Education Top Stories
By ELIZABETH A MEYERS
March 25, 2025
EAST WINDSOR – HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – The East Windsor Regional School District (EWRSD) is looking for educators, support professionals and support staff to join the school community. The District says the starting salary is $70,795 with employees receiving medical, dental and prescription benefits.
BRIDGEWATER – Michael Dagostino of Bridgewater, a senior enrolled in the Culinary Arts Program at Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School (SCVTHS), was honored by the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) as a Somerset County “Unsung Hero” at a recent ceremony.. According to the ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield School District this year implemented Tiger Tails, a new peer mediation program at its elementary buildings. “The Tiger Tails program helps us become a strong and caring school community, where everyone is connected and learning together,” Timothy ...
TRENTON, NJ — A legislative committee has signed off on a bill to require New Jersey schools to teach elementary school students cursive handwriting.The legislation is the first step toward reinstituting a statewide policy to teach cursive handwriting to all students by third grade, a move that ...
BRIDGEWATER – Michael Dagostino of Bridgewater, a senior enrolled in the Culinary Arts Program at Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School (SCVTHS), was honored by the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) as a Somerset County “Unsung Hero” at a recent ceremony.. According to the ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ - The Ridgewood Board of Education (BOE) recognized the retirements of Deborah Gregory-Fink, Jill Rota, Joseph Staunton, and Patricia Higgins at the March 24 BOE meeting. All staff members are retiring from Hawes Elementary School (Hawes).During the meeting, Superintendent Dr. Mark ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The City of Melbourne announced that its Environmental Community Outreach (ECO) division presented its 2024-2025 ECO school awards, recognizing six schools in the Melbourne area for their commitment to environmental sustainability.Four of the honored schools are located in Melbourne ...
NEWTON, NJ—Halsted Middle School announced the students who have earned High Honor Roll and Honor Roll for the second marking period of the 2024-2025 school year.Students who have earned all A's or P's, with no unsatisfactory remarks, qualify for High Honor Roll. For Honor Roll students, they must ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ– The long-awaited Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation (CRSF), in partnership with McWane, Inc. and the Joseph H. Firth Youth Center, gathered March 24, 2025 to reveal updated plans for McWane Field, a brand-new field for vulnerable youth in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Originally slated to ...
Princeton, NJ – Two elementary schools in Princeton, Community Park and Littlebrook, and the Princeton Middle School have been awarded $2,000 Sustainable Jersey for Schools grants funded by the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA). The sustainability initiative at Community Park Elementary ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Sixth-grade students from Madison Elementary School journeyed to the Holocaust Resource Center at Kean University on Friday, March 14, to participate in the Elementary and Middle School Leadership Conference. The event provided a unique platform for students to connect with peers from ...
STAFFORD - The Lighthouse Christian Academy in Manahawkin is hosting an open house today, March 25, from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM.As school leadership plans for the 2025–2026 school year, this event is a great opportunity for both new and returning families to connect, learn, and explore what’s ahead at ...
STAFFORD - The Lighthouse Christian Academy in Manahawkin is hosting an open house today, March 25, from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM.As school leadership plans for the 2025–2026 school year, this event is a great opportunity for both new and returning families to connect, learn, and explore what’s ahead at ...
EDISON, NJ - Edison Public Schools will be granted approximately $91,542,019 in state aid for the 2025–2026 academic year, a decrease in $2,831,196 from the current year. This represents a 3% loss in state aid compared to the current school year."Edison Township Public Schools remains committed to ...
RAHWAY, NJ — There will be a Rahway Board of Education (BOE) regular meeting this Tuesday, March 25, in the student cafeteria of the Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy, located at 1139 Kline Pl.The BOE meetings officially open at 6 p.m. but are immediately recessed to private session. The Board ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Applications for the 2025-2026 East Brunswick High School Bears and Cubs Preschool Program will be available beginning April 1, 2025 online at East Brunswick Public Schools - Bears and Cubs program website. This program is free to East Brunswick residents. The Bears and Cubs ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ - The Somerset Hills Board of Education met on Saturday, March 15, 2025, for their annual public Budget Retreat and adopted a tentative budget for the 2025-2026 (FY26) school year. In attendance were Board of Education President Sam Frenda, Vice President Heather Santoro and BOE ...
PARKLAND, FL- The School Choice Late Application window will be opening on April 7, 2025, for Broward County, and Stoneman Douglas High School is on the list of schools that can be applied for by Broward families.MSD's boundaries were recently adjusted, and the change has created the intended ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ--- At the Monday, March 17 West Orange BOE meeting, Superintendent Hayden Moore presented the preliminary budget for 2025-2026. First, Moore highlighted the fact that the district has gained 315 students since last year. He stated, "The budgetary goals of the district remain the ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - Preschool registration for the Hoboken Public School District opened on Monday, March 24, at 8:00 a.m.To enroll, children must be residents of Hoboken and meet the following age requirements:• 3 years old by September 30, 2025 (Date of Birth: October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022)• 4 ...
HIGH BRIDGE, NJ - Commissioner Susan Soloway spent the morning of March 13th at High Bridge Elementary School, to meet with the combined 4th grade classes of Ms. Hughes and Mrs. Gomez. This is the third year in a row that Ms. Soloway has visited with students at High Bridge School to share about ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ - At its Budget Retreat on March 15, 2025, the Somerset Hills School District approved Mr. Richard D. Liguori as Business Administrator/Board Secretary.Bringing extensive experience from the industries of finance and accounting, Liguori has worked for companies ranging from ...
CLARK, NJ — Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School celebrated Read Across America with several guest readers, including Clark Board of Education members, administrators, and community members. Special guests selected a favorite book to read to a designated grade level. Members of the Carl H. Kumpf ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ - Robbinsville High School will host the third annual Computer Science Fair on Tuesday, April 8, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.Once again organized by the Robbinsville High School’s Girls Who Code and Robbinsville CS Club, and sponsored by The Gulati Foundation and Aara Foods, the ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Roosevelt Elementary School continues its "Happy Cart" program, a mobile snack station designed to bring joy to staff and valuable learning experiences to students.The "Happy Cart" is more than just a source of sweet treats and snacks for the dedicated staff at Roosevelt Elementary.
BORDENTOWN, NJ — More than six weeks after a feasibility study of the Bordentown Regional School District (BRSD) indicated the entity’s buildings need at least $25 million in repairs, a resident wanted to know why the public was still unable to view the feasibility study for themselves. The roofs, ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Springfield Board of Education accepted the retirement of one teacher and the resignation of two instructors at its March 17 meeting.Elementary school teacher Kendra Kinney will be retiring effective on July 1.Nicole Birkmann, a World Language instructor, will be resigning ...
East Orange, NJ - Emerson College announced the Fall 2024 Dean's List honorees. Kendall Ramsay of East Orange was among those who earned Dean's List Honors for Fall 2024 Semester. It comes as no surprise to see her name on the list because she has earned it every semester since Fall 2022.Kendall ...
WHIPPANY, NJ —The Calais School, a state-approved private special education school in Whippany, has recently received a $15,000 grant from Santander Bank. The grant was combined with additional funding from The Calais Foundation to purchase a nine-seater van for the school’s Transition Program.The ...