Education Top Stories
By HALSTON MEDIA STAFF
May 11, 2024
SOMERS, N.Y. - As they count down to graduation, we get to know more about members of the SHS Class of 2024! Ruby Ellison What interests you most? What activities do you participate in, both in school and outside of school? I am a member of the Somers girls varsity lacrosse team. Outside ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - Later this month, voters in the Katonah-Lewisboro School District will be tasked with filling three open seats on the Board of Education. Matthew Goglia, Peter Petraro, Jon Poffenberger, Marjorie Schiff, and Barbara Williams will be vying for two seats carrying a full three-year ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — At a special meeting on Tuesday, the Plainfield Board of Education voted to renew its employees and approved a handful of job descriptions during a meeting where the public didn't know the names of employees who were being voted on. The meeting opened up with a training session ...
UNION, NJ – The Union High School Fighting Farmer Battalion Drill Team took home a national championship at the National High School Drill Team championship in Daytona Beach, Florida, last weekend. The Union High School Army JROTC Program has been crowned state drill champions for the past ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Three Hillsborough High School students have been selected to receive a $2,500 National Merit® Scholarship award. Winners from Hillsborough High School are: Jennifer Dong, probable career field: Computer Science; Anvesh Polamuri probable career field: Quantitative ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – For the second consecutive year, students at John F. Kennedy Elementary School put their mathematical skills to the test – literally - in the Noetic Learning Math Contest (NLMC). A national, semiannual problem-solving competition for elementary and middle school students, ...
East Orange, NJ- Dr. Brandon Frame partnered with the East Orange School District to curate a meaningful event for the young men at Mildred Barry Garvin School in East Orange, "The My First Tie Experience". Crafted by the esteemed author and founder of The Black Man Can, Dr. Brandon Frame, this ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The tense and emotional May 9 South Orange-Maplewood (SOMA) Board of Education (BOE) meeting was attended by so many residents that many students sat on the floor waiting for their turns to speak. Interim Superintendent Dr. Kevin Gilbert began, “This has been the toughest time ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – All the pomp and circumstance. All the caps and gowns. All the hugs and laughs. Sunday’s annual commencement ceremony typically affords Rutgers a football-stadium-sized stage to beam with scarlet pride, boast of its many accomplishments and dispense a bunch of degrees, ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - The Little Falls Board of Education recognized the contributions of teachers in the community as part of Teacher Appreciation Day on Tuesday. The board acknowledged the pivotal role teachers play in shaping the future of society through education. The resolution highlighted ...
PATERSON, NJ - Paterson homeowners will see a 5% increase in the school portion of their property taxes after the Paterson Board of Education approved a $808 million budget on Monday. The budget prioritizes investments in salaries, benefits, charter school contributions, and non-salary expenses, ...
CAMDEN – As National Teacher Appreciation comes to a close, three exemplary Camden teachers paused their lessons on Friday morning as Camden Education Fund (CEF) led a group of visitors into their classrooms to surprise and congratulate each as winners of the CEF’s 2024 RISE Teaching Award, a ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – All the pomp and circumstance. All the caps and gowns. All the hugs and laughs. Sunday’s annual commencement ceremony typically affords Rutgers a football-stadium-sized stage to beam with scarlet pride, boast of its many accomplishments and dispense a bunch of degrees, ...
CAMDEN – Students whose primary language is Spanish were not always encouraged to speak that language in the classroom, a scenario that Sandra Dominguez, a bilingual teacher at Mastery’s Molina Elementary School in Camden said she knows all too well. “I did not have the opportunity to really ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A Stoneman Douglas Teacher, Yosleny Valera, along with six students and two staff members at schools in Coral Springs and Parkland, will be honored by the Broward County School District for their character. The 24th annual Kids and Staff Characters Awards, which takes place ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The school district has adopted their budget for the 2024 - 2025 academic year, resulting in a loss of positions and programs. The district has lost an estimated $6.2 million in state aid for the upcoming school year. A total of 67 positions will not be available next year ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office is increasing its commitment to fighting the statewide opioid epidemic by teaming with the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey to provide free opioid prescribing education to healthcare providers within the county. This program is ...
RANDOLPH, NJ: County College of Morris (CCM) students, known as the CCM Data Titans, recently brought home two impressive awards from the Spring 2024 American Statistical Association (ASA) national DataFest competition. They earned first place in the Two-Year College Category and were awarded for ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Six students and three staff members at schools in Coral Springs and Parkland will be honored by the Broward County Schools District for their character. The 24th annual Kids and Staff Characters Awards, which takes place on May 15, honors 50 students and 20 BCPS staff ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A student and teacher at Coconut Creek schools are being honored by the Broward County Schools District for their character. The 24th annual Kids and Staff Characters Awards, which takes place on May 15, honors 50 students and 20 BCPS staff members for being outstanding ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - Totowa’s Povolo quintuplets are graduating from Montclair State University this year. On May 13, Victoria, Ludovico, Ashley, Michael, and Marcus will walk across the stage to receive their diplomas together, marking their final shared milestone. According to the University, this ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Edison Intermediate School mathematics teacher Ryan Belline and Roosevelt Intermediate School social studies teacher Marissa Conneely are the recipients of the 2024 Optimist Club’s Intermediate School Outstanding Teacher Awards, the district announced Thursday. The awards ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - It was recently announced that the Kenilworth Board of Education will be meeting next week in closed executive session to conduct interviews for the position of Superintendent of Schools. The interviews will take place on the following dates: May 15, 2024: 6:00 p.m. May 16, ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - The Flemington-Raritan Board of Education approved an $80 million budget, a 3.5% increase in the local tax levy and the elimination of more than 20 staff positions to close the district's $3 million budget deficit, including special education teachers, stretch teachers, music ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ - Sayreville War Memorial High School alumni S'Day Manley (Class of 2009) and Julia Block (Class of 2018) were honored in the high school's "Where Are They Now" post for May 2024. S’Day Manley went on to the National Guard after graduating. When his commission was over, he began ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Central Bucks community will have a chance to meet the new superintendent of the Central Bucks School District on Monday night. The school district will hold a community forum with Steven Yanni at CB West High School on Monday, May 13, at 6 p.m. The event will feature ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - When Somers Central School District voters head to the polls later this month, they will be tasked with choosing between four candidates vying for a pair of open board seats. Seeking terms on the SCSD Board of Education will be current president Nick Mancini, Desiree Deems, Margaret ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- Aidan Lafazan, a junior at Jonathan Dayton High School, won second place in the High School category at the 36th annual NJDEP GIS Mapping Contest. His map, "Baseball Fields in Union County," was presented on May 1 at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - Jennie Pu, the Director of the Hoboken Public Library, has been recognized by the Library Journal as one of its 2024 Movers and Shakers for her work in supporting the freedom to read. The national honor awarded by the Library Journal is given to 50 individuals each year, and Pu, ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — In the National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s (NMSC) second announcement of National Merit Scholars for 2024, Livingston High School (LHS) seniors Jonathan Hong, who currently plans to study business following his graduation from LHS, and Alan Hu, who plans to study computer ...