Education Top Stories
By TAPINTO STAFF
July 23, 2024
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 ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Community Programs has opened registration for FREE Adult School programs. The school is offered under the auspices of the Middlesex County Adult Education Consortium. Programs available include evening High School Equivalency (HSE) Prep, evening English as a Second Language ...
EDISON, NJ —The township Board of Education is investigating a complaint that Muslim students at Edison High School felt an assistant principal “intimidated” and “discriminated against” them during a meeting in February. On behalf of those students, the New Jersey chapter of the Council on ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - In this year’s Anonymous School Feedback Survey, the district got the most responses it has seen in the past five years, up to 948 responses from parents, kindergarten through eighth grade students and staff members. The responses came from all six schools, and had a number of ...
TAMPA, FL -- The University of Tampa has honored 2,221 students who were named to the dean's list for the Spring 2024 semester. The following students from Scotch Plains and Fanwood maintained a GPA of 3.75 or higher to be eligible for the dean's list. Madeleine Smith of Scotch Plains, a ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - The Montclair Board of Education has voted to appoint Damen Cooper as the Interim Superintendent of Montclair Public Schools at its meeting on July 22. Cooper, who is currently the Director of Secondary Education, will assume his new role effective immediately, says school ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - The Montclair Board of Education has voted to appoint Damen Cooper as the Interim Superintendent of Montclair Public Schools at its meeting on July 22. Cooper, who is currently the Director of Secondary Education, will assume his new role effective immediately, says school ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ -- The Wood-Ridge Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Monday, July 29, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Wood-Ridge High School Auditorium, located at 258 Hackensack Street, Wood-Ridge, NJ. Formal action will be taken.
PARAMUS, NJ - Dominick Miller has been appointed as the new Paramus High School Principal, succeeding retiring principal Raymond Kiem. “We are extremely excited to welcome Mr. Miller to Paramus High School and our larger school community,” said Sean Adams, Superintendent of Schools. “His ...
SPARTA, NJ – Sparta area alumni have earned accolades and degrees from their colleges. Savannah Rode and Taylor Canfield graduated from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA. Rhode graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration and a minor in innovation and ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – The Phillipsburg Board of Education approved a series of personnel changes at their Monday, July 22, 2024 meeting at the Sargent Avenue Board of Education Center building. Fontana to Serve as Acting Assistant Superintendent Among the key items at Monday’s meeting, the ...
ROXBURY, NJ – The Roxbury School District is applying for a grant that would fund the establishment of a free, full-time preschool program for township children aged three and four. The Roxbury School Board, on Monday, approved a resolution to submit the application to the state. “This one opens ...
BARNEGAT, NJ - Jane Haviland, a Barnegat High School Class of 2024 graduate is heading to Ivy League, Cornell University this August. Jane has been a member of the Barnegat High School dance team for the entirety of her high school years as well as this year's captain. She made the Division 1 ...
BARNEGAT, NJ - Jane Haviland, a Barnegat High School Class of 2024 graduate is heading to Ivy League, Cornell University this August. Jane has been a member of the Barnegat High School dance team for the entirety of her high school years as well as this year's captain. She made the Division 1 ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - The North Salem Board of Education has appointed an acting schools superintendent while the current one, Dr. Duncan Wilson, is on administrative leave. After meeting in executive session on Monday, July 22, the board posted on the district’s website that Deputy Superintendent ...
EDISON, NJ -The Edison Board of Education is investigating an incident involving an Assistant Principal of Edison High School and members of the Muslim Students Association (MSA). The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) says Nicole Himmelstein threatened the ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - An Elizabeth student was among several from Union County to participate in Rutgers University’s 4-H STEM Ambassador Program. The event was held at Rutgers University in New Brunswick from July 8 through July 12. The program aims to train students to lead STEM activities and ...
HILLSIDE, NJ - The Union County Board of County Commissioners recognized seven Union County high school students from the Union County 4-H Program for participating in this year's Rutgers 4-H STEM Ambassador Program, including Valerie Arias of Hillside. The event was held at Rutgers University ...
NUTLEY, NJ - Back for 2024: the Nutley Verizon Store is giving away backpacks as part of their 'School Rocks' event. It's happening on Sunday July 28 starting at 1 p.m. until all the backpacks are given away. In 2023, every backpack was given away so arrive early. Wireless Zone, the local ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - During February Break, Tusker Travels visited Spain for the adventure of a lifetime for 32 student travelers! Over Spring Break, they voyaged to Switzerland and Italy with a group of 40 students and 8 Somers chaperones. This has been a year of memorable travel for these young ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - For years, now seventh-grade Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School student Shaant Sachdeva has been interested in how different people around the world see the world – and now he is bringing those perspectives to three different Bridgewater schools with the Mock Model UN club. “I ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – The Phillipsburg board of education is set to vote Monday, July 22, 2024, on several significant personnel changes and approvals. Personnel Resignations and New Hires Among the key items, the board will vote on the appointment of Amy Fontana as Acting Assistant ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison Board of Education is scheduled to take place July 23. The public session will take place at 7pm. YouTube Live Link:https://youtube.com/live/FqQhcR13GJw Zoom Webinar Links:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84172062871?pwd=gFIAcHNh89lfrArERYaSdhPKiaCjeF.1 Passcode: ...
NEPTUNE CITY - Current and prospective students and their families are invited to an Open House at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School (96 Springdale Ave) on Wednesday, 8/14/24, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM. The Open House will include a tour, meeting with teachers and school staff, and information on ...
Orange, NJ- The 2024 Wallops Rocket Academy for Teachers (WRATS) gives high school educators the opportunity to experience a technical flight experience that reinforces science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) concepts. WRATS provides an authentic, hands-on rocketry experience based ...
PARKLAND, FL- School is just around the corner, and the Parkland Library is hosting an event to help prepare incoming Kindergartners for the school year ahead. The Countdown to Kindergarten for incoming kindergartners is "a chance to get excited by listening to school stories and participating ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ __ The first few weeks into his role as the new Superintendent of South Orange & Maplewood Schools, Jason Bing doesn’t hesitate when asked about SOMA’s biggest strength, and its biggest challenge. Diversity is the strength of SOMSD, and its two towns, and “getting everyone on ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morris School District BOE meeting will take place Monday, July 22. The meeting will be held at 7:30pm in the Morristown High School Learning Commons. The agenda can be found HERE
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — School might be out, but the Ridgewood Board of Education is still in session, as they meet on Monday evening. Monday, July 22 Ridgewood Board of Education Meeting, 7 p.m. Education Center, 49 Cottage Pl. Tuesday, July 23, Ridgewood Zoning Board of Adjustment ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - A number of local students have been recognized for their academic achievements at colleges across the country! Graduation St. Lawrence University Tyler Cox University at Albany Peter Barry Katelyn Batson Meghan Blanch Nathaniel Schwartz University at ...