Education Top Stories
By TAPINTO PISCATAWAY STAFF
August 8, 2024
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Ads for Back-to-School Sales are already underway, and the Piscataway Township School academic year will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. The Piscataway School District has posted its 2024-25 academic year calendar on its website and listed the dates when school is scheduled ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - David Brearley Middle-High School Spanish teacher Alejandro Mejía, was recently honored by the Department of Education as one of the New Jersey County Teachers of the Year. Mejia was named the top teacher of Union County and among twenty-one educators to receive this ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- At its July 29 meeting, the Springfield Board of Education approved the following curriculum for the 2024-25 school year: a. Business Education (9-12) b. Career & Technology Education (9-12) c. Collegiate Academy (9-12) d. Culinary Arts (9-12) e. Social Studies ...
CARTERET, NJ — A local middle school social studies teacher is Middlesex County’s 2024-25 “Teacher of the Year,” honored by the NJ Department of Education for her classroom effort and extracurricular contributions. Kristen L. Johnson has taught ancient civilization history to 6th graders at ...
WAYNE, NJ - William Paterson University (WPU) was proud to announce that it has been selected to receive a new grant from the government of Mexico which will be used to provide scholarships to WPU students who are from Mexico or are of Mexican origin. The award will provide financial assistance in ...
Orange, NJ - Four of New Jersey’s top high school students have been named 2024 Student Leaders® by Bank of America (BofA), one of which is a scholar from Orange, NJ. The high-performing students, all rising seniors, will have the opportunity to gain valuable workforce skills through an ...
NUTLEY, NJ - The State of New Jersey canceled the annual sales tax holiday for school supplies this year. Instead of complaining about it, the team at the Old Canal Inn decided to do something about it. From now through Sunday Sept. 1, the OCI will be collecting school supplies for children in ...
Democrats and Republicans do not always disagree. In a Siena College poll released Tuesday, Democrats and Republicans responded identically to a question about a ban on smartphones in classrooms. “In a true oddity, it is supported 58-36% by both Democrats and Republicans,” Siena College ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Coral Springs students starting school next week will head back to the classroom with their wireless devices powered off or in airplane mode. That’s a new Broward County school district policy that goes into effect with the start of the new school year. Students will be ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Coconut Creek students starting school next week will head back to the classroom with their wireless devices powered off or in airplane mode. That’s a new Broward County school district policy that goes into effect with the start of the new school year. Students will be ...
MILLBURN, NJ -- As part of the July 30 District and Board Goals Planning Session, Acting Superintendent Kate Diskin and Directors of Curriculum and Instruction Jenny Graf, Hoda Abdelwahab, Oona Abrams and Chrystie Young described how the Board of Education (BOE) plans to achieve their goals for the ...
FANWOOD, NJ -- The Borough Council heard a presentation on Monday night on the upcoming bond referendum election by the Board of Education to be held Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education Superintendent Dr. Joan Mast and Business Administrator ...
NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP - Summerfield School's PTO organization seeks to fill two positions on its' board for the 2024-2025 School Year, stating "without a full board we CAN NOT make all the fun things happen!" The two open positions are Secretary and Fundraising Coordinator, and interested parties can ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The opening event for David Brearley Middle-High School’s new track has been rescheduled to Monday, Aug. 12, at 5 p.m. The event will double as a meet-and-greet with the new superintendent, Jeremy Davies, who previously served the district for four years as DBMHS’s ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - The Board of Education hired a temp service, Kelly Education Services, to fulfill its substitute teaching needs. The board received a review of the rollout plans, and the current active hiring process at its July 24 meeting. Michael Tressa, an Education Sales Consultant with ...
BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — State Senator Troy Singleton recently wrapped up his 5th annual Summer Lunch Tour which took place around the 7th Legislative District. The program provided a free lunch to children and families in need throughout Burlington County, including a stop in Mount Laurel on ...
BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — State Senator Troy Singleton recently wrapped up his 5th annual Summer Lunch Tour which took place around the 7th Legislative District. The program provided a free lunch to children and families in need throughout Burlington County, including a stop in Bordentown City on ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Both the August Rahway Board of Education (BOE) caucus meeting and regular meeting will be held in the Rahway High School Performing Arts Center (high school auditorium), located at 1012 Madison Ave. The caucus meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 13, at 6 p.m. The regular ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - The re-constituted Somers Board of Education has been given a pretty big first assignment, namely the hiring of a schools superintendent. That task presents its dedicated members with the opportunity to focus on teamwork as they tackle future challenges, a couple of folks noted ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - There is a new contest going on until August 31 at Harding Elementary School. If the school sells 50 supply kits between July 25 and August 31, Harding will be entered to win $2,500 worth of free school supplies. "Help us get to 50 boxes sold for our chance to enter to win ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- The West Essex Regional Board of Education approved the appointment of six new teachers and one social worker at its July 17 meeting. The district also accepted the resignation of one teacher. Approved new faculty members: Mary Cornwell, West Essex Middle School ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Don't worry if you can't pronounce Ed Buciur's name correctly. According to his letter to East Brunswick High School's parents and community, even some of his family members don't get it right. Let's try "Ba-sure." That's pretty close, he says. Dr. Edward Bucior is the ...
ORLANDO, FL — When the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference (NLC) welcomed a record 17,000 attendees to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando earlier this summer, more than two-dozen students from Heritage Middle School (HMS) were among those who ...
East Orange, NJ-The Center for Civic Education began as the Committee on Civic Education at the University of California at Los Angeles in 1965. The Committee developed and implemented professional development programs with nationwide participants supported by the Danforth Foundation, Ford ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- The candidates for the 2024 Board of Education have filed their petitions, and TAPinto will be posting interviews with them in the next couple of months. Two seats are open and terms are three years. Here are the names: Adam Kraemer: (none) Brian Rock: "West Orange ...
WHIPPANY, NJ — The Calais School of Whippany recently received a generous donation of art supplies from The Goldfinch Decorative Painters, a New Jersey-based group of artists. While Goldfinch members share a common desire to broaden their decorative painting knowledge and skills, they also ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Coral Springs students return to the classroom next Monday to start the new school year. The first day of school, Aug. 12, is one week earlier than in the past. School employees are already back at work this week, getting ready. Families can take advantage of the Florida ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Coconut Creek students return to the classroom next Monday to start the new school year. The first day of school, Aug. 12, is one week earlier than in the past. School employees are already back at work this week, getting ready. Families can take advantage of the Florida ...
HOLMDEL, NJ - The school board held their regular meeting on July 31st and approved a number of personnel resolutions in preparation for the new school year. You can read the agenda here. The included appointments were: Sean McCauley - Acting Principal Holmdel High School Joanne Ryder - ...