Education Top Stories
By TAPINTO LOCAL
September 3, 2024
Attention Parents: Start out right this school year and set up a free consultation with Kumon of Hazlet today! Kumon provides fun learning methods to assist children in developing the skills that help them build upon each concept they learn. With individualized learning plans, motivation and ...
WAYNE, NJ – School board Trustee Ryan Battershill told TAPinto that a policy change which was introduced during the August 22 Wayne Board of Education meeting was put in place as a punishment for his refusal to sit next to another board member, who he said had been “flirting” with him during his ...
Attention Parents: Start out right this school year and set up a free consultation with Kumon of Hazlet today! Kumon provides fun learning methods to assist children in developing the skills that help them build upon each concept they learn. With individualized learning plans, motivation and ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - There is a call for new marching band uniforms, with one parent who is also a district teacher, saying the band has grown from 12 students to 75 in just three years and not all the kids have uniforms to perform."We now have more marching band members than we have band uniforms," ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ - When you head out to work this morning, expect a bit more traffic on the road with Ridgewood students and staff returning to the classroom for the first day on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Nearly 5,500 children will descend on the freshly cleaned hallways across the district. Administrators ...
BUTLER, NJ - Butler Library will be hosting a Board of Trustees Meeting. The meeting will be on Thursday, September 5th at 7 pm in person or via zoom. For more info on the meeting or intent to participate please call: 973-838-3262.
CLARK, NJ — The Clark Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 3. The meeting will open at 5:30 p.m. in the Media Center of the Arthur L. Johnson High School, located at 365 Westfield Ave., and immediately go into Executive Session, not open to the public. The ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The first day of the 2024-2025 school year is Thursday, September 5. Please see the following message that was recently posted to the Kenilworth Public Schools social media page. Our district’s music, dance and theater programs provide valuable activities for students. The arts ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - School's back in session at Montville Township Public Schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The first day of school is Tuesday, Sept. 3. Regular school hours for each school are as follows: Montville Township High School: 7:25 a.m. - 2:10 p.m. Elementary Schools: 8:10 ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ - With Labor Day weekend behind us, signaling the unofficial end of summer, students in the Asbury Park School District are gearing up to head back to school this week for the start of the 2024-2025 academic year. Superintendent Mark Gerbino expressed the district's enthusiasm ...
BELMAR, NJ - Labor Day weekend has passed, marking the unofficial end of the summer season, and students are preparing to return to school. This week, Belmar Elementary School (BES) is eagerly anticipating the start of the 2024-2025 academic year. Superintendent Jimmy Alvarez expressed his ...
CLARK, NJ — Dominick De Paz, a 2019 Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) graduate, has been super busy in the studio, working on the production of his latest single, "Downward Spiral." The release date for the single is this Friday, Sept. 6, at which time it will be available to download on all major streaming ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Madison students back in school September 3 and that means school buses will be back on the roads. Do you know the rules around school buses? Motorists are reminded to obey the school bus laws in New Jersey as well as the "Flashing Signal Light System" that school bus ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Schools are almost in session and that means school buses will be back on the roads. Motorists are reminded to obey the school bus laws in New Jersey as well as the "Flashing Signal Light System" that school bus drivers use to alert motorists. On a roadway that is not ...
LINDEN, NJ — More than 6,400 students are going back to school in Linden this week. Administrators, teachers and staff in Linden Public Schools spent time in August preparing for their arrival. More than 40 new educators attended a kickoff orientation at School No. 4. They heard from ...
PARAMUS, NJ - The Board of Education is holding a special action meeting on Wednesday, September 4. The meeting opens to the public online at 7 p.m. and will approve staff appointments for the 2024-2025 school year in the following areas: Administrative Staff, Certificated Staff, Substitute ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Hamilton Primary School fourth grader Neel Sood is the grand prize winner in the Annual Protect Our Watersheds Art Contest through New Jersey American Water. Sood was chosen as the first place winner for talking about the importance of protecting natural resources through ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - Hunterdon Central Regional High School has announced its principal's honor roll recipients and honor roll recipients from June 2024. For principal's honor roll were: Grade 9 – Freshmen Sarah Bansal Shiven Bansal Chloe Brunner Devin Campbell Heather ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The first day of the 2024-2025 school year is Thursday, September 5. Please see the following message that was recently posted to the Kenilworth Public Schools social media page. The brand-new track at DBMHS is a big win for our community and track and field teams! Residents are ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- West Orange High School held its Freshman/Transfer Student Orientation on Friday, August 23. About 400 students attended and were able to: Meet school officials and administrators Receive their Chromebooks Have school ID pictures taken Talk to students and ...
Princeton, NJ – The question of how much access high school students should have to their smartphones during the school day is now an issue being debated around the county. While the phone policy remains unchanged at the Princeton Public Schools as students return to classrooms on Tuesday, ...
Princeton, NJ -- As TAPinto Princeton Community News has noted in recent articles, parents are asking questions about the use of smartphones in schools. As a rising senior at Princeton High School, I have some different answers to the questions Princeton’s parents are asking: Do high schoolers rely ...
In an age where digital devices are omnipresent, the decision to implement a cellphone-free policy in schools might seem counterintuitive to some. However, at Unity Charter School, we made this choice nine years ago, and the results have been nothing short of transformative. Our journey toward a ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - It's something to bark about because Paws up for Reading comes trotting back to the Spotswood Public Library on Saturday, September 21 at 10:30 a.m. Those lovable therapy dogs return with their tails wagging. So, if there's a new or young reader in the house, these adorable pups are ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Assistant Superintendent Ann Bodnar and Director of Curriculum Dr. Zoila Correa presented a PowerPoint slideshow about the district’s New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA) test scores. Bodnar began, “We're here tonight to just do a brief presentation on our ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Just in time for the new school year, the Rahway Public School District's music and performing arts program is holding a "We Are Rahway Arts" sale. Get shirts, pants, shorts, and more, all delivered directly to your home address! Support the arts in the Rahway Public Schools ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ - The Bernards Township Board of Education is sponsoring a Technology And Youth panel discussion on September 10, 2024 at 7:00PM in the Ridge High School Performing Arts Center. A panel of teachers, administrators, students and parents will answer questions and discuss topics ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – This week's Board of Education meeting centered on the continuous improvement goals of the Manasquan School District's curriculum. The administration presented results against the goals that were set going into the 2023-2024 school year. International Baccalaureate (IB) ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The 2024 -2025 school year is here, and students are set to return to Piscataway Schools on Wednesday, Sept. 4th. TAPinto Piscataway wants to celebrate students as they prepare for the new year in our annual First Day of School Photo Contest and Gallery. Parents are invited ...
FLORHAM PARK, NJ - Florham Park's Kelsey Cohn has earned Dean's List Honors for the Spring 2024 semester at Emerson College. The requirement to make Dean's List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher for that semester. Cohn is majoring in Global Film Art and is a member of the Class of ...