Education

NEW JERSEY — (Updated 11:48 a.m.) Amid increasing pressure from students and their families, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Tuesday that schools will be allowed to have in-person graduation ceremonies, something that would have previously been prohibited under the state’s COVID-19 social distancing orders.

The graduation ceremonies, Murphy said, will be permitted to begin July 6 as ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy senior Janielle Lazala was recently awarded the Edwin M. Barton Scholarship by the Wayne County Community Foundation.

The Edwin M. Barton Scholarship is awarded to a high school graduate of Elizabeth Public Schools who is enrolled in a four-year New Jersey state college or university and is majoring in education. The recipient receives up ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - William F. Halloran School No. 22, Juan Pablo Duarte – José Julián Martí School No. 28, and John E. Dwyer Technology Academy were among 84 schools and seven districts in 15 states to be recognized as a 2020 National School of Character by Character.org.

Each year, Character.org and its state affiliates select schools and districts that ...

TRENTON, NJ - After New Jersey state officials recently told residents that in-person commencement ceremonies were not in the cards due to the coronavirus pandemic, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy offered a ray of hope to those hoping that actual in-person graduation events could happen at some point in the coming summer months.

Near the conclusion of his daily New Jersey ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - Elizabeth Public Schools Language Arts Supervisor Maria Fabiano was bestowed the 2020 New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association’s Visionary Leadership Award as its Visionary Supervisor/Director of the Year. 

The NJPSA Visionary Leadership Award recognizes exceptional leaders that focus on curricula and the improvement of ...

NEW JERSEY -- While school districts across the state have been planning alternatives to traditional high school graduation ceremonies, any plans that school districts had in the works appear to violate Governor Murphy’s Executive Order No.107, which directs New Jersey residents to stay at home and prohibits public gatherings.

In a letter to school administrators, NJ State Police Colonel ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - The Archdiocese of Newark has announced the consolidation of its school community and the closure of nine archdiocesan-operated elementary schools at the end of this school year including St. Genevieve School in Elizabeth.

The elementary schools are:

Academy of St. Therese of Lisieux, Cresskill
St. Anne School, Fair Lawn
Trinity Academy, ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - Elizabeth resident Cindy Demian was named a winner of The Cotton CLIMATE Challenge Competition. 

Her Beauty and More project, Eco-Brush which features recycled cotton cosmetic brushes, earned a $600 scholarship. 

A 2018 graduate of the Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy, she is the daughter of Amal Guirguis and Hany Demian.  

The competition was ...

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced today that all New Jersey schools would remain closed for the remainder of the school year in an ongoing effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.

"We have a single goal in mind: the safety and well-being of our children, and of our educators, administrators and staff," said Murphy. 

The governor's ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - Friday was Principal’s Day and teachers from Jefferson Arts Academy in Elizabeth, New Jersey set up an impromptu parade to say “Thank You“ to their Principal, Michael Ojeda and their Vice Principals Cheryl Popielarski, Alexandra Mickens and Danny Ortiz.  The Elizabeth Police Department also came by to show their support.

Although it was a last minute ...