Education Top Stories
By MARIE POTTER
January 22, 2025
MELBOURNE, FL – Online viewers of Tuesday’s Brevard School Board meeting did not see public comments unrelated to the agenda, as the cameras were turned off during the non-agenda portion of the session. The move followed a recent court ruling in Case number 23-10656 U. S. Court of Appeals for the ...
SPARTA, NJ – The eighth grade students sat in silence in the Sparta Middle School cafeteria, as Maud Dahme told her story of growing up as a Jewish girl in Nazi controlled Netherlands. The personal history she shared with the students began when her world was unremarkable and much the same as ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – When Coretta Scott’s family home in Alabama was burned down in 1942 by a fire long believed to have been set by segregationists, her father, Obadiah, told his 14-year-old daughter that he would pray for the arsonists.Fast-forward a few years, and Scott found herself embroiled in a ...
Orange, NJ – The sounds of laughter and curious conversation filled the hallways of Orange High School last week as students leaned in to learn about life nearly 7,000 miles away in South Korea. On January 17, the school hosted a delegation from Busan National University of Education, marking a ...
BLOOMINGDALE, NJ - Bloomingdale PTA will be hosting a Family Game Show Night on February 6th. The event will be held at Walter T. Bergen Cafeteria. Doors will open at 6:30 PM and games start at 7:00 PM. $5 admission fee per person, parent or guardian must be present for K-4 students: permission ...
NEWARK - Newark Public Safety’s 9th/Metro Precinct Community Service Officer Kristie Felder led a collaborative “Peace Tree” project with Great Oaks Legacy Charter School’s Downtown Elementary School students in a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on Friday, Jan. 17. The event combined ...
MONTVILLE, NJ – Montville Township High School junior Natalia Dudek presented in front of the Montville Township Board of Education on Dec. 17, 2024 to shed some light on the STEAM club at Lazar Middle School and encourage mentorship across the district.STEAM stands for science, technology, ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Dr. Connie Sanchez, Executive Director of Unity Charter School in Morristown is on the move. Sanchez will be the new Superintendent of Schools for Wharton Borough.Dr. Sanchez joins Wharton following an exceptional tenure as Executive Director of Unity Charter School in Morristown, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Coral Springs High School's graduation rate rose three points from 95.1% in 2023 to 98.1% in 2024 -- a milestone Principal Dwayne Dixon attributes to his team's efforts and a focus on student progress during his first year of leadership.The school’s strategy includes closely ...
NEWARK - The school administration is gearing up for this year’s Board of Education election, in which 16-year-olds will be able to vote for the first time, by hosting district-wide “15-plus voter registration drives.”“That's why we're calling it 15, because you can technically be 15 years old now ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Roosevelt Elementary School recently hosted a successful family movie night fundraiser to support the PBIS program. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a school-wide framework that helps students develop positive behaviors and learn in a safe ...
Red Bank Public Library Newsletter for the Week of January 22 -31 Library NewsA Fond Farewell: Library Director Eleni reflects on her six incredible years with Red Bank and says goodbye to our communityWednesday, January 22Red Bank Council Members are available for Office Hours from 5:45-7:45PM.
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - East Brunswick High School graduates are continuing their success as students at advanced learning institutions across the country. Here are a few honors that they have achieved:Arielle Smeltzer, a member of the Class of 2026, has been named to the Fall 2024 Dean's List at ...
Red Bank, NJ: In a press release, the Red Bank Public Library (RBPL) announced that Library Director Eleni Glykis will be stepping down on January 23rd, 2025, after six years of leadership. Throughout her tenure, Ms. Glykis steered the library through a period of significant growth, including the ...
NEWARK - Children who don’t learn to read are sentenced to a lifetime of struggle, characterized by trauma, unemployment and health issues, according to the film documentary Sentenced.United Way of Greater Newark presented the screening of Sentenced, which revealed the hidden crisis of adult and ...
EDISON, NJ — Officials from New Jersey and Middlesex County broke ground at Middlesex College for construction of a new $125 million Multipurpose Community Venue & Student Center that will be the future home of Rutgers University baseball and accommodate concerts, cultural events, and other ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Central Bucks School District is going to take another look at charges that a non-verbal special-needs child was abused by staff at an elementary school and that the abuse was then covered up by the district.The allegations were made at the school board’s Jan. 16 meeting. A group ...
HAMILTON, NJ - The Hamilton Township School District is celebrating Greenwood Elementary School Principal Dr. Nicole Dickens-Simon’s receipt of the Spirit of Community Service Award which was bestowed upon her at the Hamilton Township Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute earlier this month.“Dr.
CARTERET, NJ — Three public high school grads will be off to Ireland in March to compete in the 2025 world finals for “Junk Kouture,” a global scholastic competition for students who turn recyclable trash into creative fashions.Months before their 2024 graduation, Rachael Saini, Meryum Sohail and ...
CHATHAM--The Chatham Board of Education has appointed Hanna Bachrach as Chatham Public Library’s new director. Following a months-long search, the board made Ms. Bachrach’s appointment official at its January 7 meeting, effective January 8. Ms. Bachrach had been serving as the library’s interim ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The Brevard County School Board on Tuesday approved the school year calendar for 2025-26 as well as the tentative school year 2026-27 calendar.The board’s decision follows recommendations from the district’s calendar committee, which includes staff members from various departments ...
KINNELON, NJ - Kinnelon Library will be hosting a seminar for understanding artifical intelligence. Join the library on February 6th at 6:30 PM. The session is in person. For more information visit: https://www.kinnelonlibrary.org
HILLSIDE, NJ - Hillside Public Schools announced on Tuesday that the Deanna G. Taylor Academy completed construction on a new wing. The 6,600-square-foot addition to Deanna G. Taylor Academy will enhance learning opportunities for scholars by adding four new classrooms, a new cafeteria, and a ...
Applications for the 2025 Zonta Young Women in Leadership Award are now available from the Zonta Club of Morristown Area, NJ. (ZCMA). Go to www.zontamorristown.com and follow to Young Women in Leadership Award for information and the application.The goal of the Zonta Young Women in Leadership Award ...
CLARK, NJ — Registration for the Clark Public School District's 2025-2026 preschool and kindergarten programs is now open.The upcoming 2025-2026 school year will be the first in which the district offers full-day preschool. The program is for fully potty-trained children who will be three or four ...
Orange, NJ — Emanuel Negussie, a talented young scholar from Forest Street Elementary School in Orange, claimed first place at the 27th Annual Belford V. Lawson Oratorical Competition, hosted by the Alpha Alpha Lambda Scholarship and Educational Foundation of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. on ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – Three Short Hills students presented at Newark Academy's First Student Artifical Intelligence Summit on Jan. 11. According to Julie Kayzerman, Associate Director of Communications & Marketing, “This Summit was really unique in that students ran every single presentation and ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – At the recent Board of Education (BOE) meeting, Superintendent Goodall proudly announced the winners of the January Student(s) and Teacher(s) of the Month. TAPinto will feature this column each month throughout the school year to recognize and honor the students and teachers who ...
Linden, NJ-Centenary University President Dale Caldwell, Ed.D., has announced the Dean’s List for the Fall 2024 semester.Linden resident Kayla Lima has been named to the Fall 2024 Dean’s list. To achieve this honor, full-time students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.8 or above and ...
Tonight marks the first public convening of the Newark Board of Education since member Dawn Haynes demanded a public apology for the district’s attempt to oust her from her seat.At the last board meeting, Haynes called the effort a “public lynching of a black woman.” The Newark Board of Education ...