Education
By BOBBIE PEER
August 20, 2024
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Acting Superintendent Robert Nixon presented the results of the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJ GPA) for the Class of 2025 during the August 15th Board of Education meeting. The assessment, taken by 11th graders in the spring of 2024, is designed to ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — With classes set to resume at schools next month, what better time to see how our area high schools fared on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 list of “Best High Schools in New Jersey" and the nation? Gov. Livingston High School ranked No. 90 in New Jersey, according to the ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - Monday marked the deadline for filing petitions to run for the local Board of Education. According to the Union County Clerk’s office, two candidates have filed to run in Mountainside. There is an uncontested race on the Mountainside Board of Education. Incumbents Jordan Hyman ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The Board of Education has scheduled a Special Meeting for Thursday, July 25, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will take place at Gov. Livingston High School, located at 175 Watchung Blvd, Berkeley Heights. The primary purpose of this Special Meeting is for the Board to vote on ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The typical Rutgers undergraduate student will face a 4% tuition increase for the 2024-25 academic year, and mandatory student fees will also rise by 4%. Additionally, housing room rates and residents’ education fees will go up 6% and dining plan rates will increase by 8% for ...
BRANCHBURG, NJ - Governor Livingston High School's Project Graduation 2024 was a huge success, with over 200 seniors enjoying a fun-filled night at the Branchburg Sports Complex. The event, held from 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m., offered a wide variety of activities for the students. The seniors ...
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 - 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 ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - When Tom Wise entered his Deerfield Middle School music room after the 2020 pandemic he found it silent. The room had not heard music for over a year and no students were there to pick up the instruments. Before the pandemic, the fourth-grade class had just begun learning ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - On Wednesday, May 22, New Providence High School students gathered outside to participate in the Every 15 Minutes program, a two-day educational initiative for high school juniors and seniors that dramatizes the consequences of impaired driving, aiming to encourage responsible ...
Editor's Note: Check back with TAPinto Berkeley Heights and TAPinto Mountainside for photo galleries submitted by Claymore and Highlander. BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – Gov. Livingston High School held its 64th Commencement Ceremony for the 275 graduating students of the class of 2024 on Friday.