Education Top Stories
By TAPINTO LIVINGSTON STAFF
May 25, 2024
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Omega Speech and Debate (OSD) Travel Team, featuring members from a local public speaking and debate academy run by Livingston High School (LHS) Class of 0000 alumnus Matthew Zhang, recently finished its season with outstanding performances at two national debate ...
SPARTA, NJ – At the board of education meeting Sparta Education Association President Angela DeLuccia shared good news about the staff and school district. My name is Angela DeLuccia and I am the very proud president of the Sparta Education Association. As we approach the end of the school year, ...
SCRANTON, PA -- Jacob D. Dougherty of Sayreville was among more than 775 members of The University of Scranton's class of 2024 who were awarded bachelor's degrees at its undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 19 at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre. Degrees were conferred to ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - Gabriela Mallack of East Hanover, was named to the Dean's Honor List at Cedarville University for Spring 2024. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.75 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours. Congratulations to Gabriela and ...
MANCHESTER, NH - One South Amboy student and three Sayreville students were named to Southern New Hampshire University's (SNHU) Winter 2024 President's List. The winter terms run from January to May. Samantha Ratica of Sayreville Fatima Dooley of Sayreville Arianne Bautista of ...
CHATHAM, NJ - Scotch Plains resident Janeli Tenacota-Villa graduated from the Governor’s STEM Scholars, a program of the Research & Development Council of New Jersey, on Saturday, May 11. Tenacota-Villa is one of 123 New Jersey high school and college students to complete the year-long program, ...
KENILWORTH, NJ – KENILWORTH, N.J., May 24, 2024 – On Sat., June 1, 2024, the KenilworthHistorical Society will present a colorful, enlightening program celebrating African American culture and the significance of the Juneteenth holiday, which annually commemorates the emancipation of enslaved ...
NEWARK — One program with the city offers student summer enrichment activities at a recreation center on Williams Street, while an “After School All-Stars” program offers tutoring assistance at George Washington Carver School, and the Big Brothers and Sisters offer half-day programming at their ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - As they count down to graduation, get to know more about members of the Somers High School Class of 2024! Robbie Donaldson What three words would your friends use to describe you and your personality? Funny, unique, kind Favorite book? “Harry Potter and the Chamber of ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - John Jay Middle School hosted a very special surprise presentation on May 16. Eighth-grader Gabrielle Camaj’s wish was granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation in front of her entire grade. The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants wishes to children with critical illnesses, believing ...
UNION, NJ – At Tuesday night’s Board of Education meeting, Union’s school superintendent discussed the proposed changes to the elementary schools Special programming, with caused many parents and teachers to voice their concern to the plan at the board meeting on May 14. “We heard and listened ...
East Orange, NJ - York College of Pensylvania held its 2024 Commencement Exercises and conferred degrees for those who satisfied all requirements for their chosen degree. Among this year's graduates was Benedict Onyemaechi of East Orange, NJ. He graduated from York College of Pennsylvania with a ...
ROCHESTER, NY — Anthony Smith of Portville was one of more than 100 Rochester Institute of Technology students named an Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar for the 2023-2024 academic year. Smith is a student in the mechanical engineering program. Download the TAPinto App! Click here for ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Amber Olexa is the recipient of the 9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit Essay Contest Amber Olexa, an 8th-grade student at Alpha Public School in Warren County, New Jersey, has won the inaugural 9/11 Never Forget Mobile Exhibit Essay Contest for her essay which captured her ...
MEDFORD, NJ — The Lenape Regional School District will receive additional state funding under a bill recently signed by Governor Murphy to offset the cuts caused by calculations under the School Funding Reform Act. Under the new law, Lenape Regional School District (BRSD) will receive ...
CAMDEN – When it was short of buses after the pandemic, the Camden City School District – which handles transportation for the district, charter and renaissance schools in Camden – vowed that no child would be left behind in the future and miss classes because a ride was not available. "Our goal ...
WASHINGTON, DC — Rutgers president Jonathan Holloway repeatedly declined to give a direct answer when initially asked if he thought Israel’s government is genocidal during testimony at a congressional committee convened to explore campus antisemitism. The exchange with Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), in ...
WASHINGTON, DC — Rutgers president Jonathan Holloway repeatedly declined to give a direct answer when initially asked if he thought Israel’s government is genocidal during testimony at a congressional committee convened to explore campus antisemitism. The exchange with Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), in ...
TRI-BORO, NJ - Kinnelon's Apple Montessori Summer Camp now has their registration open for this upcoming summer. Apple Montessori recognizes the "Summer Slide" theory, which essentially refers to the concept of students around these ages losing a month's worth of learning during the summer. In ...
Rutgers president Jonathan Holloway repeatedly declined to give a direct answer when initially asked if he thought Israel’s government is genocidal during testimony at a congressional committee convened to explore campus antisemitism. The exchange with Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), in which Holloway did ...
BORDENTOWN, NJ — The Bordentown Regional School District will receive additional state funding under a bill recently signed by Governor Murphy to offset the cuts caused by calculations under the School Funding Reform Act. Under the new law, Bordentown Regional School District (BRSD) will ...
NEWARK — The Newark Teachers Union and the district announced a tentative contract agreement on Friday that would give educators a 4.5% raise for each of its five years and bring the starting salary for teachers to $65,000. “We felt the best way to get a contract that helps Newark students ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield Day Care Center is marking a new chapter as it moved, after more than four decades at the Presbyterian Church on Mountain Avenue, to its new location at Redeemer Lutheran Church. “After over 40 wonderful years at our location at the Presbyterian Church, they made a ...
RAHWAY, NJ — State testing has been taking place the last several weeks in the Rahway Public Schools. In the elementary schools, students were especially pleased to finally conclude the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments (NJSLA) this past week. At Franklin Elementary School, teachers and ...
CLARK, NJ — On Sunday, May 19, one student athlete from Arthur L. Johnson High School was designated as the recipient of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Scholar Athlete Award. The NJSIAA is an organization run by the state of New Jersey. It has a great tradition of ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -After hosting a successful event last year, TEDxYouth@RHS returned to present its second annual gathering on Monday, May 20th. The event, organizers agreed, was a resounding success, attracting numerous high school students and community members to Robbinsville High ...
BETHLEHEM, PA -- The Lehigh University Teaching Assistant Award for the Spring 2024 semester was presented to Olivia Wojtowicz of South Amboy. The Teaching Assistant Award is designated to honor the excellence of graduate student teaching assistants. For more than 150 years, Lehigh ...
Rutgers president Jonathan Holloway repeatedly declined to give a direct answer when initially asked if he thought Israel’s government is genocidal during testimony at a congressional committee convened to explore campus antisemitism. The exchange with Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), in which Holloway did ...
FLORHAM PARK, NJ - The School District of Florham Park will be holding its next Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, May 28th at 7pm. For more information, see below. --------------------- Regular Meetings with Executive Sessions and Special Meetings Regular Public ...
RAHWAY, NJ — The next two Rahway Board of Education (BOE) meetings, the caucus and regular meetings, both in June, have been moved to the Rahway High School Performing Arts Center (auditorium), located at 1012 Madison Ave. The caucus meeting is on Tuesday, June 11, and the regular meeting is on ...