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N.J. school district appoints new superintendent after period of ‘turmoil’
A new superintendent has been appointed in the South Orange-Maplewood School District, seven months after the previous superintendent was removed amid complaints from families, teachers and education advocates. The school board voted Tuesday to name veteran educator Jason Bing as the Essex County school district’s superintendent under a four-year contract....
Three Wayne Hills Students are the First Epstein Scholars, Each Awarded a $20,000 Scholarship
WAYNE, NJ – It was the Wayne Education Foundation (WEF) scholarship awards night at Wayne Hills High School on Wednesday night and this year, the event was even more exciting. Along with several other scholarships awarded that night, three stood out head-and-shoulders above the rest. Two Wayne Hills Alumni, brothers Eric and Michael Epstein, along with the WEF had announced a special $20,000 scholarship award that will be awarded to one student each year, but after reviewing all the applications, seven became finalists, but three stood out and the Epsteins could not find just one winner.CLICK HERE...
NYC seventh-grader demands DOE boss to drop bizarre schedule
Hey, teacher, leave them kids at home! A 12-year-old Brooklyn student is leading the charge in demanding the city Department of Education drop a bizarre scheduling plan that requires students to show up for a one-day school week before Christmas break. Isaac Regnier, a seventh-grader at IS 96 in Bensonhurst, started an online petition drive two weeks ago that has already garnered over 6,400 signatures calling on Chancellor David Banks to “Fix the NYC Schools Calendar.” Isaac’s ingenious plan: cancel class on Monday, Dec. 23 – the day before winter break begins – and make it up by extending the academic year...
Wilson School Principal Frank Lincoln Welcomes Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education for its Meeting
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- Frank Lincoln, principal of Wilson School, welcomed the members of the Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education as they hosted last week’s meeting. Lincoln noted that he and the staff take a holistic approach to ensuring a balance of wellness, academia and support for the students. Multiple groups of students were introduced who are involved in an array of programs and initiatives. Student activities that were noted included fifth-grade students who make public announcements, have flag duties, band, art, music, and orchestra members. The LEGO Stem Club in its first year was a big...
Top Paterson school execs get 3% raises and principals get new pay hikes for 5 years
PATERSON — Nine top-level administrators at Paterson Public Schools will be getting 3% annual pay increases on July 1, according to a school board personnel report. Meanwhile, the district has settled its labor contract with Paterson’s school principals in a deal that provides for pay hikes in each of five years. ...
Antisemitic hate thrives at NYC’s most prestigious public high schools Brooklyn Tech, Stuyvesant, and Bronx Science
Antisemitic hate is thriving in some of the city’s most elite public high schools. At Brooklyn Tech, Stuyvesant and Bronx Science — three of the city’s nine specialized high schools — students have been tormented by peers giving Nazi salutes and accusing them of being part of a “genocide” of Palestinians, while school administrators and teachers also spew pro-Palestine propaganda, according to students and evidence obtained by The Post. Last week, Stuyvesant’s business manager Dina Ingram blasted out an email containing an anti-Israel protest guide from a George Soros-funded nonprofit to the entire school community “on behalf of Principal [Seung]...
Entire class at NYC’s Collegiate School blasts officials for forcing their ‘political opinions’ on them after antisemitism spat
Leave them kids alone! Rising seniors at Manhattan’s elite Collegiate School penned a scathing letter to administrators and parents to quit telling them what to think — after a long-running antisemitism spat erupted into public view. In the letter to administrators and board of trustees, the swanky prep school’s incoming Class of ’25 said it’s “not their place to prescribe specific political opinions to the student body.” “While many parents have called for the school to provide moral leadership in these divisive and challenging times, we would like to emphasize that the moral leadership best for our community is one that does...
Late rally by Ramsey softball falls just short in Group 2 state title game
SOUTH ORANGE - An extra base here, a more pinpoint throw there, maybe one more hit in a key spot. That was the margin of defeat for Ramsey who fell Friday night to Gloucester, 3-2, in the Group 2 softball final at Ivy Hill Park. The Rams (26-4) battled to the very end, with the tying run at second base in the bottom of the seventh. ...
Scholarship-Winning Musician and Rising Rahway High School Senior Not Wasting Any Time, Performs This Sunday
NEWARK, NJ — TAPinto Rahway just finished telling readers about Rahway High School rising senior Alex Kavlakian, the recent winner of the 10th Annual James Moody Jazz Scholarship for New Jersey. Kavlakian has been studying drums at the JAZZ HOUSE, a community arts organization that educates children through jazz, for the past two years. The annual James Moody Jazz Scholarship for New Jersey recognizes an outstanding high school student who embodies the qualities that NEA Jazz Master James Moody expressed throughout his life and music – musicianship, creativity, leadership, and community involvement. This award provides a $10,000 scholarship...
Jorge Osoria Honored by Paterson City Council for Years of Service as JFK Principal
PATERSON, NJ – After his resignation from John F. Kennedy High School (JFK), the Paterson City Council honored Jorge Osoria for his years of service as an educator and Principal of Instruction at JFK. Osoria began his career in Paterson Public Schools in 2007 as a social studies teacher at Eastside High School. In his current role as Principal of Instruction for JFK, he oversees educational programs and ensures the quality of instruction at the school and remains involved with the administration, working alongside other staff and faculty to support the academic and extracurricular activities of students.CLICK...
Have Mercy! Wayne Valley Flag Football Ends State Semifinal Championship Game Early with a 20-0 Mercy Ruling
WAYNE, NJ – When the refs ended the game with five-minutes left in the second half, there was confusion, then acceptance and finally celebration. The Wayne Valley Flag Football team outclassed their State Championship semifinal opponent (Franklin High School) with their 8th shutout in a row, winning 20-0 and triggering the Mercy Rule, which ended the game early. Wayne Valley's flag football team is elite, and one of the strongest teams in North Jersey. The Indians have been mowing down their opponents throughout the playoffs, riding an excellent offense and the best defense in the entire state.CLICK...
MVP and 3 stars for the 2024 Non-Public B softball final
The No. 14 Morris Catholic High School softball team turned the tables on St. Joseph (Hamm.) on Friday afternoon when it scored early, in the middle innings and late to mercy rule the Wildcats, 10-0, in the NJSIAA Non-Public B final. Last year, it was St. Joseph (Hamm.) that ran...
Wayne Schools’ Next Generation Science Lab Program, a Boon to Students, Now Put on Hold
WAYNE, NJ – In 2015, the Wayne Township Public Schools began transforming the science labs at Wayne Valley and Wayne Hill high schools into - what the district has been calling, “Next Generation Science Labs.” Upgraded equipment in these labs allow today’s students to learn today’s techniques and gain experience using modern equipment performing modern scientific study. Over the course of years, when the budget allowed, one or two of the 18 or so older science labs were updated at each high school during each school year. This current school year, two labs were transformed at...
Chatham's Torch Run to Include Every School in Chatham for the 1st Time with the Addition of the Chatham Middle School, Milton
CHATHAM, NJ -- For the first time, the annual Chatham Torch Run will pass by every school in Chatham with the addition of the Chatham Middle School and Milton Avenue School for the Friday, June 7th run that benefits New Jersey Special Olympics. The run will kick off 9:30 a.m. at the Southern Boulevard School and the runners will traverse a 5.24-mile route that will take them past Chatham High, Lafayette, Washington, ECLC, Milton, and CMS before concluding back at CHS. Along the way, students will line the route cheering the runners on.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP...
Newark Teachers Union ratifies new contract with 4.5% average annual raises, extended workday
Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.A $65,000 starting salary for new teachers, 4.5% average annual raises, and more say for educators on curriculum decisions are among the new standards for Newark Public Schools teachers under a union contract members overwhelmingly approved this week.Newark Teachers Union members stopped by the union’s Broad Street office on Thursday to vote on the proposed five-year agreement. There were 1,331 votes in favor of ratifying the contract and 582 votes against it. Just under 30% of the union’s 7,000 members participated in the vote.In addition...
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