Education

NEWARK, NJ — Science Park High School student Achunike Okafor's year-long efforts in exploring the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) field through a series of conferences, lab tours, master classes, and research will come to fruition this month when he graduates from the esteemed Governor's STEM Scholars program.

Achunike, an ...

NEWARK, NJ — Students enrolled in New Community Career & Technical Institute's Building Trades Specialist program are getting an opportunity to explore different areas of the construction industry and career pathways through a newly established "Rising Stars" initiative.

NCCTI, a Newark-based post-secondary career and technical institution, partnered ...

HAMILTON, NJ – May 11, 2022 – A new statewide poll from Change Research released today by the New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association (NJPCSA) found that a majority of voters in New Jersey support public charter schools by a nearly 2:1 margin (50% of respondents indicated support and 27% indicated opposition), while parents surveyed have an even higher level of support (56% ...

NEWARK, NJ — A Newark teacher from University High School will be one of four New Jersey educators to be recognized for his commitment to his students during Princeton University's 2022 commencement.

Lee Snowden, a teacher at University High School, received the Princeton Prize for Distinguished Secondary School Teaching, which recognizes outstanding New Jersey secondary school ...

NEWARK, NJ — Eli Able, a senior at Barringer High School in Newark, always envisioned he would attend college and earn a degree, but the thought of financing his higher education loomed over his head.

“I would probably be in debt after I graduated college,” Eli told TAPinto Newark.

In Newark, city officials want to relieve students like Eli from shouldering the burden of ...

NEWARK, NJ - The Pillar College community celebrated Dr. Rupert A. Hayles, Jr. inauguration as the institution’s new President, replacing the previous President and now current Chancellor of Pillar College, Dr. David E. Schroeder on Apr. 28.

Chancellor Schroeder in his speech quipped “I am supposed to pass a baton to you, and I don’t run very well, and I don’t know ...

PERTH AMBOY, NJ - 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 ...

NEWARK, NJ — Teacher Appreciation Week in Newark ended Friday with a generous tribute to more than 200 local educators who received $50 Exxon gift cards from Saint James AME Church to be used for gas or groceries.

A stalwart of giving back to the community, the Rev. Ronald Slaughter, pastor of Saint James, reached out to Newark teachers at three schools, Lincoln School, Malcolm X ...

NEWARK, NJ — An initiative launched in 2019 by the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to enroll more Newark high school students in the university and spur their interest in math-related learning pathways is proving to showcase positive results.

The Newark Math Success Initiative (MSI) at NJIT was established with a goal to double the number of ...

NEWARK, NJ — Two Newark schools, Technology High School and Science Park High School, had their moment in the spotlight this week when they each placed in the top 40 "Best High Schools in New Jersey List" by U.S. News & World Report. 

Science Park and Technology were among more than 400 high schools across New Jersey to make the distinguished ...