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ALJ High School Recognizes Nine Student Athletes at Signing Ceremony
CLARK, NJ — On Thursday, May 23, various staff members and administrators at Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) High School participated in a signing day ceremony to honor multiple student athletes for their years of service to Crusader Athletics and commemorate their moving on to continue their athletic and academic careers as NCAA collegiate athletes. The following student athletes were honored:CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Zoey Brown – Field Hockey – TCNJ – Lions – Ewing, New Jersey – D3 4.4018 G.P.A. (7 AP Classes, including our Capstone Program); Ranked #17 in her graduating class. Senior Captain and...
Which types of NYC teachers earn the highest annual salary?
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Educating future generations is one of the most meaningful careers someone can pursue and depending on what you’re teaching, it can be quite lucrative too. The Staten Island Advance/SILive.com recently analyzed May 2023 occupational employment and wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics...
'An oven': Paterson middle school students swelter as air conditioning gets replaced
PATERSON — Students and employees at New Roberto Clemente School had to sweat things out this week as temperatures rose into the mid-80s because the building's air-conditioning is being replaced. The head of Paterson’s teachers’ union blamed district officials for not fixing the longstanding air-conditioning problem sooner, and instead...
NYC prep school’s antisemitism report admits faculty blamed ‘wealthy, influential Jewish parents’ for tension
A much-anticipated internal report about antisemitism at elite Collegiate prep school admitted that some faculty members blamed “wealthy and influential” Jewish parents for tensions at the school following Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack. Finger-pointing faculty, parents and students skirted close to “one of the oldest and most pervasive antisemitic tropes,” the report, obtained by The Post, conceded. The report was compiled in March and released on May 17. The findings came in the wake of a November 2023 letter to head of school David Lourie and Board of Trustees president Jonathan K. Youngwood — and signed by more than 100...
Burns scores 8 unanswered runs to beat East Rutherford, return to state championship series
Burns trailed East Rutherford by five runs in the third inning, but the Bulldogs rallied to come from behind and win Game 3 of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2A western regional championship series, 8-5. East Rutherford scored the first five runs of the game, putting the pressure on...
Hasbrouck Heights HS Announces Honor Roll for the Third Marking Period of 2023-24
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS -- Hasbrouck Heights High School announced the Honor Roll students for the third marking period of the 2023-24 school year. First Honors 2023-24 Marking Period 3CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Seniors Alvarado, Penelope Alvarez, Mia D'Amico, Rocco DeCicco, Evan Eddy, Elliot Fede, Isabella Ferrante, Sofia Garrett, Davyen Giron, Rodrigo Kelly, Lucas Lara, Sophia Leidemer, Ethan Loaiza, Tyler Mancini, Diego Martinez, Romeo Molina, Brianna Neumuller, Courtney-Paige Prince, Nicholas Robinson, Samantha St. Surin, Analiese Taher, Aniqa Urgiles, Shantal Juniors Agapinan, Alfonsus Barsoum, Michelle Bua, Mackenzie Caceres, Johnathan Castellano, Nina Cuellar, Nadja Cuya, Dianne De Guzman, Nathalie Gyenes, Jocelyn Mazza, Maxwell Morales, Victoria Morrow, Aidan Ng, Connor Nilaj, Tommy Ober, Ryan Peterson, Kailen Powers, Alexandra Robles, Julia Rodrigues, Brandyn Russo, Joseph Veliky, Mae Wojtkielewicz, TiffanyDOWNLOAD THE FREE TAPINTO APP FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS. AVAILABLE IN THE APPLE STORE AND THE...
Charter schools want NYC to share its ‘Do-Not Hire’ list of pervy teachers
A charter-school advocate wants to close a loophole that allows predatory teachers fired by the city Department of Education to land classroom jobs in charter and private schools. James Merriman, CEO of the nonprofit New York City Charter School Center, said his organization has reached out to the DOE to talk about “this critical issue” following The Post’s coverage of a fired French teacher who found work at a Bronx charter school. Dulaina Almonte, 33, was fired for texting a student 28,000 times at Truman HS in the Bronx, but landed a teaching gig at the privately-run AECI 2: NYC Charter High...
Union Superintendent Responds to Proposed Cuts to Specials Programming
UNION, NJ – At Tuesday night’s Board of Education meeting, Union’s school superintendent discussed the proposed changes to the elementary schools Special programming, with caused many parents and teachers to voice their concern to the plan at the board meeting on May 14. “We heard and listened to a lot of community members last week,” said Dr. Gerry Benaquista. “I just want to discuss a couple of things so all the public knows.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Benaquista said, “nothing that was discussed regarding the possibility of an elementary schedule change was budgetary. ...
Parents claim Seton Hall University was negligent in daughter's death
The parents of a Seton Hall University student who died while in isolation when diagnosed with COVID said the university is responsible for her death because it knew of her epilepsy and that being alone could be dangerous. South Carolina resident Kristen McCartney died on Sept. 20, 2021, and her parents, Sean McCartney...
In June, New York City Schools Will Hold a Simulated 'Remote Learning' Day
New York City Public Schools will perform a remote learning "simulation" on June 6, according to authorities. The purpose is to stress test the system following a breakdown on a snowy day in February when families waited hours attempting to access remote learning platforms.
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