Education Top Stories
By SAM HAUT
September 29, 2024
READINGTON, NJ - Superintendent Johnathan Hart and Patricia Rees, the field service representative for the New Jersey School Boards Association, talked to the board about their goals and strategies.There were three different goals that the district hopes to focus on, including academic achievement, ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Three Hasbrouck Heights High School seniors were recognized for their outstanding efforts in the National Merit Scholarship Program.Hasbrouck Heights High School principal announced that Michelle Barsoum, Nathalie DeGuzman, and Connor Ng, have been named Commended Students ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Director of School Counseling Jillian Shadis gave the Board of Education (BOE) an overview of her summer college visits at the Thursday, Sep. 26 BOE meeting. The board also heard a presentation regarding students’ summer trip to Italy.Shadis visited multiple colleges in New ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Jonathan Keaney, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Supervision provided a presentation regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by teachers and students at the Thursday, Sep. 26 Board of Education (BOE) meeting. Superintendent Lauren Zirpoli and Assistant ...
NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP - On September 13th, Neptune Schools Superintendent Dr. Tami Crader was named 2025 Central II Regional Superintendent of the Year by NJ ASA by the New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJASA). Dr. Crader received this recognition along with Jack Hurley of Rutherford ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Over a dozen South Orange-Maplewood Education Association (SOMEA) members, parents and students asked the Board of Education (BOE) to settle the teachers’ contracts and approve a raise for them.SOMEA members wearing blue SOMEA tee shirts filled the room with signs that read ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Two Basking Ridge residents were named to the Spring 2024 Dean’s list at Kean University. Gabriella Sela and Maria Torres were recognized for their academic accomplishments at the university. "Earning a place on the Dean's List is a significant achievement that reflects each ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - In her nearly three-decade career advocating for Rutgers on Capitol Hill, Francine Newsome Pfeiffer has regularly called on the skills she developed as a first-generation student at Rutgers. “What has drawn me to this path is the transformative power of higher education. ...
MANCHESTER, NH – Students from Sayreville, NJ were named to the Summer 2024 Dean's List at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). The summer terms run from May to August.Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporting term are ...
WAYNE, NJ – During Thursday’s Wayne Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Mark Toback and President of the Wayne BOE Don Pavlak spent a moment welcoming two new members of the district’s administration: Dr. Lauren Kasmark will be the new Assistant Superintendent and Mary Ferrari will be a ...
Update: This legislation was passed by the New Jersey General Assembly on Monday, March 24, 2025.Update: This legislation was passed by the Assembly Labor Committee on Thursday, February 20, 2025.TRENTON, NJ — Legislation by Assemblywoman Tennille R. McCoy that would establish a statewide ...
NEWARK, NJ – The Sparta High School robotics team has begun their 2024 season at “The Highlander” held on the campus of New Jersey Institute of Technology or NJIT. This “signature” event was meant to be a “test of design concept” where the teams could “get an early season exposure and test the ...
MANCHESTER, NH--Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following Piscataway full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.5 to 3.699 for the reporting term and was named to the Summer 2024 Dean's List. The summer term runs from May to ...
Princeton, NJ – The Board of Education of the Princeton Public Schools is keeping its search for a new district superintendent on the fast track. As announced at the Board of Ed meeting last Tuesday, September 24, the consulting firm retained to direct the search, School Leadership LLC, is ...
MILLBURN, NJ – 89 Millburn High School seniors have been recognized as Commended Scholars by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). To achieve this honor, students must score in the top 50,000 on the PSAT/NMSQT, They are normally around the top 2–3% of test takers. Congratulations to ...
PATERSON, NJ - Paterson's Straight Street, between 20th and 21st Avenue, has been renamed "Peter Tirri Way" in honor of the lifelong Paterson resident and education advocate Peter Tirri. The renaming recognizes Tirri’s decades of dedication to the Paterson public school system and his steadfast ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - On Monday, Sept. 30, the Kenilworth Public Library will host a Bacteria Stem Cell Workshop from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. Participants will learn about what bacteria is and how good and bad bacteria affect our body. They will also look at bacteria from food products under a microscope.
ELIZABETH, NJ - The New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education announced its partnership with Kean University on Thursday, intending to bring its GEAR Up program to several Elizabeth Schools including: Benjamin Franklin School No. 13 George Washington Academy School No. 1 Mabel G. Homes ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — At Tuesday's Plainfield Board of Education meeting, the Plainfield Public Schools passed the appointment of Dr Danielle Mastrogiovanni as Chief of Equity and School Improvement, effective September 25. Since September of 2022, Dr Mastrogiovanni has served as the Director of Early ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School announced its first member of the Class of 2025 to receive Student of the Month honors. Senior Tabitha Devlin is the Chargers September Student of the Month. Devlin is a member of the student council, a class officer, and a member of Spotswood High School's ...
𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙳𝙴𝙽 𝙿𝚄𝙱𝙻𝙸𝙲 𝚂𝙲𝙷𝙾𝙾𝙻𝚂, 𝙽𝙹 -- 𝙎𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙨 𝘼𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝! Did you know that students who attend school regularly are more likely to 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠? Consistent attendance has long-term benefits for your child’s achievement, well-being, and the positive culture of our ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - As Broward County school officials mull the future of a redefined district and Coconut Creek Elementary School, city leaders see an opportunity to add to their vision of a linear educational campus along a stretch of Coconut Creek Parkway. City leaders have already used grant ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - The new tennis courts at Somers High School are expected to be in “ready to play” condition by next month and folks are anxious to christen them before the season’s over.Ground was broken for the $1.4 million capital project last May.The work should be completed by Oct. 15, according ...
WAYNE, NJ – The superintendent of the Wayne Schools, Dr. Mark Toback was excited to share “impressive numbers” on the results of Advanced Placement tests which were taken last year by students from both Wayne Hills and Wayne Valley High schools. In comparison to the previous year, students who ...
Kumon of Hazlet strives to instill in children of all ages the desire to achieve, and the motivation to learn on their own. Whether your child is seeking enrichment, needs help catching up or is just beginning his or her academic career, Kumon is designed to help him or her develop a love of ...
Kumon of Hazlet strives to instill in children of all ages the desire to achieve, and the motivation to learn on their own. Whether your child is seeking enrichment, needs help catching up or is just beginning his or her academic career, Kumon is designed to help him or her develop a love of ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Three Somerville High School students have been recognized as Commended Students in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program.SHS Principal Gerard Foley presented a a Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the ...
East Orange, NJ- Southern New Hampshire University's (SNHU) recently announced the Summer 2024 President's List. The summer terms run from May to August.Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the ...
GLEN ROCK, NJ - In somewhat of a rare move, the Board of Education president Dr. Damali Robinson sent a letter to the community outlining “acknowledging” public concerns raised at the September 23 board meeting in which they hired a girls basketball coach from outside the district while passing ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Four of the 26 Pingry School seniors recently recognized for exceptional academic promise as Commended Students in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program are Short Hills Residents. They placed among the top 50,000 scorers of students who entered the 2025 competition by ...