Education Top Stories
By GABRIELLA DRAGONE
October 2, 2024
PATERSON, NJ - The Paterson Public School District has been awarded a $188,400 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE) Grant for the 2024-2025 academic year. This funding, provided under Perkins V—the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Springfield Board of Education approved the hiring of Julie Spoerl as the district's new director of Technology.Spoerl's appointment was approved at the board's Sept. 23 meeting. She will draw a salary of $130,000 and will begin work the week of Nov. 11.Spoerl has been serving ...
OLEAN, NY — Student leaders for the 2024-2025 academic year at SUNY Jamestown Community College’s Cattaraugus County Campus were announced following recent elections.Serving on the JCC Student Senate are Luthaya Beard and Phoenix Beard of Cuba; Nicholas Camillo of Franklinville; Allison Langston of ...
UNION, NJ – Union High School 17- and 18-year-old students had the opportunity recently to register to vote through a registration event at the school.Sponsored by the National Association of University Women, Inc., and the Concerned Citizens of Vauxhall and Vicinity, eligible students with ...
NEWTON, NJ - The Newton Pride Foundation is announcing a new initiative called “Brave Day.” The Pride are unveiling this district wide initiative that will “foster unity, school spirit and recognition of courage in the community,” according to Newton High School’s Carla Brunelle. Their inaugural ...
BUTLER, NJ - Butler Marching Band played in the West Morris Central High School competition. The band placed: 2nd place overall 1st place music The band also was awarded “Best Drum Majors” and “Best Director.”
PATERSON, NJ - The Paterson Music Project (PMP) will continue for the 2024-2025 school year as the Paterson School District has renewed its partnership with the Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts. The contract, valued at $376,308, supports an After-School Instrumental Music Program aimed at ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood Board of Education Vice-President Bertrand Louis is seeking re-election in the upcoming on Tuesday, November 5. There are two open seats for the Spotswood Board of Education on the ballot for Spotswood and Helmetta voters. Louis is running along with Erik Williams and ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Ram Report is a student produced morning television broadcast at Randolph High School. Approximately 32 students serve in a variety of leadership roles to develop a news show that is comparable to experiences they would have in professional broadcasting. Technical crew roles ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—It looks like Linden Elementary School is back on the chopping block as the Central Bucks School District works on a plan to revamp its aging buildings.At a meeting last week, the district’s Operations Committee reviewed plans to tackle eight of the district’s 15 elementary school ...
NEWARK — Standardized test scores presented to the Board of Education last week show that 31.4% of all students in grades 3 through 9 were proficient in English language arts, marking an increase from the 29% of students reading at grade level the prior year.Of third graders, 23.4% were reading at ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ — In a new collaboration, the Middletown Township Committee and the Board of Education convened for a joint meeting to introduce a new initiative aimed at addressing truancy issues and supporting families more effectively. The meeting, held at the Middletown Township Municipal ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - Passaic Valley High School (PV) has a new leader at the helm, as Krista Voorhis, a proud alumna of the school, steps into the role of Principal for the 2024-2025 academic year. The promotion was officially announced following the High School's Board of Education's approval of ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell-West Caldwell Superintendent of Schools Dr. Christopher Conklin announced during Monday’s Board of Education meeting that he will be finishing his four-year contract with the district and will not seek a renewal of the contract. Conklin’s last day will be June 30, ...
STAFFORD - The Southern Regional High School Band Parent Orgnaization is hosting its Third Annual Holiday Craft and Music Fair on December 8, 2024.
TRENTON, NJ – Senate Education Chair Vin Gopal, D-Monmouth, is urging the New Jersey legislature to mandate school district consolidation, which would save property taxpayers money by eliminating unnecessary duplication of services and other assets. Gopal believes that merging school districts and ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Ms. Contreras’s kindergarten class at Roosevelt Elementary School recently concluded a week-long exploration of apples, a popular fall fruit!Throughout the week, students delved into the fascinating world of apples, learning about their parts, life cycle, and the journey from orchard ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Board of Education has reminded parents and guardians, as well as students, about the need to wear helmets while riding a bicycle. Helmets save lives and prevent injury, Schools Superintendent John Niesz said, also asking students to slow down on E-bikes and to be careful ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Rahway High School has just announced its Students of the Month for September/October.They are:9th Grade :Tamara Campbell9th Grade: Doreen Ofori10th Grade: Lucas DeCastro10th Grade: Hazel Hernandez11th Grade: Aiden Luna11th Grade: Charlet Schmitt12th Grade: Nichole Collazos Duque12th ...
MADISON, NJ – Niche.com just released its 2025 Best School Districts in New Jersey and the Morris School District was ranked No. 65. The Morris School District was ranked No.10 as the Best School District in Morris County but the No. 1 Most Diverse School in the county.Northern Valley Regional ...
MADISON, NJ – Niche.com just released its 2025 Best School Districts in New Jersey and Madison School District was ranked No. 56. Nationally, Madison was ranked No. 903 out of 10,561. Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest was ranked No. 1 with Princeton Public Schools at No 2, Millburn ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - As part of the start of the new school year, freshmen at Bridgewater-Raritan High School were “flocked” by flamingos outside their homes to welcome them into the school.
CRANFORD, NJ – Niche, the nationwide school ranking platform, has released its 2025 K-12 School and District rankings. Cranford Public Schools were listed at #57 out of 243 in New Jersey and #922 out of 10,561 public school districts in the country.Niche gave Cranford Public Schools an overall ...
PATERSON, NJ - The Paterson Public Schools District has once again partnered with the Alliance for Therapy Dogs (ATD) to expand the use of therapy dogs in district schools during the 2024-2025 school year. This initiative, aimed at supporting students dealing with grief, loss, and separation, will ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A new ranking of schools found that the Central Bucks School District is the third-highest ranked in Bucks County and that its high schools are in the top five of the best in Bucks County.The rankings, compiled by the website Niche, compared the nearly 500 school districts in the ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Somerset County Library System of New Jersey's (SCLSNJ) Hillsborough branch has kicked off the school year with kindness. "The public library serves as a vital space for connection and support, and I believe that uplifting notes and affirmations can greatly enhance our shared ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Niche.com just released its Best High School rankings, and West Orange High School (WOHS) was ranked the 11th best public school in Essex County. Niche rates high schools in academics, teachers, clubs and activities, sports, resources and facilities, diversity, college prep, ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Bergen County Academies had 26 students named as National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC®) Semifinalists.There were more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, according to an announcement earlier in September. These academically ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Students, teachers, local officials, and parents were feeling blue at Soaring Heights Charter School in Jersey City on Monday.In this case, from the blue pompoms students waved to the background colors of the street posters hung by the city, the blue feeling was one of celebration ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Niche just released its Best High School rankings, and Millburn High School (MHS) was the top public school in Essex County. Niche rates high schools in academics, teachers, clubs and activities, diversity, college prep and administration.Millburn received an overall grade of A+.