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Support Positive Change-Ignore the Desperate Narrative
There is a lot of talk from the same voices that supported the prior administration attempting to resurrect their candidate's chances for election. These voices include members of special interests and former council members trying to twist and spin the New BOE's efforts on the Superintendent search.
Holocaust museum will host free field trips for eighth graders in New York City public schools
NEW YORK (AP) — A Holocaust museum in New York City will offer free educational field trips to eighth grade students in public schools in a program announced Thursday aimed at combating antisemitism. The program will allow up to 85,000 students at traditional public schools and charter schools to tour Manhattan’s Museum of Jewish Heritage over the next three years, starting this fall. New York City is the largest school district in the nation, serving more than a million students. Organizers say the museum and the new program have the capacity to host up to one-third of the district’s eighth graders each year. City Council member Julie Menin said she raised the idea with the museum after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, in an effort to combat rising antisemitism in the U.S. Incidents targeting Jewish and Muslim Americans have been recorded across the country since the Israel-Hamas war erupted, ranging from offensive graffiti to violence. “We needed a proactive approach to combat this hatred at its roots,” Menin, a Democrat and daughter of a Holocaust survivor, said in a statement. “That’s why I approached the Museum of Jewish Heritage with the vision of a universal field trip program.”
NYC elementary school students exposed to pepper spray
NEW YORK -- Dozens of students and teachers were accidentally exposed to pepper spray at an elementary school in New York City on Thursday. Police and EMS were called after 31 students and nine adults became ill from the irritant in the cafeteria at P.S. 219 in Queens. Pepper spray incident at P.S. 219 in Queens The canister of pepper spray exploded in a student's bag when someone sat on it, according to NYPD.It happened just before 11 a.m. "The safety of everyone in our school buildings is our absolute top priority. A pepper spray device was discharged in a school cafeteria, and all...
Harvard commencement speaker blasts university for barring anti-Israel protesters
Shruthi Kumar, the Harvard senior selected to deliver the English address during their commencement ceremony, blasted the Ivy League school for not allowing more than a dozen students to receive their diplomas. “I am deeply disappointed by the intolerance for freedom of speech and their right to civil disobedience on campus,” she said.The students had taken part in an anti-Israel campus encampment at the university. More than 1,000 people then staged a walkout to decry the disqualification of the 13 students, with many chanting “let them walk,” The Harvard Crimson reports. For top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com.
North Jersey, Group 4 girls lacrosse 1st round roundup
Kylie Harner tallied two goals and two assists to lead third-seeded and No. 4 in the NJ.com Top 20 Hunterdon Central to a 16-1 win over 14th-seeded East Brunswick in the first round of the North Jersey, Group 4 tournament, in Flemington. Hunterdon Central (18-2) will face sixth-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan in...
Protestors refuse Rutgers-Newark’s demand to end pro-Palestinian encampment
✅ The encampment has outlasted Princeton University & Rutgers-New Brunswick. ✅ Organizers at Rutgers-Newark have two sets of demands. ✅ The school did not set a deadline for the encampment to end. Rutgers-Newark has told the organizers of a pro-Palestinian and community encampment to leave the encampment they’ve had up...
Cranford High School Performing Artist of the Week: Bianca Romero
CRANFORD, NJ - Congratulations to Cranford High School's Performing Artist of the Week, Bianca Romero. Bianca is a third year member of the Dance Academy and a member of the National Honor Society for Dance Arts. She has been tremendously helpful at editing music for dance performances, and has also choreographed for Dance Club. Bianca dances outside of school at Fusion, where she is a company member and assistant teacher. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The Performing Artist of the Week (PAW) Award is a prestigious award by which recipients are selected directly from staff recommendations. CHS's Performing Arts Department will nominate a student each week. Students are nominated based on the following criteria: leadership and/or artistic skill and/or work ethic. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Roselle Park Student Named to Southern New Hampshire University President's List
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — A Roselle Park student has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's (SNHU) Winter 2024 President's List. Raquel Cruz accomplishyed this feat by obtaining a grade-point average of 3.700 or above for the reporting term. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Read more Education news from around Roselle Park here: Roselle Park Board of Education Honors TSA Competition Competitors Meet the Leaders: Superintendent Patricia Gois Roselle Park Board of Education Votes to Adopt 2024-2025 Budget For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
O’Dea: State needs to change school funding formula | Opinion
In a letter to the editor, former Gov. McGreevey calls on Jersey City to get its budget act together but offers no real concrete solutions as it relates to the operating budgets — either this year or long term. I would like to address issues he raised. First, let’s get down to basics. There are only two ways to approach a budget: revenue and expenses. As it relates to the Jersey City Board of Education, revenue is the key one, and Jersey City has been sabotaged politically by the state for several years.
Name-calling Bridgewater Raritan student 'school shooter' not bullying, state rules
The New Jersey Department of Education has ruled that it's not an act of bullying to call a Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School student who brought a Nerf gun to class a "school shooter." Acting Commissioner of Education Kevin Dehmer has agreed with an administrative law judge's ruling that the Bridgewater-Raritan school...
Wilson Celebrates Final Spring Concert With Bridgewater-Raritan High School
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Their ambition to succeed was as successful as their tones. The choir students at Bridgewater-Raritan High School delivered a "wonderful" performance when the spring concert was held May 16 in the high school’s auditorium.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER This resounding concert was just another stellar presentation under the guidance of Dr. John Wilson, the Bridgewater-Raritan High School choral director. But there was one difference, a major one at that. The performance was the final spring concert to be directed by Wilson at Bridgewater-Raritan High School. Wilson, who has served as the high school’s choral...
Burgess’ blast highlights Phillipsburg baseball’s rout of Piscataway in sectional opener
Friday’s NJSIAA North 2 Group 4 first-round game against Piscataway was already going to be memorable for Kevin Burgess. The Phillipsburg High School senior lived in Piscataway before moving to Stateliners country in middle school. Burgess, however, made the game truly unforgettable by smashing his first varsity home run...
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