Education Top Stories
By KATHERINE GORSKI
December 4, 2024
WARREN, NJ – The Warren Township School District is proud to announce that ten outstanding district educators have been named recipients of the Governor’s Educator of the Year (GEOY) Award, a statewide recognition honoring the excellence, dedication, and impact of educators who inspire learning and ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Three West Orange High School football standouts: Charlie Lamorte, EahJay McAdams, and Terrell Wilfong signed with D1 universities with scholarships totaling over $800,000. An event to recognize the signings was held at West Orange High School on Dec. 4, the first of what will be ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The latest Super Tuesday video was released from the Superintendent of Kenilworth Public Schools, Jeremy Davies.“Welcome back, Kenilworth” Mr. Davies said. “Hope your Thanksgiving break was happy and restful. We can't wait to kick off this festive month with the musical talents of ...
KENILWORTH,NJ - Construction is underway on the David Brearley Middle-High School addition, the last and most significant referendum project for Kenilworth Public Schools. Voters approved an October 2022 bond referendum to fund building projects enhancing athletics, academics, and the arts at ...
WHIPPANY, NJ - The Calais School in Whippany will be holding a Virtual Open House on Thursday December 5. The Open House will take place from 1:30pm - 2:30pm.Learn about the school's academics, related services, Therapeutic and behavioral supports.Register ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- Terrill Middle School has announced its Honor Roll for the first quarter of the 2024-25 academic year. Congratulations to all the Honor Roll students.8th Grade Distinguished Honor Roll Ambika Aggarwal, Kiara Anand, Karl Asuncion, Margaret Basuino, Alexandra Berger, ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - The Hasbrouck Heights Board of Education has made changes to its December meeting schedule, according to Robert Brown, Interim School Business Administrator.The December Committee Meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 16, at 5:30pm, in the HS Media Center. No Action ...
RUMSON, NJ: Two River College Group provides tailored services to guide families through the complexities of college applications and financing. Their comprehensive packages cover everything from strategic funding plans to hands-on application assistance, addressing a range of needs.The college ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Clubs at Hackensack High School are a part of “curriculum enhancement,” and Principal Jim Montesano brought up several students to talk about their experiences from various clubs at the November 20 Board of Education meeting.“I think it's really great when you have a large, ...
NEWTON, NJ—The month of November, Brave Student has been selected. This month there are three; Lindsay Ambjor, Natalia Bass, and Alaina Mancuso. School officials took to Facebook to share what was said about the three that won them their recognition.“Lindsay, Natalia, and Alaina volunteered their ...
SPARTA, NJ – The annual alumni brunch has become a tradition at Sparta High School. On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, recent graduates return to the school to talk with seniors about their college experiences. This year, 11 students fielded questions posed by school counselors:Maya Albers - ...
WHIPPANY, NJ - The Calais School in Whippany will be holding a Virtual Open House on Thursday December 5. The Open House will take place from 1:30pm - 2:30pm.Learn about the school's academics, related services, Therapeutic and behavioral supports.Register ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - For more than three decades, Hillsborough High School social studies teacher Bob Fenster has challenged his students to be critical thinkers, helping to nurture vigorous debate among future generations of movers and shakers who leave the classroom behind and move into the public ...
ALLENTOWN, PA - For the first time in over 25 years, the Maroons marching band came back from USBands National Championship victorious. The ensemble earned an overall score of 94.3, as well as awards for best music, visual, effect, and color guard.The competition featured bands from five states and ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A smattering of hands went up when a roomful of people was asked if they had been engaged in some political conversations over Thanksgiving dinner.Many more hands shot up when they were asked if they avoided such conversations.Learning how to talk, debate and disagree without being ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The school district does not have any more classrooms that meet the state’s size standards for pre-school expansion, according to Superintendent Scott Feder. Pre-school classrooms must be approximately 950 square feet for continued expansion. Feder says without any additional ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Central Bucks School District elected a new President at its meeting on Monday night. She not only has no ties to the previous school board and its controversial policies, but she garnered support from the lone Republican on the board.The school board choose board member Susan ...
NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP - The Neptune Township School District is seeking candidates for the following positions:ESL TEACHERS (Secondary)REQUIREMENTS: English as a Second Language Certification required APPLICATION PROCEDURE: • Interested applicants should apply online at ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Students considering the medical field are in luck sharing their passion at Hackensack High School. Through an affiliation with Hackensack Meridian Health Medical School, which is a short walk away, students are able to tour the hospital, learn how to use common medical equipment ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - This week, the Montclair Public Schools will begin the search for a permanent Superintendent, announced District officials.The Montclair Board of Education has launched a comprehensive search for a permanent superintendent, engaging the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) ...
A June staff party that included a rock wall, a claw machine and a hula-hoop contest was an inappropriate way to spend taxpayer money intended for educating Newark children and will have to be returned.The school district revealed the investigation of “Superintendent's Fun Day” by the Office of ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - Please see the following message from Superintendent of Kenilworth Public Schools Jeremy Davies.Dear Kenilworth school community, I feel very fortunate to watch the future of our school district become clearer by the day. Now, with the Brearley addition under construction, we are ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Rutgers’ new long-term initiative aims to support civic education and create broad civic engagement opportunities with a strong emphasis on student involvement and solution-focused dialogue. The new Rutgers Democracy Lab (RDL) at the Eagleton Institute of Politics will focus on ...
PATERSON, NJ - Paterson’s School 7 students are staying warm this winter thanks to aninitiative by the national nonprofit Operation Warm and their corporate partner, Accenture. On November 21, all 250 students at the school received brand-new winter coats, a donation valued at $15,000.The ...
PATERSON, NJ - For the past two years, Paterson’s School 16 has been home to The Phoenix Market, a food pantry that provides essential support to families facing food insecurity. Thanks to a $7,500 donation from the Stop & Shop School Food Pantry Program, the initiative will continue to offer ...
WAYNE, NJ – GreatSchools.org, Niche.com and US News and World Report’s High School Rankings provide a way to evaluate schools across the country and within the state of New Jersey, allowing parents a glimpse into the quality of the schools their children attend, or may attend if the plan is to move ...
Linden, NJ - Ready to Roar? Join Linden Public Schools Career Fair on December 4, 2024! 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐃𝐄𝐂. 𝟒 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 𝟑:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌 – 𝟕:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐍𝐨. 𝟏, 𝟕𝟐𝟎 𝐍. 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐀𝐯𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤-𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞! 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝟒𝟖 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬! 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐨 𝐨𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 ...
A June staff party that included a rock wall, a claw machine and a hula-hoop contest was an inappropriate way to spend taxpayer money intended for educating Newark children and will have to be returned, an investigation has found.The school district revealed the investigation of “Superintendent's ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - Hanover Park High School is hosting its Winter Choral Concert on December 9th.The concert will take place at the Hanover Park High School auditorium and will begin at 7pm.
BARNEGAT - The leadership in the Barnegat School District provided some great news about wonderful young students. A big shout-out was released in recognizing these awesome students! They were chosen as November's UPstanders for being so nurturing:Lexi Lauterbach, 12th grade at BHSChristian Naia, ...