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Newark Teachers’ Contract Would Bring 4.5% Annual Raises for 5 Years
NEWARK — The Newark Teachers Union and the district announced a tentative contract agreement on Friday that would give educators a 4.5% raise for each of its five years and bring the starting salary for teachers to $65,000. “We felt the best way to get a contract that helps Newark students succeed and thrive would be to be partners, not combatants,” NTU President M. Abeigon said. “What makes this contract transformational and a model for other districts is that teachers will have a genuine voice in all aspects of Newark education, including having seats on committees that deal...
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...
Upcoming Events and Reminders at Memorial Middle School: Bake Sale, Bike to School Day, and More
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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...
Chatham Performing Arts Club (CPAC) Spring Showcase May 30th
Music is all around us, whether that’s from listening to the radio on your way to work, or by comparing Spotify playlists with your friends. Or music is created through your local community. On Thursday, May 30th at 7:30 p.m., you can have the chance to attend a performing arts show with very talented high school artists. The show, put on by the Chatham Performing Arts Club (CPAC), will be located in the high school auditorium. You can hear from a variety of performers, anywhere from singing to dancing to playing instruments. There will be a combination of...
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.
Mayor Adams talks early education, college protests
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – Mayor Eric Adams joined PIX on Politics to discuss a broad range of topics, including the city’s lifeguard shortage, library funding, waitlists for early education seats and the NYPD’s conduct during college protests. On protests on college campuses, Adams continues to say the NYPD showed a great level of discipline […]
Rutgers Jewish faculty, students demand antisemitism crackdown as president faces Congress
Hundreds of Jewish students and professors at Rutgers University are demanding action against widespread campus antisemitism, as the school’s president is set to face tough questions from lawmakers about anti-Israel demonstrators having “taken over the university.” In a pair of open letters obtained Wednesday by The Post, 208 faculty and more than 160 students denounced “disruptive and antisemitic incidents” that have taken place since Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attack in Israel — and delayed final exams this spring. The letter from Jewish students said they have been shocked that “people we once considered our friends celebrated Hamas’ atrocities” and through funding from...
Brooklyn high school students receive donated suits for senior prom
NEW YORK (PIX11) – From Helping our viewers get repairs to helping teens get prom suits, Monica Morales is making it happen. Luz Amaro from East Harlem is a proud grandmother of seven who just wanted kitchen repairs. After PIX11’s story, not only did she get repairs, but Valerie Fitch from a non-profit called Circle […]
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