Education Top Stories
By TAPINTO SOMA STAFF
August 24, 2024
MAPLEWOOD, NJ __ Bimal Kapadia says he and his family were drawn to South Orange because of its creativity, vibrancy and diversity. Seeing communication difficulties between the school district and the community, cuts to the arts and budget troubles, among other issues, he says he’s motivated to ...
NEWARK — Longer school days will come with the promise of air conditioning for some students and staff when classes start in New Jersey’s largest public school district on Sept. 3, district officials said. The district is installing 1,300 new units - the board approved an up-to-$4.73-million ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood School District students return to classes on Thursday, September 5. Once again, the Spotswood PTA is welcoming the district's youngest students back-to-school by hosting ice cream socials at the Schoenly and Appleby Schools. The ice cream socials started as a way for ...
LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP - The Long Beach Township Police Department hosted a successful week-long junior police academy from August 19-23. Young recruits learned about various law enforcement agencies, participated in hands-on activities, and enjoyed a variety of educational experiences. Throughout ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The student organization that arranged a four-day encampment at Rutgers’ Voorhees Mall and forced the postponement of final exams for about 1,000 students last spring when it threatened to escalate its protests has been suspended by the university. The Rutgers chapter of the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The student organization that arranged a four-day encampment at Rutgers’ Voorhees Mall and forced the postponement of final exams for about 1,000 students last spring when it threatened to escalate its protests has been suspended by the university. The Rutgers chapter of the ...
Leer en español NEWARK — Longer school days will come with the promise of air conditioning for some students and staff when classes start in New Jersey’s largest public school district on Sept. 3, district officials said. The district is installing 1,300 new units - the board approved an ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ - The superintendent said staff and facilities are ready to go for the fall, noting this summer has been the busiest since the referendum added additions to the middle schools. "The number of facility updates that have been done is tremendous," Dr. Rui Dionisio, superintendent of ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - The New Jersey Schools Development Authority (SDA) joined Elizabeth School District officials on Thursday to highlight ongoing demolition work to make way for a new elementary school in the City. “As the demolition of this former school begins, the SDA is readying the site for ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The Kenilworth Rec recently announced that Homework Club registrations are now open for the 2024-2025 school year. The Homework Club is offered for Kenilworth students and was put together for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders to come do their homework, hang out, and unwind from their ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - There are two new faces and two familiar faces in new places in the Somers Central School District. Hired as assistant principals at the intermediate school and the high school were, respectively, Dr. Kyle Grogan and Jessica Anderson. Grogan has taken over the role from Dina ...
KINNELON, NJ - Kinnelon's first home football game is August 30th. The theme has been announced: Luau
MILLBURN, NJ — New Staff Orientation week occurred this past week, and the Millburn High School cheerleaders welcomed the new teachers and staff members on Monday, August 19. MHS Principal Dr. William Miron hosted the annual Millburn bus tour on Friday, August 23. According to Nancy Dries, ...
East Orange, NJ- Montclair State University announced that more than 6,000 Red Hawks were named to the Spring 2024 Dean's List. The Dean's List, issued after the close of the Fall and Spring semesters by the academic deans, gives recognition to students with a 3.50 or higher semester GPA if a ...
SPARTA, NJ – Sparta schools open house and back to school night dates and times. Alpine Elementary School: August 27 - Preschool/Kindergarten Open House 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. August 27 - Grade 1 and 2 Open House noon until 2 p.m. August 28 - Preschool Parents Only Back to School Night ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ __ Bethany Joseph says she has spent much of her life committed to helping her native Maplewood-South Orange, and serving on the Board of Education is the “next logical way” to contribute. She said the SOMSD board has shown growing stability, moving away from past divisiveness, and ...
BARNEGAT, NJ - School is right around the corner. The Barnegat Schools have announced that the transportation schedules are currently being finalized. They shared: "Please note that transportation information for the 2024/2025 school year will not be updated and finalized on the parent ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The student organization that arranged a four-day encampment at Rutgers’ Voorhees Mall and forced the postponement of final exams for about 1,000 students last spring when it threatened to escalate its protests has been suspended by the university. The Rutgers chapter of the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Construction could start as early as next year on a new auditorium at Coral Glades High school in Coral Springs. This week, the Broward County school board approved $36.9 million to move ahead with the design and construction of a state-of-the-art auditorium at the school, ...
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Board of Education voted to move forward with a bond referendum, which will be presented to the community for a vote during the November election. This bond, totaling approximately $2.8 million, will fund various improvements, alterations, renovations, and upgrades at ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - Passaic Valley High School students are getting six new courses for the upcoming school year. The newly approved courses include: Social Media Marketing Freshman Seminar True Crime American History Through Film Digital Marketing English Applications The ...
COLTS NECK, NJ - In a nearly unanimous vote, The Colts Neck Township Board of Education appointed Mr. Richard J. Wickberg to serve through January 2025. Board member Orrico recused. This, in the beginning of the meeting, filled the vacancy due to the death of former Board President John Camera. The ...
LINDEN, NJ - Linden Public School #4 Principal Suzanne Olivero has officially unveiled the “Care Closet,” a fantastic project made possible by the generous support of Columbia Bank, Just In Time Chemical Sales, the Linden Chamber of Commerce, and Phillips 66-Bayway Refinery. This initiative is ...
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) ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - Davida Padi of Parsippany, a social media strategies major, was among The University of Scranton students in the Social Media Campaigns course taught by Brian Snee, Ph.D., associate professor of communication and media, who won third place in the Gift of Life 2024 Students Save ...
DENVILLE, NJ - The Denville Township Board of Education is looking for multiple lunch/recess aides for their schools. Applicants must have experience working with children and be able to supervise and organize games with students. Additionally, candidates must be collaborative, hard-working, ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ — The Bridgewater-Raritan board of education spent part of its sole July meeting hearing about student performance on a pair of state standardized assessments. The first part of the presentation was delivered at the board's July 23 meeting by Jason Mauriello, the ...
UNION, NJ – Beginning this school year, Union students will have free access to live online tutoring at no cost to the schools, students or families. The Union School District has partnered with Varsity Tutors for Schools to provide all district students with access to the Varsity Tutors for ...
SPARTA, NJ – At the board of education meeting, Sparta Education Association President Angela DeLuccia shared good news about the staff and school district. Good Evening, My name is Angela DeLuccia and I am the very proud president of the Sparta Education Association and Sussex County Education ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - “Practice Makes Permanent” was the motto of the Inaugural session of the Summer Multilingual Academy at Montville Township Public Schools [MTPS]. A rigorous, confident, and culturally diverse district, the MTPS Multilingual Academy provided an opportunity for students, whose ...