Education Top Stories
By TAPINTO SPRINGFIELD STAFF
August 28, 2024
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The Springfield Board of Education approved the following staff appointments at its Monday, Aug. 26 meeting: Susan Mansueto, Elementary Teacher, Edward V. Walton School (EVW) - $60,647 Joseph Pawlica, Social Studies Teacher, Jonathan Dayton High School - ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Brett Curtis has been hired as Westfield High School’s newest assistant principal, taking the place of James DeSarno, who left the position to become the district’s director of athletics/K-12 physical education and health supervisor. Curtis started Aug. 1, according to the ...
BAYONNE, NJ -Faculty and staff at the Horace Mann Community School are eagerly anticipating the return of children on Wednesday, September 4th, to begin this new school year, TAPinto Bayonne was told. “We extend a warm welcome to both returning families and those new to our school, offering our ...
PATERSON, NJ - Dr. Burnie Bristow, Vice-Principal of School No. 7 and a National Board-Certified School Library Media Specialist and Information Technology Career Academy Administrator, has been appointed to the New Jersey Department of Education's (NJDOE) Information Standards Construction College ...
Orange, NJ - Veteran educator and Orange Public Schools Administrator Dr. Jacquelyn Bobien-Blanton released a new book entitled, "It Takes a Village to Raise a Reader" that has quickly risen to the top of lists on Amazon. In response to alarming statistics like approximately 65% of children in 4th ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- TAPinto interviewed West Orange Board of Education (BOE) candidate Brian Rock about his campaign for reelection. TAPinto: Tell me about yourself. Rock: My wife and I are career educators, and we moved to West Orange in 2018. At that time, we were about to get married, and ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ __ Arun Vadlamani says he has unfinished work to do and that’s why he’s running for re-election to the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education. When he joined the board three years ago, he says, progress was stalled on key priorities such as shoring up finance to rebuild ...
NUTLEY, NJ - On August 26, 2024, NJ Department of Education State Monitor Jeanette Maskus made a decisive move that she described as being in the best interest of Nutley’s students. The agenda item, titled, “Approval of Unused Vacation Days,” proposed: “Be it resolved that the Nutley Board of ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Kate Gundersen dreams of becoming a geneticist, toiling away in a research lab to unravel the mysteries of disorders or diseases. Andrew Lisa is going to be studying mechanical engineering with the hopes of one day applying his expertise to revolutionize the automobile ...
RAHWAY, NJ — With the summer winding down and the final Rahway Board of Education (BOE) meeting of August upon us, TAPinto Rahway wanted to catch up on a few highlights from this summer's BOE caucus and regular meetings and provide links to meeting agendas and other relevant sources. Back on ...
STAFFORD. - Stafford Township School District invites members of the community to another opportunity to learn more about the Sept. 17 bond referendum. The Board of Education will host a hybrid Community Information Forum to remind residents about how and why to vote. The virtual and in-person ...
BELMAR, NJ — While students of Belmar Elementary School enjoyed their summer break, the school underwent a significant capital improvement with the installation of a new, more durable roof designed to withstand the challenging coastal environment. Business Administrator Michael Bardsley ...
RANDOLPH, NJ: County College of Morris (CCM) is thrilled to announce it has received a $100,000 SMILE grant from the Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation, Inc. to support development and implementation of two new dental programs, Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene, housed in the forthcoming ...
HARDING, NJ - Community members showed up en masse, virtually and in person, to Monday night’s Harding Township Board of Education meeting to express their opinions on terminating the send/receive relationship with Madison High School. Harding has been sending its students to Madison since the ...
Bullet journaling is an organizational tool developed by digital product designer Ryder Carroll. The process involves not only making task lists but also journaling the thoughts or feelings associated with the tasks in order to recognize patterns or stressors in our lives. According to Carroll’s ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - This past Saturday, the Primrose School of Berkeley Heights marked a significant milestone: its 10th anniversary. The event kicked off at 10 a.m. and continued until 1p.m., transforming the school grounds into a lively celebration. The celebration began with a warm welcome ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - This past Saturday, the Primrose School of Berkeley Heights marked a significant milestone: its 10th anniversary. The event kicked off at 10 a.m. and continued until 1p.m., transforming the school grounds into a lively celebration. The celebration began with a warm welcome ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Since around the start of the pandemic, the City of Plainfield has put each City Council meeting on its YouTube channel for public viewing, on demand, at any time. All the meetings garner hundreds of views and allow the public to watch at their own convenience—on YouTube, the most ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- TAPinto interviewed Board of Education (BOE) candidate Adam Kraemer about his run for the BOE. TAPinto: Please tell me about yourself. Kraemer: I've lived in West Orange for two decades and have been in business and education. I am semi-retired and work as a substitute ...
MILLBURN, NJ – At the August 19 Board of Education meeting, Director of Humanities Jenny Graf shared results from ACCESS, an English proficiency assessment administered by the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) for English as a Second Language (ESL) students in Millburn as well ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- A concentration of late-arriving new students from the Ivy Apartments in Chatham Borough has contributed to a rise in enrollment, it was reported at Monday's regular meeting of the Chatham Board of Education. Chatham Superintendent Michael LaSusa put the enrollment figure at 3,551 ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ __ Dr. Qawi Telesford credits much of his success to the South Orange-Maplewood School District and he’s running for re-election to the Board of Education to ensure other students have opportunities just as he did. Telesford said that serving as the BOE’s current president has ...
NUTLEY, NJ - During the Aug.26 open public meeting of the Nutley Board of Education, it was announced that there are some new things happening at Lincoln School ahead of the first day of classes next week. It was announced that repairs to the auditorium were completed this summer. TAPinto ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - Nineteen new faculty and staff members began the three-day Montville Township Public Schools [MTPS] New Teacher Orientation on Monday, August 26, 2024. The new MTPS educators will support students at a variety of locations throughout the district. Cedar Hill and Hilldale ...
NUTLEY, NJ - The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) monitor Jeanette Makus overrode a vote made by the Nutley Board of Education in what she described as being in the best interest of the students. The issue in question was a payment of $27,957.71 for unused vacation time for an employee ...
RAHWAY, NJ — On Tuesday, September 17, the Rahway Public School District is holding a Parent Tech Night at the 7th & 8th Grade Academy, located at 1139 Kline Place. The program begins at 6 p.m. in the student cafeteria and will guide parents through a number of the online tools their ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Freshman orientation for students and parents of the Bayonne High School Class of 2028 will be held on Aug.28 at Bayonne High School. This will be an opportunity to get ready to start the high school journey at Freshmen, as well as meet new friends and get to explore the Bayonne ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - Hoboken High School has seen significant growth in its participation and success rates in the College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) Program, officials have announced. In the 2023-2024 academic year, Hoboken High School saw a notable increase in AP participation, with 167 students ...
BRIDGEWATERNJ - Though the Somerset County 4-H Fair was only open for one day earlier this month due to inclement weather, a local student made the most of her time to share a message of hope with attendees. Vaanya Salwan, a rising Senior in the Academy for Health and Medical Sciences ...
BRIDGEWATERNJ - Though the Somerset County 4-H Fair was only open for one day earlier this month due to inclement weather, a local student made the most of her time to share a message of hope with attendees. Vaanya Salwan, a rising Senior in the Academy for Health and Medical Sciences ...