — The NJ Department of Education just released its latest school district performance reports for Carteret, Woodbridge and all other Garden State school districts.These annual state performance reports gauge school district academics; enrollment and staff; student admission to colleges ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - East Brunswick Public Schools Parent University presents Power of Parents with Pedro Medina Program Specialist, MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) on Wednesday, April 9th at 7:00 PM at the JMPAC. MADD’s Power of Parents program empowers parents of middle school and high ...

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MONMOUTH COUNTY – The Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce (EMACC) Educational Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2025–2026 academic year, offering significant support to non-traditional students who are continuing their education and striving to advance their ...

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MONMOUTH COUNTY – The Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce (EMACC) Educational Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2025–2026 academic year, offering significant support to non-traditional students who are continuing their education and striving to advance their ...

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MONMOUTH COUNTY – The Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce (EMACC) Educational Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2025–2026 academic year, offering significant support to non-traditional students who are continuing their education and striving to advance their ...

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PLAINFIELD, NJ — This spring, the Queen City Academy Charter School (QCACS) will graduate its first class of seniors, all 26 of whom have been accepted to a college or university.Their acceptances include Rutgers University, Howard University, Penn State University, Temple University, Michigan ...

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SPARTA, NJ – Sparta Board of Education’s Business Administrator Barbara Decker and Superintendent Matt Beck presented the proposed 2025-2026 budget at the March meeting. The final budget hearing is expected to be held on Thursday, April 10 at the board of education meeting in the auditorium of the ...

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BELMAR, NJ — Belmar Elementary School is turning pocket change into positive change with a spirited “penny war” kicking off Monday, April 7 through Friday, April 11. Students from every grade level will compete by filling their class jugs with coins and bills, earning points in the process — and ...

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NEWTON, NJ - Newton High School’s Future Business Leaders of America Chapter has once again showcased its prowess, achieving remarkable results on the state level by securing the state championship in Passport of Progress for the second year in a row. In December of 2024, a group of 88 dedicated ...

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MONTVILLE, NJ - The Montville Township Public Schools Board of Education [BOE] honored the Montville Township High School [MTHS] ShopRite STARS for the 3rd quarter marking period of the 2024-2025 school year. Certificates were presented during the Tuesday, April 1, 2025, Board of Education ...

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ROXBURY, NJ – The Roxbury Education Foundation (REF) celebrated a successful inaugural gala on April 5, drawing 150 guests to The Mansion at Mountain Lakes for an evening dedicated to supporting Roxbury schools.The event successfully raised funds through, ticket sales, a tricky tray featuring 51 ...

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BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - March is National Reading Month/Read Across America Celebration. Throughout the month, Berkeley Heights Public Schools celebrated and encouraged students to pick up books through exciting events and activities. At both Thomas P. Hughes and Mountain Park Schools, special ...

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HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Mayor John Ciccarelli and Deputy Mayor Catherine Payne are encouraging residents to attend Monday night's Board of Education meeting to learn more about a possible solution that would help to restore $1 million in state aid withheld from the school district by state budget ...

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HELMETTA, NJ - The Spotswood Education Foundation's popular Casino Night is back this spring. So, mark the calendar and get those pre-sale tickets now. Casino Night takes over the Helmetta Community Center on Saturday, April 12, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. There will be poker, blackjack, craps and ...

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SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School senior Jadyn Wilberforce has been named the Chargers Student of the Month for March. Wilberforce joins classmates Tabitha Devlin (September), Danica Paradiso (October), Kieran Barlow (November), Sofia Granata (December), Ryan Legakis (January) and Ana ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ  — The NJ Department of Education just released its latest school district performance reports for East Brunswick and all other Garden State school districts.These annual state performance reports gauge school district academics; enrollment and staff; student admission to ...

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TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) recently compiled a report of all the schools in all the districts in the state. Several statistics in the introduction include that Millburn High School (MHS) has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10:1, the average teacher has 13.7 years of ...

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CLARK, NJ — St. John the Apostle Catholic School in Clark is holding an Open House on Tuesday, April 8, from 9-11 a.m., to share with families a glimpse into the programs and services it provides and to illustrate to those looking for an exemplary academic experience for their children what a ...

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WAYNE, NJ - The New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NJSHA) awards individuals who use the Association’s pathology and audiology to make incredible progress in their communication skills with the Distinguished Achievement Award. According to the NJSHA, “This achievement is a direct ...

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RAHWAY, NJ — Roosevelt Elementary School kicked off its first-ever Masked Reader Assembly, sparking excitement and fostering a love for reading as part of the Rahway Public School District’s Read and Grow Challenge. The event was a fun and interactive way to engage students in literacy while ...

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BERNARDSVILLE, NJ - At a Special Board of Education meeting held on March 31, 2025, the Somerset Hills School District approved Mr. Scott Wolfe as Principal of Bedwell Elementary School for the 2025-2026 school year. Bringing over 25 years of educational experience to the district, Wolfe has held a ...

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SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Nita Meskhi, a freshman, and Kaylee Tucker, a sophomore, have been named the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Students of the Month (sponsored by Fabio's Bistro) for March 2025.Nita Meskhi is a bright, personable student. She participates in class and always puts her ...

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NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex High School has named the following students its ShopRite Stars for the third marking period:Matthew Capra has received the ShopRite Star award for Leadership. If you are looking for Matt around the halls, he can often be found helping those most in need. Our faculty ...

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TRENTON, NJ – Earlier this week the New Jersey Department of Education(NJDOE) released annual School Performance Reports, which include assessment, student growth, and accountability data for all public school districts in New Jersey. When evaluating student growth in mathematics, six of the top 10 ...

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BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Fiserv celebrated the graduation of its fourth cohort of Fiserv Future Techies on Thursday, April 3, with an inspiring ceremony held at the company's Berkeley Heights location. The program, designed to introduce fifth through eighth-grade students from Columbia Middle School ...

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East Orange/Orange, NJ- High school students can jump-start their college journey this summer through Montclair State University's Pre-College Summer Programs - offering hands-on courses in Film, Pre-Med, Business, Wall Street and more. With immersive, college-level academics and exclusive field ...

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CLARK, NJ — The Clark Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, April 7.The meeting will open at 5:30 p.m. in the Media Center of the Arthur L. Johnson High School, located at 365 Westfield Ave., and immediately go into Executive Session, not open to the public.The public portion ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – Jonathan Holloway will leave his dual position as professor and university president soon after his tenure at Rutgers concludes on June 30.Holloway, the university's 21st president, has been named the president and chief executive officer of the Henry Luce Foundation, a grant-making ...

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The Harvey School in Katonah has announced the names of Yorktown residents who have earned academic honors for the winter term.Ryan Dey, grade 11 made the head’s list as a Cavalier Scholar with a GPA of 4.00 or above. Karen Dey, grade 8, has made the head’s list with a GPA between 3.7 and ...

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EDISON, NJ - The state’s annual school performance report for 2023-2024 is now available for the Edison School District, as well as all other New Jersey school districts. These reports measure a school's academic accomplishments as well as the student’s post-graduate enrollment in higher ...

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