Education Top Stories
By TAPINTO RIDGEWOOD
February 14, 2025
WORCESTER, MA - Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced that Ethan Holden, a member of the class of 2027 majoring in Physics, was named to the university's Dean's List for academic excellence for the fall 2024 semester.The criteria for the WPI Dean's List differ from that of most other ...
EDISON, NJ - The Edison Board of Education recently settled five cases of sexual abuse of students by a high school teacher in the 1980s for a combined total of $8.9 million. To date, seven of the nine cases against the board of education have been settled for a sum total of $14,150,000, according ...
SPARTA, NJ – The newly installed president of the Sparta Board of Education shared new details with the public about the cell phone equipment they are negotiating to possibly have installed on Sparta schools during the old business portion of the January 23 agenda.Gagnon said the board was ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – Part of Lian Davila's identity is as a senior at Eastside High School. But sometimes the 17-year-old also fills the role of “Corporal Davila” at her school.Davila is a member of Eastside's Army Junior ROTC program and, with 110 other Eastside students, has devoted herself to ...
WAYNE, NJ – The Wayne Board of Education released a statement this morning, updating the township on the all-important Superintendent search for the Wayne Township Public Schools. They thanked the 900 participants of their survey and announced the next step in their process to find someone to ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - A surprise fun-day-off is rare these days, but the superintendent of Hackensack Schools has found a way to do it.Superintendent Dr. Thomas McBryde, Jr. issued a notice this morning, on Valentine's Day and the last day before winter break.Winter break is now Monday, Feb. 17 to ...
OLD WESTBURY, NY - Monica Labib of Nutley (07110) was named to the Fall 2024 Presidential Honor List at New York Institute of Technology. To qualify for this academic achievement, Labib achieved an impressive GPA during the fall 2024 semester.About New York Institute of TechnologyNew York Institute ...
MADISON, NJ - Madison schools are stepping up efforts to support students' academic growth through an enhanced Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) framework. The update was shared by Dr. Christy O'Connor, Elementary Director of Education, during the February 11th Board of Education meeting.MTSS ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Grover Cleveland Elementary School marked its 100th day of the 2024-2025 academic year with a blast from the past. Students and staff transformed into centenarians, donning gray wigs, suspenders, pearls, and other accessories to resemble 100-year-old versions of themselves.The school ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - The Hoboken High School Debate Program traveled to San Francisco recently to compete in the Harvard Model Congress, one of the most prestigious debate competitions in the country.For the duration of the competition, students acted as members of the United States Senate, the House of ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - The Jersey City Public Schools will host a job fair on March 1, from 8:30AM - 1:00PM at 222 Laidlaw Avenue, Jersey City. “Our schools are vibrant, diverse, and full of energy. We are committed to providing our students with a world-class education, and we need passionate and ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex Superintendent of Schools Damion Macioci and Director of Curriculum and Instruction Caesar Diliberto presented an update on the district’s goals during this week's Board of Education meeting.Diliberto focused on the first goal, which was to “cultivate career ...
BARNEGAT - The Brackman Theatre Company is presenting The Wizard of Oz. Performances will be held on February 27th & February 28th at 7:00 PM and March 1st at 12:00 PM in the ROBMS auditorium. Tickets can be purchased at: http://robms.booktix.com/
KENILWORTH, NJ - Please see the following information from Harding Elementary School Principal Mr. Ronald Bubnowski.Hello Harding Families,Here is what you need to know this week…Monday, February 17th schools are closed for Presidents' Day. Be sure to come out Sunday, February 16th to support ...
BRIDGEPORT, CT (01/29/2025)-- University of Bridgeport congratulates more than 350 students who were named to the Fall 2024 Dean's List. To be named to the Dean's List, a student must have a term grade point average of between 3.2-3.69.Niyah Whitten of Bloomfield (07003)Francesca Salinas of ...
Somerville, NJ – Somerville Public Schools invites community members to learn more about the upcoming bond referendum at an in-person forum/building tour at Somerville High School on Feb. 19 and a virtual forum on Zoom two weeks later on March 4, both at 7 p.m.Community members will hear from ...
Somerville, NJ – Somerville Public Schools invites community members to learn more about the upcoming bond referendum at an in-person forum/building tour at Somerville High School on Feb. 19 and a virtual forum on Zoom two weeks later on March 4, both at 7 p.m.Community members will hear from ...
This is the third in a series on first-year educators sponsored by the Camden Education Fund.CAMDEN – Marcus Moss said he can pinpoint the exact moment he knew what he wanted to be when he grew up.“My mom texted me and said, ‘Happy Birthday’ at nine o'clock in the morning, and my seventh-grade ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ - Pond Road Middle School eighth grade students Vihaan Saxena and Aaryan Mummidi recently showcased their expertise at the 2024 National K-12 Chess Championship.The “Junior Grand Prix” tournament, in National Harbor, Md., ranked teams based on a point-aggregate system. Chess ...
KINGSTON, RI – The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that several area students have been named to its Fall 2024 Dean's List. Among them are:Lizzie Chern of Scotch PlainsGrace Conklin of Scotch PlainsAudrey Saccento of Scotch PlainsNico Sbordi of Scotch PlainsAidan Young of Scotch ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - Immaculate Conception High School (ICHS) in Montclair, will permanently close its doors on June 30, 2025, concluding the 2024-2025 academic year, officials announced. The decision, announced by the Office of Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Newark in collaboration with the ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Chatham High's Academic Team showed its intellectual depth last Friday when its “C” Team won the 24-team tournament held at John F. Kenney Memorial High.Chatham sent five teams to the JFK tournament and four advanced to the knockout round. Chatham's “C” team placed first, Chatham's ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - Immaculate Conception High School (ICHS) in Montclair, will permanently close its doors on June 30, 2025, concluding the 2024-2025 academic year, officials announced. The decision, announced by the Office of Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Newark in collaboration with the ...
Clinton Town, NJ – The Red Mill Museum Village is seeking enthusiastic and passionate individuals to join its education team as part-time, seasonal tour guides and workshop leaders. These positions are specifically for the school field trip season, with most tours taking place during school hours ...
MEDFORD, MA - Tufts University recently announced the dean's list for the fall 2024 semester. Dean's list honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater. The following local residents were awarded dean's list honors:Cal Mahoney, Class of 2025, of Basking ...
IOWA CITY, IA - James Feringa of Basking Ridge, NJ was among the more than 8,700 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa named to the dean's list for the 2024 fall semester.Guidelines for inclusion on the list are:Degree seeking undergraduate students in the Carver College of Medicine, ...
ALLENTOWN, PA – Muhlenberg College students spent their winter break participating in an externship program which allows students early in their college experience to shadow professionals -- often Muhlenberg alumni -- in order to gain exposure to specific work environments and daily work life. Two ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - On Friday, February 7th, students at William Woodruff School enjoyed an educational and entertaining assembly in honor of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which was celebrated on January 29th.Performers from Wu-Shu Kung Fu Fitness Center of Livingston, NJ performed a traditional ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - 76 spelling bee champions, currently in grades 3-8, represented their respective schools from throughout Hudson County at the Annual Hudson County Spelling Bee on Saturday.Ishaan Gupta, an 11-year-old sixth grade student at Accelerated Enrichment Program (AEP) at Frank Conwell ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - 76 spelling bee champions, currently in grades 3-8, represented their respective schools from throughout Hudson County at the Annual Hudson County Spelling Bee on Saturday.Ishaan Gupta, an 11-year-old sixth grade student at Accelerated Enrichment Program (AEP) at Frank Conwell ...