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New Rankings: Best Public High Schools In Hudson County
The rankings are based on "rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Factors include teacher quality, high school ratings, college readiness, state test scores, and graduation rates (click here for more on methodology). Here are the...
Discover The Most Haunted College In America– Right In New York
Where is the most haunted college in New York State?. New York's most haunted college is actually the most haunted college in all of America too. How do we know this? Thanks to research. College Rover put together a survey where they asked college students about paranormal activity. They surveyed...
NJ high school football player recovering after collapsing during game
ELIZABETH — An Edison New Jersey high school football player who collapsed on the field during a game Friday night in Elizabeth has returned home from the hospital after tests came back normal. According to the St. Thomas Aquinas High School Facebook page, one of its players, Chase Young,...
NJ high school students get a ‘dream’ surprise at American Dream
EAST RUTHERFORD — Students from one New Jersey high school got the surprise of their life while on a field trip with their teacher on Tuesday afternoon. Union High School history and cultural studies teacher, Nicholas Ferroni took a group of students on a field trip to the New Jersey Hall of Fame at American Dream in East Rutherford, where they ran into and got to meet actor Paul Rudd.
Elizabeth BOE finalizes football coach's removal, but court battle may lie ahead
The Elizabeth Board of Education voted unanimously at a special meeting Wednesday afternoon to officially dismiss John Fiore as the football team’s head coach and rescind his coaching stipend, and also to rule that his son had illegally attended the high school and played the first two game as a non-resident.
NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks says he was forced to resign early by Mayor Adams
NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks on Thursday said he was forced to resign earlier than planned by Mayor Adams — a move that comes as Gov. Hochul places pressure on Adams to clear his administration of top officials involved in federal corruption probes. “Last week, I announced my planned retirement, and I was ready, willing and able to stay in my post until December 31st to conduct a ...
NYC school buses arrive too late, too early or not at all, parents say
NEW YORK — Many New York City Public Schools parents and students say city school buses are often arriving too early, too late or not at all.Representatives of the Department of Education's Office of Pupil Transportation (OPT) testified in a City Council hearing Monday."Students living in Brooklyn, going to school in Manhattan. Has to be on the bus by 6, but gets to school every day at 8:20," Council Member Rita Joseph said."We try to keep interborough transportation, as you're mentioning, to two hours," said Glenn Risbrook, executive director of OPT.Student cut from bus route, offered ride-share program, family saysThat...
Columbia donations drop nearly 29% to $21.4M in wake of anti-Israel protests
Columbia University saw donations at its annual fundraiser drop nearly 29% after the spate of anti-Israel protests on campus earlier this year. The annual “Giving Day” event brought in $21.4 million in 2024, compared to $30 million in 2022, the last time the event was held, according to campus newspaper Columbia Spectator. Giving Day was postponed in 2023 due to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and the ensuing protests. The Ivy League university also saw a nearly 28% drop in the number of gifts, falling from 19,229 in 2022 to 13,870, the lowest since 2015, the paper said. Antisemitism is exploding — because...
New Rutgers prof suspended over animal abuse allegations
✅ Xiaobing Zhang was suspended at FSU before coming to Rutgers. ✅ He denied pain relief to 1,500 animals, according to the allegations. ✅ Zhang was hired by Rutgers Medical School to start work Sept. 3. A newly hired Rutgers professor has been placed on paid leave after receiving a...
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