Education

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — When U.S. News & World Report, considered the “global authority in education rankings,” unveiled the 2021 Best High Schools ranking last week, Jonathan Dayton High School was named No. 116 in New Jersey.

Its overall scorecard grade according to the study is 84.11. Dayton ranked eighth among Union County public schools. Elizabeth was No. 1 in Union County ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners and the Union County Shade Tree Advisory Board recently announced the winners in the annual Arbor Day Poetry Contest last week.

Two fifth-graders from Springfield were among those receiving recognition.

Taylor Tripet of Thelma Sandmeier Elementary School in Springfield took first place among all fifth-grade entrants ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — The Springfield Board of Education (BOE) discussed the proposed school budget for the 2021-2022 school year at Monday night’s meeting, which highlighted new learning resources and upcoming facility projects, including a complete renovation of the Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School (FMG) library/media center. 

The district’s proposed operating ...

NEW JERSEY — In the year of coronavirus, school district superintendent salaries increased 2.9% statewide to a median cost of $174,689, up from $169,689 the year before, recently released state Education Department data show.

Springfield Schools Superintendent Rachel Goldberg is making $198,000 in 2020-21, and that will increase to $212,000 next school year.

The ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Springfield Schools’ Superintendent Rachel Goldberg announced at Monday night’s Board of Education meeting that the district plans to return to five days of in-person learning for most students on May 3. 

Starting next month, students in grade pre-k through fifth grade will return to five-days-a-week in-person instruction. Grades 6-12 will remain on a ...

UNION COUNTY, NJ----The Union County Board of Commissioners today announced the County will hold a mobile clinic to vaccinate educators and school personnel on Tuesday, April 6 from 1-8 p.m. at Warinanco Park in Roselle.

Any educator or school personnel wishing to receive a vaccination must pre-register now at www.ucnjvaccine.org. Teachers, all staff and school ...