Education Top Stories
By JACKIE LIEBERMAN
June 22, 2024
WESTFIELD, NJ — Four-hundred and sixty students graduated from Westfield High School on Friday, June 21, at Gary Kehler Stadium. The ceremony, originally planned for Thursday at 3 p.m., was rescheduled to the next morning due to extreme heat. “Westfield High School has a tradition of ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Two Fields Bakeshop in Berkeley Heights has teamed up with The Calais School of Whippany to offer students in the Work-Based Learning (WBL) program hands-on experience in the bakery industry. Specializing in desserts for people with dietary restrictions like celiac disease ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Two Fields Bakeshop in Berkeley Heights has teamed up with The Calais School of Whippany to offer students in the Work-Based Learning (WBL) program hands-on experience in the bakery industry. Specializing in desserts for people with dietary restrictions like celiac disease ...
BEDFORD, N.Y. - On Thursday, June 28, the Fox Lane High School Class of 2024 took the next step into their futures at the commencement ceremony held at FLHS.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Two Fields Bakeshop in Berkeley Heights has teamed up with The Calais School of Whippany to offer students in the Work-Based Learning (WBL) program hands-on experience in the bakery industry. Specializing in desserts for people with dietary restrictions like celiac disease ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Two Fields Bakeshop in Berkeley Heights has teamed up with The Calais School of Whippany to offer students in the Work-Based Learning (WBL) program hands-on experience in the bakery industry. Specializing in desserts for people with dietary restrictions like celiac disease ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Two Fields Bakeshop in Berkeley Heights has teamed up with The Calais School of Whippany to offer students in the Work-Based Learning (WBL) program hands-on experience in the bakery industry. Specializing in desserts for people with dietary restrictions like celiac disease ...
WHIPPANY, NJ - Whippany Park High School graduates are headed off to a prestigious list of colleges and universties this Fall. Congratulations to all the graduates!
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Thursday's Board of Education meeting sparked controversy as the acting superintendent and members of the public addressed the recent dismissal of Gov. Livingston girls varsity soccer coach Michael Roof. Additionally, there was pushback from board members on two proposed ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Thursday's Board of Education meeting sparked controversy as the acting superintendent and members of the public addressed the recent dismissal of Gov. Livingston girls varsity soccer coach Michael Roof. Additionally, there was pushback from board members on two proposed ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Thursday's Board of Education meeting sparked controversy as the acting superintendent and members of the public addressed the recent dismissal of Gov. Livingston girls varsity soccer coach Michael Roof. Additionally, there was pushback from board members on two proposed ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - Kenilworth Public Schools recently announced the April and May Hawk of the Month winners. PreK: Jaxon Alarcon- Jaxon is a kind young boy who loves making new friends. He loves to eat gummy bears! This summer, he is excited to go on a family vacation and get more moments to ...
SMITHFIELD, RI -- Anthony Perez of South Amboy, NJ has been named to Bryant University's Spring 2024 Deans' List for demonstrating an unwavering commitment to academic excellence and achievement. To earn a place on the Deans' List, students must have a GPA of 3.4 or better for at least 12 ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - As they count down to graduation on June 24, we get to know more about members of the Somers High School Class of 2024! Joseph Melillo What three words would your friends use to describe you and your personality? Kind, smart, caring Favorite vacation ...
WAYNE, NJ - The future of Wayne’s most gifted students is looking bright thanks to the efforts of specialized educators from the GATES program. During the Wayne Board of Education meeting on Thursday June 13, teachers from the Gifted and Talented Enrichment Services program (GATES) held a showcase ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – At a June meeting, the South Plainfield Board of Education (SPBOE) presented a resolution recognizing the five high school students who, during the 2023-2024 school year, served as student representatives on the board. This year’s reps were Ikenna Ibeku and Gianna Ravi, ...
Orange, NJ - It's graduation season and the class of 2024 is being celebrated in traditional and non-traditional settings. Six students graduated from Sojourn High School, an alternative high school for youth incarcerated at the Essex County Juvenile Detention Center in Newark, on Thursday, June ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - The Montville Township Public Schools Board of Education honored the Montville Township High School [MTHS] ShopRite STARS for the 4th Marking Period of the 2023-2024 school year. The presentation was made on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. MTHS ShopRite STARS are nominated by faculty ...
PARKLAND, FL- Walk through metal detectors are being used beginning this summer at two Broward County Public High Schoos: J.P. Taravella and Charles Flanagan. A statement on Friday from BCPS stated "at the start of summer school, BCPS begins using walk-through metal detectors as an added layer ...
LONG BEACH ISLAND - The Long Beach Island Police Departments collectively announced the first ever Long Beach Island Jr. Police Academy. It will be hosted by the Long Beach Township Police Department. The Academy is a week-long “camp” designed to give students an overview of ...
BERNARDSVILLE - The Somerset Hills School District has selected Mr. Keith Koellhoffer as Acting Principal of Bedwell Elementary School for the 2024-2025 school year. Koellhoffer began his career in 2012 as a School Psychologist in South Brunswick before transitioning to Warren Township Schools.
NEWARK — Before the since-canceled “Nuttin’ But Azz” basketball game planned for West Side High School created a stir, Newark saw another, similar hoops contest involving thong-wearing women. It was held at a facility that serves young people. Pastor Steffie Bartley, the founding president of ...
NEWARK - A nationally-acclaimed financial educator and author of 12 books spoke about financial debt with teachers and staff at Philip’s Academy Charter School of Newark on Monday. Dr. DeForest "Buster" Soaries, Jr., who served as Secretary of State under Governor Christie Todd Whitman, is the ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Two graduating seniors from Hillsborough were selected as the salutatorian and valedictorian of the 2024 graduating class at Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School. One hundred and seventy-three students received their diplomas during the Commencement ceremony ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Ridgewood High School’s (RHS) Applied Engineering Club built up a head of steam at the annual NJSTEAM Tank Challenge, with one team earning third place and $1,000 in the state-wide NJ School Board Association’s competition. The STEAM Tank competition, which drew nearly 600 ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood School District kicked off its commencements on Tuesday with Memorial Middle School's eighth grade graduation. It was the final graduation ceremony for Memorial Principal Jennifer Asprocolas. Asprocolas shared her first experience in the Spotswood School District ...
TRENTON – A new student loan redemption program has been announced to benefit health care, behavioral health, and social services professionals serving those with medical needs, behavioral and/or mental health conditions, and disabilities, announced the Department of Human Services, Department of ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The eighth issue of David Brearley High School's newspaper, The Bear Print was recently published. The publication's senior staff members wrote their final sentiments before graduation. Olivia Camarinha: Hi again! As it turns out, everything seems to have gone according to ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - During the final Board of Education meeting for the 2023-24 school year, Superintendent Hayden Moore and the board members took time to recognize some important departures. Leila Aboulneja and Keni Khindru James were recognized for their consistency and commitment to serve as ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Following two weeks of outrage generated by an East Brunswick yearbook posting that omitted the names and switched the photograph of the high school’s Jewish Student Union, the East Brunswick Board of Education met for the final time this school year, making an effort to begin ...