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Art Advisory Committee of Millburn-Short Hills Presents over $3,000 of Scholarships & Gifts to Students
MILLBURN, NJ – For the 19th time, Allen Shefts, President of Jerry’s Artists Outlet in West Orange, generously donated gifts to township students who won Art Advisory Committee (AAC) awards. According to Laraine Brennan, Chair of the AAC, “The students received over $3,000 in gifts, supplies, framing, gift cards and gift certificates to Jerry’s Artist Outlet and attended an evening reception with a film for the gifted Point of Origin Artists and Mentor Artists accompanied by live music all evening at the Millburn Public Library.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The event was held...
Local Pride: Rutherford High's 'The Lightning Thief' Earns Seven Metro Award Nods
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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...
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. ...
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.
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...
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...
Newark Public Schools Tried, Failed to Get Out of Improvement Plan
After failing to meet state standards for academic achievement, the Newark school district asked the state Department of Education to allow it to skip creating a corrective action plan, records obtained through the Open Public Records Act show. The DOE considered Superintendent Roger Leon’s request, but ultimately ordered Newark to submit a “district improvement plan” that required the district to detail how it will improve academic performance.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The district’s anemic academic performance was highlighted in the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (QSAC) monitoring and self-evaluation system for public...
Softball: Fifth Seed Elizabeth Powers Past Phillipsburg
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Winning pitcher Makayla Lecky tossed an eight-hit shutout with seven strikeouts and also provided the only two runs of the game with a two-run homer in the fourth inning to power fifth-seeded Elizabeth past No. 12 Phillipsburg High School in a North 2 Group 4 first round game at Elizabeth High School. Elizabeth (12-11) moves on to play at fourth-seeded Hunterdon Central in the quarterfinal round.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Four-year starting catcher Paige Randazzo and classmate Sara Segeda each went 2-for-3 for P’burg, which finishes the season with a 9-12 record. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
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