Education Top Stories
By BOBBIE PEER
March 20, 2025
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – The Berkeley Heights Board of Education reviewed student performance on Advanced Placement (AP), SAT, and PSAT exams during its meeting on Tuesday, March 18. The presentation given by Dirk Phillips, Acting Assistant Superintendent, highlighted test participation rates, ...
Join Brookdale Community College for the Sunday, April 6th Open House from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Register Here Brookdale's Open House is a great opportunity for prospective students and their families to become acquainted with Brookdale’s opportunities and various pathways to success.Attendees ...
EAST WINDSOR - HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – The Hightstown High School Parent Association and East Windsor Education Association is hosting a fun family Bingo Night to support the Post Prom events for the graduation Class of 2025.The Bingo Night Fundraiser will be held at Hightstown High School located at 25 ...
EDISON, NJ -- The Wardlaw+Hartridge School is a top private and college prep school in Edison, New Jersey, which provides an independent, pioneering educational experience at the early childhood, kindergarten, elementary, middle and high school levels. The school provides a personal approach to ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - More than 700 residents attended Wednesday night's Board of Education meeting, eager to hear about proposed changes to elective programs and other items impacted by the proposed school budget and to provide input to the Board.All slides that were presented by Assistant ...
BORDENTOWN, NJ — The Bordentown Regional School Board — after strong opposition from parents — unanimously approved on Wednesday the district's tentative nearly $53.3 million budget for the 2025-2026 school year. The spending plan that was discussed reinstates the ONEBordentown Model from about a ...
SPARTA, NJ – Confirming his dedication to get his diploma, Aidan O'Neil interrupted his cancer treatment to sit for the NJ GPA. Not only did he show up for the test, he did his best, “staying longer than he probably needed to,” according to officials from the LD 24 office. “He is assured to ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – After 25 years of dedication to the Manasquan High School Swimming Program, Coach, Asst. Principal, and Supervisor of Math and Science, Craig Murin is receiving a well-earned recognition. The Manasquan Board of Education has officially declared Wednesday, March 12, 2025, as "Craig ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – The Robbinsville Education Foundation (REF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Sharon Elementary, Pond Road Middle School and Robbinsville High School, has donated $11,159.40 to the district to fund innovation grants to teachers.The grant will help educators in all ...
SHAMONG, NJ — The Lenape Regional High School District (LRHSD) Board of Education has released its preliminary 2025-2026 school year budget in preparation for submitting it to the New Jersey Department of Education. The total LRHSD budget for 2025-2026 is $178,382,939 — a 1.92% increase from the ...
LINDEN, NJ – The Linden Board of Education shined a well-deserved spotlight on Teal Anderson, Dean of Students at Linden High School, presenting her with the prestigious "It Takes a Village" Award at its Feb. 27 public meeting. The award celebrates educators who go above and beyond to create a ...
CAMDEN – Cooper's Poynt Family School 6th grader Dilan Cano Cartagena said the mindset he had about poetry changed when he took the first class of a six-week haiku program sponsored by the Nick Virgilio Haiku Association on March 13 at his school.“I did not realize (poetry) did not always have to ...
Join Brookdale Community College for the Sunday, April 6th Open House from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Register Here Brookdale's Open House is a great opportunity for prospective students and their families to become acquainted with Brookdale’s opportunities and various pathways to success.Attendees ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Grover Cleveland Elementary School's March Reading Madness took an exciting turn as Ms. Mikaela Bierenfeld’s class welcomed Ms. Susan Garretson, a special guest reader, for an engaging and educational session on the wonders of the solar system.During her visit, Ms. Garretson first read ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — For high school sophomores and juniors interested in pursuing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) studies in college and careers, the Summer Research Program for High School Students at University may be what they are looking for. Featuring hands-on lab ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — University senior Mason Mascato died on Saturday while waiting for a heart transplant at Columbia University Medical Center, according to a university alert. Mascato, who was an English major, was one semester from graduating.His friends remembered him as a funny, genuine ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The 2025–2026 tentative budget for the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District has been introduced, set at nearly $188 million.It was formally presented to the public at the March 18 meeting of the Bridgewater-Raritan board of education.“It was quite a challenge this year,” ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Tyiane (TJ) Rasberry, a senior at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (SPFHS), was recently honored by the Union County School Boards Association with the Unsung Heroes Award.This prestigious award recognizes a senior from each high school in Union County who is making ...
CLARK, NJ — Students in Ms. Marie Marzella’s fourth grade class at Frank K. Hehnly School recently found themselves on the trading floor during Marzella's class economy activity. In the beginning of the year, Ms. Marzella started teaching the class about earning money, saving money, and ownership ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - A sharp decrease in state aid has forced the Board of Education to consider severe cuts to the 2025-26 school budget, including the loss of 24 jobs, elimination of Middle School sports, elimination of courtesy busing and the reinstatement of Pay to Play for all student ...
READINGTON, NJ - Superintendent Jonathan Hart presented next year’s Readington school district budget to the board of education, which included funding for capital projects, preschool expansion and staff salaries.Following that presentation, the board unanimously approved the tentative $45,123,952 ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - The Hunterdon Central Regional High School Board of Education approved a $78 million preliminary 2025–2026 budget at a special meeting March 17.The public hearing on the budget is scheduled for April 28.The budget was approved unanimously in front of 25 district residents who ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - Please see the following important message from Superintendent Kenilworth Public Schools, Jermey Davies.Good morning, The school district continues to experience an internet and phone outage that began on Tuesday.Verizon has informed us that they are working around the clock ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The Board of Education quietly introduced a tentative $358 million school district budget for the 2025-26 school year on March 13th, which may mean a $93 property tax increase for average local homeowners.The Woodbridge Board of Education voted to accept the district’s tentative ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The Springfield Board of Education introduced its 2025-26 budget at its March 17 meeting. The proposed budget calls for a slight decrease from the current year's budget, with a slight increase in the tax levy.The new budget has $58.061 million in total expenditures compared to ...
Indian Hill School's newspaper club, "IHS PRESS," is making waves in its inaugural year, thanks to the leadership of its passionate advisor and the creativity of its students.The idea for the newspaper club at Indian Hill School was born from the desire to provide students with an outlet for their ...
Join Brookdale Community College for the Sunday, April 6th Open House from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Register Here Brookdale's Open House is a great opportunity for prospective students and their families to become acquainted with Brookdale’s opportunities and various pathways to success.Attendees ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - The Hasbrouck Heights Board of Education approved a preliminary budget for the 2025-26 school year at a special meeting held on Tuesday, March 18 at 6:15 p.m. in Kiefer Auditorium.The total budget, including General Fund, Special Revenue, and Debt Service, is $39,255,666.
MONMOUTH COUNTY – Brookdale Community College is once again proving that it has something for everyone, offering top-tier education, hands-on training, and cutting-edge resources across its programs. The latest example? A stunning 2024 Chevrolet Corvette, generously donated by General Motors, now ...
WAYNE, NJ – Recently, the Board of Education honored and recognized the 30 Governor’s Educators of the Year (GEOY) – one teacher and one educational service personnel were chosen from each of the Wayne Township Public Schools’ 15 facilities. Of those 30, two are moving on for consideration as the ...