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New Jersey’s Oldest All-Black School Building to Become a Museum Celebrating Black History
The oldest school building in New Jersey may soon become a museum to celebrate its Black history. Located in Newark, the 179-year-old State Street Public School is the only remaining location of the city’s former school for Black students, as well as the home of the first Black principal in the city’s school system. Although the school has been vacant for decades, officials still aim to turn the building into a place where people can gather to learn more about its Black history. “At some point in time you have to preserve what you can,” said Marian Bolden, who has led the efforts...
The DOE is struggling with banning phones in class because it’s already destroyed school discipline
Under a rumored city Department of Education plan to implement a cellphone ban across all 1,600 city public schools, students would be banned from using phones in schools starting in February 2025 and required to place them in school-funded lockers or magnetically locked pouches. Above all else, this is a damning confession that the folks in charge of city schools don’t think teachers can control their classrooms. Yet if they can’t do that, they can’t actually teach. Yes, making kids stow their phones is a challenge, but it’s not one that can be met by some bureaucratic fix: The teacher, for example, will...
3 ex-employees of N.J. law school admit stealing $1.3M from university
Three former employees of a graduate school in Essex County have plead guilty to a $1.3 million scheme to defraud the university, in a scheme that included asking vendors to pay them directly, purchasing hundreds of thousands dollars worth of gift cards and forming a shell company to bill the university for services never rendered, U.S. District Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Friday.
Newark Charter Graduate Takes Center Stage at National Education Conference
Newark native and recent graduate from Great Oaks Legacy Charter High School, Nathan “Miztyk” Duguid performed his original song earlier this month in Boston in front of thousands of attendees at the National Charter Schools Conference, which brings together advocates, educators, and leaders in the national charter community. Duguid’s song, “Teaching My Soul,” is a tribute to all of the teachers who made a difference in his life and a call for them to continue working hard for students. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “I wrote ‘Teaching My Soul’ as an ode to inspire...
Volunteers from New York Cares spruce up NYC public school ahead of students' arrival in the fall
New York Cares, the largest volunteer network in the city, brought together dozens of volunteers Friday to spruce up a New York City public school.They gathered on the Upper West Side at PS 145, The Bloomingdale School, to prepare the facility for the upcoming school year.Volunteers cleaned classrooms, walkways and storage areas - and they painted interior walls and the building's exterior!New York Cares recently launched its fifth annual Stand with Students campaign, an initiative supporting New York City public schools and students.To find out how to volunteer with the organization, visit www.newyorkcares.org.----------* Get Eyewitness News Delivered* More New York City news* Send us a news tip* Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts* Follow us on YouTubeSubmit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness NewsHave a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. If attaching a video or photo, terms of use apply.
Hasbrouck Heights BOE Approves New High School Principal
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - The Hasbrouck Heights Board of Education approved Vincenzo Barchini as the new Hasbrouck Heights High School principal during Thursday night's meeting. He will replace Linda Simmons who announced her retirement from the district in March 2024. The Board approved Barchini to begin on August 1, 2024. He is the current Director of Guidance & Testing. Previously, he was the Vice Principal under Simmons.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Read: Hasbrouck Heights High School Principal to Retire During the public comments, Euclid School principal Michael Sickels praised the service of Simmons, who had...
CUNY campus’ mock student encampment for TV shoot enrages real-life anti-Israel protesters
A mock student protest encampment set up on a CUNY college campus for the filming of a TV show this week sparked real-life backlash from a small group of anti-Israel demonstrators upset by the depiction. The drama played out Monday and Tuesday at Queens College, which was transformed into the made-up “Kincaid College” for an episode of “FBI: Most Wanted,” a law enforcement procedural entering its sixth season on CBS. The made-for-TV encampment sparked a protest, with video from CUNY4PALESTINE, a campus anti-Israel group, showing a handful of demonstrators running up and positioning themselves in front of a group...
Dr. Fazal Panezai Launches Scholarship to Support Future Medical Professionals
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES, July 25, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Dr. Fazal Panezai Scholarship for Future Doctors is now accepting applications from aspiring medical students nationwide. This prestigious scholarship offers a one-time award of $1,000 to support undergraduate students pursuing a medical degree. Dr. Fazal Panezai, a highly esteemed...
College Students Take Part in Summer Special Ed TeachingTraining Program
NEWARK, NJ - Le’Naya White, an early education major approaching her final year as a college student at Juniata College, wasn’t quite sure how she would connect with her students when she started as a teaching fellow this summer in an Uncommon Schools program for children on the autism program at North Star Academy Charter School in Newark. White is part of the Summer Teaching Fellowship, where college students who may have interest in teaching once they graduate take part in a seven-week professional development program, which includes three weeks of in-classroom teaching alongside a certified teacher. CLICK...
Livingston School Board Appoints Brooke Benavides as Principal at Riker Hill Elementary School
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Brooke Benavides, the former principal of Lincoln Elementary School in Nutley, has been selected to serve as the new principal at Riker Hill Elementary School in Livingston. Her appointment, which was approved during a public Livingston Board of Education meeting on Thursday, comes shortly after former principal Justin Toomey announced his resignation from the position after five years of service to Livingston Public Schools to begin a new chapter of his career as the new Superintendent of Schools in Hanover Township.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Benavides said she is “incredibly...
New class size caps could worsen teacher turnover at high-poverty schools, report warns
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.New York City’s highest-poverty schools could experience an exodus of teachers in the coming years, an unintended consequence of a sweeping class size mandate, according to a new report.All of the city’s public schools must limit their class sizes by 2028 to between 20 and 25 students, depending on the grade level, thanks to a new state law. But more affluent schools tend to have more crowded classes, which will require more teacher hiring.Most of those educators will likely be new to the profession or...
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Paterson schools lose a top exec to Ridgewood for higher salary
PATERSON — The city’s school business administrator, Richard Matthews, has resigned to take the same position in Ridgewood at a higher salary. Matthews, who has been the city’s school business administrator since 2017, would have been making $212,990 in Paterson this year. His salary in Ridgewood will be $221,400, under a resolution approved...
City Launches Expanded Student OMNY Cards
It will now be easier and more affordable for public school students to get to and from school and after-school activities via public transportation. Starting the 2024-2025 school year, students will receive Student OMNY cards valid 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, with up to four free rides a day, according to a news release.
Simone Hawkins returns to the Education Department as deputy chancellor for early childhood
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.A top official who oversaw payments to preschool providers amid a crush of delays is returning to become deputy chancellor of early childhood education, officials announced Friday.Simone Hawkins, who abruptly left her post as chief executive for operations in the early childhood division in 2022, will now oversee the city’s publicly funded preschool programs and subsidized programs for infants and toddlers that currently serve about 140,000 children.Her appointment by Chancellor David Banks comes just weeks after the departure of Kara Ahmed, the previous deputy chancellor, whose two-and-a-half...
New Superintendent of Kenilworth Public Schools Announces Madelyn Pavelchak as Acting Principal of David Brearley
KENILWORTH, NJ - Please see the following message from Jeremy Davies, the new Superintendent of Kenilworth Public Schools, regarding the Acting Principal of David Brearley. Dear Kenilworth School Community,CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER At last week's July Board of Education meeting, Madelyn Pavelchak was approved as Acting Principal of David Brearley Middle and High School. Ms. Pavelchak has successfully served as Brearley's Assistant Principal for the past 3 years, always having the best interests of students at the forefront of her decision-making. Ms. Pavelchak will lead the school while the District continues its search for...
Felician University Appoints New Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences
Felician University recently announced the appointment of Dr. Tara E. Kent as the school’s new Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. Under this new role, Dr. Kent will look to improve academic programs and increase student engagement through an interactive curriculum and more learning opportunities for students.
New elementary school principal appointed at Staten Island’s Notre Dame Academy
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Notre Dame Academy on Grymes Hill has appointed a new elementary school principal. Pre-K teacher and coordinator of the early childhood center, Kerri Paone, will become the next principal of Notre Dame Academy Elementary School, effective Aug. 1, according to an announcement by Kathryn Jaenicke, president of the school, on Wednesday.
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