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The Bergen Record

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Darren Cooper's predictions for North Jersey sectional finals | Exclusive

High school football is always in trouble. Right? Every year, athletic directors worry about not having enough kids, coaches worry about depth, parents worry about safety. And yet, every year, the game rolls on. Here we are at sectional final weekend, eh, Round 3, and excitement around North Jersey is high. The truth is, coaches and athletic directors always wish there were more players. Why? Because they believe in the game's intrinsic value to teach lessons about hard work and discipline. They see aimless kids walking in the hallways with maybe a hint of athletic ability and think that that student could benefit from playing football. It was the same in the 2000s, the 2010s and so on. But it’s time to recognize one major truth. All schools are about to see an across-the-board decline in enrollment. Why? People aren’t having the same number of kids. Period. Full stop. And football leadership in this state has to start planning for it. What does this mean? Well, the first idea is more co-ops. I know of at least one co-op already in the pipeline: North Arlington and Harrison, which is a win-win for all parties. Harrison gets football back. North Arlington

North Jersey, NJ · 1d

New York Post

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NYC’s public-schools system is now officially a $45 billion scandal factory

If its other failings weren’t maddening enough, now the $45 billion city Department of Education is hiring obvious psychos to work with kids and paying “principals” $200,000 to run nonexistent schools. Sayed Mohassib allegedly slaughtered jogger Katie Suarez near the Belt Parkway in Bath Beach Oct. 30; he claims he found himself sitting on a nearby bench, drenched in blood but with no knowledge of why. Scariest of all, he was then working as a substitute paraprofessional at PS 200, a position of trust and responsibility helping young children. Sayed Mohassib leaves the 62nd Precinct after being charged with murder on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. William Farrington for NY Post Chilling photos reveal disturbing tattoos, gun necklace on ex-cop turned school aide accused of killing NYC jogger Did anyone check his background? After a red-flag few weeks with the NYPD, he joined the Marines only to get discharged on psychiatric grounds , then be rejected for reinstatement as a cop — and that very same day win transport to Bellevue because of his erratic behavior. In 2024, cops took him to Coney Island Hospital after he threatened to “chop” his mother and sister into pieces. NYC educator’s murder charge: Letters

New York, NY · 3d

NJ.com

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Football playoff photos: N2G1 - Hasbrouck Heights at Cedar Grove, Nov. 13, 2026

Football playoff photos: N2G1 - Hasbrouck Heights at Cedar Grove, Nov. 13, 2026

Hasbrouck Heights, NJ · 4h
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Top 20 Middle Schools in New Jersey for 2027: See Which Towns Made the List

U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best Middle Schools rankings are out, and New Jersey’s top 20 runs from city schools in Jersey City, Newark, and Paterson to small Shore boroughs like Avon, Spring Lake, and Little Silver, showing the true expanse of New Jersey’s robust education system.

New Jersey · 3d
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Collections are coming for millions of student loans in default

A long-postponed reckoning could be coming soon for millions of student loan borrowers who are now faced with garnished wages and seized tax refunds as soon as next year. Since pandemic forbearance finally expired last year, more than 9 million borrowers already are in default, owing a collective $234 billion, and millions more are late in their payments. Those borrowers are likely to face severe collection measures such as wage garnishment and seizure of tax refunds next year. Such collections have been repeatedly paused, most recently this past January.

New York, NY · 1d

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Nutley Med School Lands $20M Gift to Fight Burnout in New Doctors, Nurses

Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine — Existing Student Wellbeing Office. An anonymous donor has handed Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine $20 million to build a new program aimed at keeping medical students, resident physicians and early-career nurses from burning out before their careers even get rolling. The school announced the gift on Wednesday, earmarking it to launch what it's calling the Healthcare Professionals' Wellbeing Academy.

Nutley, NJ · 1d

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Battle-tested Irvington heads to Piscataway in battle for North 1, Group 5 trophy

When you get to the playoffs, everyone’s record is 0-0. It’s a new season. To extrapolate on that point, it really doesn’t matter how many wins or losses you had during the season. And that’s especially true for Irvington football. The Blue Knights were 5-4 entering the...

Irvington, NJ · 1d

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Jersey City Schools May Sue Social Media Giants Over Student Harm

Jersey City's Board of Education is set to vote Thursday on whether to bring in three law firms to investigate possible litigation against social media companies, accusing platforms of contributing to harm among students. The same meeting will also include a presentation on spring state testing results for Jersey City students in grades 3 through 9.

Jersey City, NJ · 1d

Daily Voice

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Yonkers Basketball Star Earns Division I Scholarship, Becomes First To Do So At Her School

A Westchester County high school basketball standout who helped lead her team to its first state championship has made history again, becoming the first student-athlete at her school to earn a full Division I athletic scholarship. Grace Gleeson, a senior at Yonkers Montessori Academy, official…

Yonkers, NY · 8h

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Phillipsburg in familiar territory, hosting fifth straight sectional final at Maloney in North 2, Group 5 title bout against Passaic Tech

Phillipsburg visits East Orange in the North 2, Group 5 semifinals at Paul Robeson Stadium on November 7, 2026. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko) In high school football, many things come and go, many things change, and some things stay the same. One of those being Phillipsburg playing for a championship at...

Phillipsburg, NJ · 2d

Daily Record

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Delbarton soccer gets revenge against Seton Hall Prep, moves to final

MORRIS TOWNSHIP — Dylan Mazzarella called it "a full-circle moment," standing on Delbarton's soccer field and celebrating after defeating Seton Hall Prep, 3-2, in the NJSIAA Non-Public A North final. The Green Wave senior reflected back on four years ago, when the roles were reversed. This is Delbarton's first sectional title since 2018 – also defeating the Pirates, but on penalty kicks. Seton Hall Prep (14-7) had topped the Green Wave in the 2021 and 2023 finals, though the Green Wave has a 13-4-2 all-time lead in NJSIAA Tournament matches. "Freshman year, it was sad to go out on this field to Seton Hall, so it was great to beat them," said Mazzarella, a Parsippany resident. "We took advantage early, and they started getting back into the game. Knowing how we prepared, it got us through." Sophomore Cortland Martin figured into all three Green Wave goals, scoring the first two and taking the free kick that classmate Thine Sohn nodded in. A sophomore defender, Sohn had cleared a ball off the line with about two minutes to go before halftime, then scored the eventual game winner less than five minutes into the second half. Martin has five goals in Delbarton's

Morristown, NJ · 1d

Chalkbeat

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Newark parents push for independent interpreters after superintendent summarizes Spanish testimony

Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. Newark Latino families and labor organizers are asking the school district to require professional interpreters at every board meeting after they say Spanish-speaking parents’ public comments were incompletely interpreted at a recent meeting. Rafael Chavez, a community organizer with the New Labor advocacy organization, said in the absence of a qualified interpreter at last month’s school board meeting, superintendent Roger León stepped in to interpret some parents’ public comments. Chavez told Chalkbeat the issue of interpretation has come up repeatedly at previous Newark board meetings, including at the September meeting where he testified in Spanish without an interpreter. According to Chavez, León omitted portions of parents’ statements that Chavez said criticized how they and their children have been treated in district schools. In a review of the board video , Newark parents Sonia Pangul, Mayra Sanmartin, and Brenda Villatoro Villela can be heard testifying in Spanish about concerns regarding their children’s treatment in district schools and the lack of availability of music, sports, and

Newark, NJ · 2d

Chalkbeat

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NYC meets class size target, but only after state lowers the bar and city changes its math

Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. New York City public schools not only met the state-mandated targets to shrink classes, they surpassed the goal, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Friday. Nearly three-quarters of classes across New York City’s public schools are capped at 20 to 25 students, depending on the grade. The city cleared the state’s benchmark for two reasons. First, state lawmakers moved the goal post when they agreed in June to give the city more time to comply with the law, requiring 70% of classes meet the caps this school year instead of the original target of 80%. Additionally, the city made a change in which classes it counted toward class-size compliance. Officials added to the calculation for the first time “cluster” classes in elementary schools — courses like science, art, physical education, and music that are not taught by students’ typical classroom teacher. Without counting cluster classes, 69.5% of classes would have met the caps, schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels said, just shy of the new requirement. Unlike last

New York, NY · 10h

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Jersey City BOE approves all-girls school named after late Sandra Cunningham

The Jersey City Board of Education voted 6-3 to approve a resolution establishing the “Sandra Bolden Cunningham Girls Leadership Institute” at last night’s meeting, which was met with praise by her nephew and pastor in attendance. According to the resolution, the institute will serve students in grades...

Jersey City, NJ · 9h

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2026 Junior Formal Moves to Westchester Manor

Junior Formal has always been an opportunity for students to dress up and socialize with one another. In the past, it has always taken place in the Cochran gym. This year, however, student advocacy has resulted in a change of location to Westchester Manor. Kevin Ruffler, the junior class advisor, explained how there were various groups and meetings involved with the location change; he explained that he “met with the student representatives in June who ultimately decided to bring this issue up for a vote with the grade,” and later “spoke with parents for two hours in June to discuss the possibility of moving Junior Formal.” Ruffler continued to explain parental involvement in the decision, saying how “parents felt strongly about their ideas” but “the meeting ended on very good terms with everyone agreeing that we would respect the decision that the junior class made.” There was then a vote where the junior class could decide whether they wanted to keep the event in the gym or move it off-campus. The idea of promoting student autonomy was expanded upon by the creation of the Junior Formal Theme Committee, run by Student Council President Kai Ghalib. Namely, this new student initiative is “designed to brainstorm ideas for the theme,” and is “open to any junior who wants to share their ideas and join the discussion.” Ghalib shared that the committee recently decided on three options: Great Gatsby/Roaring 20’s, Enchanted Forest, and Ancient Greece.

Westchester County, NY · 1d

NJ.com

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Junior’s hat trick powers 2-seed past rival to claim North 1, Group 3 title

Junior now has 31 goals on the season

Old Tappan, NJ · 8h

Daily Record

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Morris/Sussex student-athletes on National Signing Day 2026

These are the student-athletes from Morris and Sussex counties who signed National Letters of Intent, or made a formal commitment to continue their careers at NCAA Division I and II programs. Nov. 11 is the first day of the 2026-27 national signing period for all sports except football. The early signing period for football begins on Dec. 2. Our list is based on information provided by athletic directors and coaches, and will be updated as new signings are announced. Chatham Molly Chazen, Colgate field hockey Simone Claps, Lehigh lacrosse Charlie Dunn, Villanova lacrosse Ava Ewing, Brown field hockey Erin Flynn, Bucknell field hockey Quinten Grosso, Quinnipiac lacrosse Nick Lagunowich, Notre Dame lacrosse Georgia Lee, Brown field hockey Avery Loock, Fairfield swimming Roger Rice, Iona golf Delbarton Henry Bisignano, Sacred Heart baseball Ryan DeGeorge, Rutgers wrestling Jesse DeNegri, Johns Hopkins lacrosse John Fodor, Johns Hopkins lacrosse Brandon Fodor, Johns Hopkins lacrosse Curt Friedrich, Penn State baseball Matthew Good, Lehigh lacrosse Myles Jackson, Manhattan golf Gabe Logan, Michigan wrestling Ted Masino, Maryland baseball Kyle McBride, Wake Forest baseball Matt McGinty, Johns Hopkins lacrosse August Moser, Harvard wrestling Finnian O'Loughlin, Alabama baseball Steven Pannullo, Boston College baseball Kane Quenault, Notre Dame lacrosse Brendan

Morris County, NJ · 2d

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Montclair’s case against the New Jersey school funding formula, by the numbers

Montclair’s public schools got the largest aid increase the state allows this year: about $600,000. Their health insurance costs rose $4.2 million. Superintendent Ruth B. Turner says that gap shows what’s broken in the New Jersey school funding formula, and she is asking Montclair residents to tell the state so in person at a public forum in Newark on October 27.

Montclair, NJ · 10h

Montclair Local

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Montclair Bulldogs Rally Past Toms River to Reach Pop Warner Regional Final

The Montclair Bulldogs 12U football team sacked the quarterback four times, intercepted two passes and recovered two fumbles Saturday, beating the Toms River Seahawks 16-6 at Union High School on Nov. 7 to advance to the Eastern Regional championship game of the Pop Warner National Tournament. Toms River, the NJ...

Montclair, NJ · 10h

Long Island Life & Politics

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Report: Three LI School Superintendents Made Over $400K

By Hank Russell A recent report from a New York think tank found that four of the five highest-earning school superintendents outside New York City were from Long Island, with three of them earning more

New York, NY · 1d