Education
By TONY GALLOTTO
May 6, 2022NEW BRUNSWICK - It takes hard work and dedication.
But that’s what makes this year’s group of 14 “Youth of the Year” finalists so special, as upstanding, service-oriented teens, says Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-19th Dist.), who shared words of wisdom to this year’s group, ages 14-18, through a legislative town hall held May 4.
“I’ve ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Corey Tucker was surveying the softball field at Alice Jennings Archibald Park on Monday morning, checking whether the overnight rain would force the postponement of the afternoon’s JV game.
“It doesn’t look too bad,” he said, shifting some of the infield dirt with his shoe. “I don’t see any puddles. They can get their game ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Masks - which have been a mainstay in the classrooms of the district's schools over the past two years - will be optional for its 9,782 students starting Monday, May 2.
Masks will also be optional for all staff members and visitors, according to a message from School Superintendent Dr. Aubrey Johnson.
They will continue to be mandatory for those ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – New Brunswick High School was rated the No. 348 high school in New Jersey in U.S. News’ annual best schools rankings released Tuesday, April 26.
A year ago, New Brunswick High School was ranked 315.
U.S. News did not rank New Brunswick Adult High School.
The U.S. News rankings include data on nearly 24,000 public high schools in 50 ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Some 2,600 middle and high school students were dismissed early for the month of February in Millville in Cumberland County, where there weren't enough teachers to cover all the classes.
The Camden School District, which was unable to fill 28 bilingual and ESL teaching positions this school year, is exploring the possibility of searching abroad for qualified ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Three incumbents have apparently held onto their seats on the New Brunswick Board of Education.
Benito Ortiz, Ivan Adorno and Yesenia Medina-Hernandez, who ran under the "A New Beginning" banner, have fended off a challenge from Linda “Lindy” Stork, according to unofficial voting numbers released by the Middlesex County’s Office of the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Two teachers at New Brunswick’s Livingston Elementary School – along with their 19 fifth grade students – are using the common, everyday postcard as a vehicle for delivering hope to people in war-ravaged Ukraine.
Teachers Victoria Salcedo-Martinez and Bari Taylor-Gaeta have initiated a project, “Hope for Ukraine,” that involves ...