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Delaware State launches first HBCU High School in New York
Delaware State University and the state of New York are making history by opening the first-ever HBCU Early College Prep High School. The school is set to open next fall in Southeast Queens. This revolutionary school will provide students with an educational experience that highlights the heritage and traditions of HBCUs. This innovative initiative comes […] The post Delaware State launches first HBCU High School in New York appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Youth Beginning to be Served, While Senior Commitment Provides Confidence to a Young Bengals Football Core
As the 2024 season begins to wind down, the Bloomfield High football team has some big games coming up.Head coach Mike Carter's team will take a 2-4 record into its final regular season home game, on Oct. 11, in a 6:30 p.m. start. The Bengals close out the regular season with games at Livingston, on Oct. 18, and at West Orange, on Oct. 25.A series of early-season injuries to some key seniors on Bloomfield's roster gave a group of younger players the opportunity to see extended varsity action. And while Bloomfield has struggled, at times, it's clear that the...
NYC schools don't meet needs of students with disabilities, lawsuit alleges
NEW YORK — The New York City Department of Education is facing a new lawsuit from the Legal Aid Society and a group of city public school parents. It alleges that kids in need of special education programs often aren't going to school because city schools don't have what they need.According to city school data, 46.1% of students with disabilities were chronically absent in the 2022-2023 school year. That equates to over 86,000 students staying home.The lawsuit alleges that's because they simply don't want to, but because, in some cases, it's too traumatic."The Department of Ed does not have a...
West Morris football upends Montville's undefeated season with big second half
MONTVILLE – West Morris extended its win streak and dropped Montville from the ranks of unbeatens. The Wolfpack turned it up a notch in the second half on Thursday night, scoring 21 unanswered points in a 28-6 win over the previously undefeated Mustangs in a SFC crossover in Morris County. The win pushed West...
Paterson Board of Education Increases Public Comment Time at Regular Meetings
PATERSON, NJ - The Paterson Board of Education has voted to extend the public comment time during its regular meetings from two minutes to three minutes, providing community members with more time to voice their concerns and opinions. The change, which was approved at the board’s meeting Wednesday night, reverses a policy that had been in place since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.During the pandemic, the BOE reduced the public speaking time limit from three to two minutes due to an influx of speakers, a move aimed at managing time and accommodating as many participants as possible in the virtual format. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERBoth the workshop meetings, which are offered in both virtual and in-person formats, and the regular meetings, which are virtual, now have a public speaking time limit of three minutes.In September the Paterson City Council rejected a proposal to extend the public comment period for individuals from three minutes to six. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Newark students battle with full buses, city traffic to get to school on time, parents say
Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.Earlier this school year, Newark Board of Education co-vice president Allison James-Frison said she saw crowded New Jersey Transit buses passing Newark students waiting at bus stops long after they were supposed to be in class.Her own daughter was tardy three times in September because the buses were full and drove past her in the morning, she recently told the school board.James-Frison is not alone. Maggie Freeman, another Newark parent, said she drove her son and his friends to school one morning because NJ Transit...
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