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This NJ superintendent wants kids learning from home on snow days

Bayonne's school superintendent is asking the governor to let districts go remote on snow days instead of closing completely. It's a shift that could change how Jersey handles winter weather.

New Jersey · 2d

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Golden Regiment takes the field at states

The Golden Regiment Marching Band traveled 35 miles to Mount Olive High School, where the band won fourth place out of nine other bands. On Saturday, Oct. 31, the Golden Regiment performed their show “Marian: The Ladyhood of the Sherwood Forest.” In the show, the roles of Robin Hood and Lady Marian are reversed, displaying Marian as the real hero of the story. The performance showcased solos from senior Tyler Crowl and junior Charlotte Lilly. The band had a score of 83.3 and Crowl was proud of how he is leaving the band.

Mt Olive Township, NJ · 2d
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School lunch periods should be longer

How is lunch supposed to be a meal if it only lasts 20 minutes? In most schools, including Edison Intermediate School (EIS), students have only 20 minutes to find a seat in the lunchroom, wait in line to buy their food, eat, and still find time to talk with friends. Instead of having a relaxing break in the middle of the school day, students have to race against time to survive the rest of the day. In EIS, students have 40 minutes, split into 20 minutes for lunch and 20 minutes for recess outside. Consequently, EIS can enforce a 30-minute eating period and a ten-minute recess period because it helps students perform academically, prevents waste and insect problems, and allows them to eat healthier food options.

Edison, NJ · 2d
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NJ upholds suspension of Sayreville student who recorded school fight

SAYREVILLE – The state Department of Education has upheld a three-day suspension given to “a good kid” at Sayreville High School for recording a hallway fight on his phone. The student, identified only by his initials, was suspended for a “Severe Violation of Technology Acceptable Agreement” for recording on school grounds without approval from the principal. Under the school’s Student Code of Conduct, a first offense of a “severe violation” carries a three-day, out-of-school suspension and a three-week suspension of technology privileges. The student’s mother, while acknowledging her son had engaged in misconduct, argued before an administrative law judge that it was not a “severe violation,” but simply a “violation” punishable by Saturday detention and a two-week suspension of technology privileges. The mother maintained that the school’s punishment for recording video is harsher than penalties for first offenses involving weapons, harassment and intimidation, and sexual harassment. Sayreville High School fight caught on camera The incident that led to the discipline happened April 26 and was captured on a school surveillance camera. More: Sayreville football survives wild finish against Vineland to reach semis The student, a junior at the high school, was walking in a hallway when he saw one male

Sayreville, NJ · 3d

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At This New Jersey School, You Learn to Carve and Burn Designs Into Wood

Twelve years. That is how long one student has kept returning to a single New Jersey classroom to turn plain blocks of wood into art. The lessons start with something surprisingly humble. Before anyone carves a single curve, they learn how to sharpen their tools. Then come the gouges, the...

Wayne, NJ · 20h

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25 Famous New Yorkers You Didn’t Know Graduated From Harvard University

Harvard University sits in Cambridge, Massachusetts, hundreds of miles from the streets of New York City and the towns and villages of New York State. Yet there is a remarkable New York story within its alumni history. Students who grew up in Brooklyn apartments, on Long Island, in the Bronx, beside the Hudson River, and in Upstate cities traveled to Harvard and later became presidents, scientists, writers, actors, judges, and business leaders. Some are so strongly identified with New York that their college years in Massachusetts are easy to overlook.

New York, NY · 2d

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Multiple children sickened in NYC middle school: FDNY

OZONE PARK, Queens (PIX11) — Multiple children at a New York City school were taken to the hospital after getting sick, according to the fire department. Multiple children at M.S. 137 America’s School of Heroes went to the nurse’s office saying they all felt sick around 10:49 a.m., fire officials said. Seven children were taken […]

New York, NY · 2h

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Oakleaf High School sophomore selected to march in 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

From Oakleaf High School to the streets of New York City, one Clay County sophomore is getting the opportunity of a lifetime. Fifteen-year-old Brendan Bowens has been selected to perform in the 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Bowens will join the Macy’s Great American Marching Band on November 26, 2026, representing Oakleaf High School and the Clay County community during the historic parade. A talented clarinetist, Bowens performs with Oakleaf High School’s Golden Regiment Marching Band and Wind Ensemble under the direction of Kayla Lemak. He also studies at the Lakeside School of Music , where he is expanding his musical abilities by learning the oboe while continuing to develop his clarinet skills. His musical journey started five years ago when he began teaching himself the clarinet through instructional videos, studying composers and learning to read music independently. Since then, his hard work has earned him several recognitions, including third place at the 2025 Clay County Concert on the Green , the Quincy Jones Award for Contribution and Creativity in Music , and three consecutive selections to the Clay County All-County Band from 2024 through 2026. He was also featured as a soloist at a Lakeside

Clay County, FL · 3d

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U. professor creates professorship for Parkinson's disease researchers

Vice Chancellor of Faculty Development at Rutgers Health M. Maral Mouradian, who also serves as a distinguished professor of Neurology and Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Institute for Neurological Therapeutics, created an endowed legacy professorship to support research on Parkinson's disease. Mouradian established the professorship with her...

Piscataway Township, NJ · 1d

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N.J. school polling site locked as voting began after security confusion

A Middlesex County polling site was locked at the start of Election Day voting after confusion over security guards kept the school building closed, Piscataway Township officials said. The school facility was still locked when polls were scheduled to open Tuesday because “school officials incorrectly cited that security guards were...

Piscataway Township, NJ · 2d

Daily Targum

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COMMENTARY: Rutgers must further improve student dining

As students transition from their homes to colleges or universities, they become the sole decision makers of their nutrition choices. Yet, despite many wanting to make healthier choices on campus, most cannot. Research from the National Library of Medicine shows that university food environments can negatively impact students' dietary preferences. Easier access to unhealthy food and the high cost of fruit and vegetables often prevent students from selecting healthier options.

New Brunswick, NJ · 2d

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Bernards to face high-flying Red Wings in trip to Hoboken, for spot in North 2, Group 2 final

Bernards hosts Hanover Park in a North 2, Group 2 first round game at Olcott Field in Bernardsville on October 30, 2026. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko) There’s good news, good news and bad news for the Bernards football team this weekend. First, the good: Top receiver and senior Sean Arcelay...

Bernardsville, NJ · 1d

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PILOT Funds and Schools: Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should

I would like to thank Mr. Sandahl for reminding us of the age old principle that just because one can, doesn’t mean one should. As he correctly points out in his recent Letter to the Editor (Setting the Record Straight on PILOTs), the state law does not require municipalities to allocate a single dime of PILOT funds to schools, thus shifting the burden of the largest component of property taxes to legacy property owners.

Hopewell, NJ · 10h

WHYY

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How music helps students at Performing Arts Academy in Mercer County succeed academically

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Chelsea Roberts started studying piano when she was 6 years old. She is now a senior at Hopewell Valley Central High School in Mercer County, New Jersey, in the school’s Performing Arts Academy.

Mercer County, NJ · 1d

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Three Women Selected for Dean Positions at Universities

Was promoted from interim dean to permanent dean of the School of Architecture at Princeton University. Dr. Lavin has been a Princeton faculty member since 2018. She is known for her scholarship on architectural history and design, from eighteenth-century architectural theory in France to mid-century modernism. Her forthcoming book, Arboreal Media and the Making of American Architecture (MIT Press), is a media-environmental history of American architecture.

Princeton, NJ · 1d

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“Gameday with Marcus Borden” presented by NEXUS: Playoff Edition (Sectional Semifinals)

The NJSIAA high school football playoffs are in full swing, with 12 teams remaining – ten public and two non-public – and it’s time to talk about it all with Central Jersey Sports Radio analyst Marcus Borden!. In the show’s opening segment, Mike Pavlichko and Coach Borden...

Metuchen, NJ · 1d

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State to Hold Regional School Funding Public Forum at County College of Morris

MORRIS COUNTY — The New Jersey Department of Education will hold a regional school funding public forum at County College of Morris in Randolph on Tuesday, December 8, after Senator Anthony M. Bucco pushed for a session in the Highlands region. “I pushed for a school funding forum here...

Randolph, NJ · 1d

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Roslyn's Marching Bulldogs Finish Second in New York State, Scoring 93.825 in the Syracuse Dome

The Roslyn High School Marching Bulldogs came home from Syracuse this week as the second-place band in their division in New York State. At the New York State Field Band Conference Championship on Sunday, November 1, the band scored 93.825 in the Small School Division 1 class with its show, Confined, and picked up two caption awards along the way, for Music and for High General Effect.

Roslyn, NY · 2d

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TIME names the top colleges in New York

Columbia University and Cornell University ranked among the nation's best colleges in TIME Magazine's Best Colleges rankings, released last month. TIME partnered with data research firm Statista for its inaugural report of America’s Best Colleges of 2026-2027 , which ranked colleges that "excel at student outcomes, learning environment and attractiveness to students," according to the publication. Schools with historically strong STEM programs ranked high on the list, including the top two universities: Stanford University (No. 1), known for its startup culture and connection to Silicon Valley, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (No. 2), a patent powerhouse, according to TIME. New York's highest-ranked university, Columbia University in New York City, is best known for its Core Curriculum and strength in the humanities and social sciences, including its graduate programs in journalism, business, law and international affairs, according to Oriel Admissions. Cornell University in Ithaca is known for its focus on engineering, agriculture and life sciences, as well as hotel administration. Although Cornell, like Columbia, is an Ivy League school, some of its colleges are state-supported contract colleges , which offer lower tuition to New York residents. Other Cornell colleges are endowed and rely on private support, according to the university.

New York · 9d

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Multiagency raids at senior daycare

Details on Tuesday’s coordinated raids in Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island still were trickling out on Wednesday. Federal, state and city law enforcement were seen filing into and out of a center in Flushing before officers and agents began carrying out computers and filing boxes. A U.S. Homeland Security...

New York, NY · 15d