Education Top Stories
By NICOLE PILSBURY
July 24, 2024
MONTVILLE, NJ - The Montville Township High School’s Forensics Team held an outreach program for middle school students, aiming to educate them about speech and debate, as well as raise funds for the high school forensics program. The program allows students the choice to learn about either ...
PARKLAND, FL- Broward County Public Schools improved to receive an "A" grade by the Florida Department of Education in 2023. It's the first year since 2011 that Broward received the state's highest grade possible. In a press release, BCPS stated "on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, the Florida ...
Leer en español Earlier versions of this article incorrectly reported that Camden County Commissioner Jonathan Young was from Camden. CAMDEN – Robert Mangum, 24, got his undergraduate degree from Albright College in Pennsylvania and has been working on his master's degree. Yet the Camden ...
HELMETTA, NJ - With prices continually on the rise, the annual back-to-school shopping for supplies could be more costly this year. To help, Helmetta Mayor Chris Slavicek is hosting a Back-to-School School Supply Drive to assist local families in need. Suggested donation items ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Taxpayers who grumble about big-ticket Roxbury School District expenditures, such as the turf fields and the outdoor classroom pavilion, might suffer exploding heads when they hear this: The district could soon get its very own airplane. But ... relax. The twin-engine aircraft ...
NEWARK, NJ - Le’Naya White, an early education major approaching her final year as a college student at Juniata College, wasn’t quite sure how she would connect with her students when she started as a teaching fellow this summer in an Uncommon Schools program for children on the autism program at ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ - A long-time high school guidance counselor said she has been moved from her high school position to the middle school against her will and for no apparent reason. Dena DeSantis, a Fair Lawn High School guidance counselor for 20 years, said she was reassigned to the middle school ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - Please see the following message from Jeremy Davies, the new Superintendent of Kenilworth Public Schools, regarding the Acting Principal of David Brearley. Dear Kenilworth School Community, At last week's July Board of Education meeting, Madelyn Pavelchak was approved as ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — Have a student in your home who is interested in a career in STEM? The Mount Laurel Library is hosting "STEM Aspire" on Friday morning, July 26 from 10AM to 12PM. STEM careers are jobs in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering or Math, with STEM professionals using ...
NEW JERSEY -- The state of New Jersey was ranked as having the 3rd best school system in the nation, according to a study done by WalletHub. The personal finance website ranked all 50 states, and the District of Columbia, by a total score and with the two categories of Quality and Safety. The ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - The Hoboken Dual Language Charter School (HoLa) have received their results for the 2024 Advanced Placement (AP) Spanish Language and Culture exam. According to the results, 79% of 8th grade students passed, with 43% achieving a score of 4 or 5 out of 5. While students who take the ...
WORCESTER, MA -- Two students from Scotch Plains and Fanwood were among the 1,600 students who were named to the College of the Holy Cross' Dean's List for outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2023-24 academic year. Aidan Christman of Fanwood, Class of ...
READINGTON, NJ - Superintendent Jonathan Hart announced that the Readington School District has been awarded a $10,000 grant from Sustainable Jersey to help promote environmental practices in the district. While the grant can be used for things like tree plantings, sustainable landscaping and ...
PARKLAND, FL- The beginning of the 2024-25 school year is less than three weeks away. Schools and families are beginning to prepare for the new season, and local residents have a unique opportunity to meet their Parkland school principals via a Zoom meeting on Wednesday, August 6, 2024, at 6 ...
NEW JERSEY -- The state of New Jersey was ranked as having the 3rd best school system in the nation, according to a study done by WalletHub. The personal finance website ranked all 50 states, and the District of Columbia, by a total score and with the two categories of Quality and Safety. The ...
WAYNE, NJ – During the November 2, 2023 Wayne Board of Education meeting, less than a month after the October 7 attacks in Israel, resident Kim Woodhour spoke up, asking for the board to consider changing their policy on the avatars used as a student’s profile picture on their school webpages. She ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ – The Asbury Park Recreation Committee is thrilled to announce the 2024 Asbury Park Backpack Drive. In collaboration with Community Karma, Asbury Park Little League, and St. Stephen AME Zion Church, this initiative aims to ensure that at least 1,000 students are equipped with ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - Language immersion, a broader world view, and an exploration of the world that fosters independence. These are only three of the dozens of benefits to global travel. During July 2024, three educators from the Montville Township Public Schools [MTPS] are Program Leaders for three ...
PARKLAND, FL- The annual Back-to-School sales tax holiday begins this Monday, July 29, 2024, for Parkland and Florida residents that are preparing to head back to school this fall. The holiday allows families to purchase a number of school supplies tax-free as they shop for the upcoming school ...
NEW JERSEY — The Garden State has the 4th best school system in the United States for 2024, according to a study done by WalletHub. The personal finance website ranked 50 states and the District of Columbia, giving each a total score based on each state's ranking in quality and safety. New ...
BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ Anjali Dahiya, honored earlier this month for her award at the 2024 of the Mayor's Arts Award for a student, uses her artistic abilities to help others. Anjali was honored by the Bernards Township Committee in early July. The rising senior is the newly-elected co-president of ...
Phillipsburg, NJ— After decades of debate and despite a century of tradition, the Bloomsbury School Board has decided to transfer its students out of the Phillipsburg School District. In a public notice statement read on July 22, 2024, by Phillipsburg Board President Rosemarie Person, it was ...
SPARTA, NJ – The board of education voted to amend the district’s policy regulating student cell phone use. The policy continues to prohibit students from having their cell phone turned on or used “on school grounds during the school day or when the student is participating in a curricular or ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Monday, July 22, the West Orange Board of Education held a meeting in which they gave a summer update. In his report, Superintendent Hayden Moore said that the district's summer programs are operating smoothly and that the Extended School Year program, ESY, has been going ...
NEW JERSEY — The Garden State has the 4th best school system in the United States for 2024, according to a study done by WalletHub. The personal finance website ranked 50 states and the District of Columbia, giving each a total score based on each state's ranking in quality and safety. New ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ—After decades of debate and despite a century of tradition, the Bloomsbury School Board has decided to transfer its students out of the Phillipsburg School District. In a public notice statement read on July 22, 2024, by Phillipsburg Board President Rosemarie Person, it was ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Before the school year ended, Queen City Academy Charter School (QCACS) hosted their 2nd Annual Male Mentoring Youth Leadership Conference, open to all middle and high school students in the city of Plainfield. The event enhanced mental and emotional well-being while fostering ...
BLOOMINGDALE, NJ - Bloomingdale Parent Teacher's Association is looking for your help. They are in need of a 2024-2025 PTA Committee leaders. More specifically, chairman and co-chair positions to be filled for new committees. If you are interested, sign up ...
NEW JERSEY — The Garden State has the 4th best school system in the United States for 2024, according to a study done by WalletHub. The personal finance website ranked 50 states and the District of Columbia, giving each a total score based on each state's ranking in quality and safety. New ...
NEW JERSEY — The Garden State has the 4th best school system in the United States for 2024, according to a study done by WalletHub. The personal finance website ranked 50 states and the District of Columbia, giving each a total score based on each state's ranking in quality and safety. New ...