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NJ school board elections could get some younger voters
Bill would allow 16- and 17-year-olds the vote in school races. Newark last year was the first municipality in New Jersey to pass an ordinance allowing for 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in school board elections, effective in 2025. Now there is a bill that would allow the young voters for school boards statewide.
Ridgewood's George Washington Middle School has a new principal. Here's his background
RIDGEWOOD — David Bailey, assistant principal of Ridgewood High School, has been named principal of George Washington Middle School, district officials announced Tuesday. Bailey was named assistant principal in July 2020 after 10 years as a counselor at the high school. He previously served as a special education instructor at Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School from September 2008 to October 2010. ...
NYC Democrats call for school advisory board to rescind resolution to ban transgender student-athletes
New York City Democrats asked a group of elected parent leaders to rescind a resolution that could prevent transgender student-athletes from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity, panning the measure as “hateful, discriminatory, and actively harmful” to students. In March, Community Education Council District 2, a parent-led advisory board representing one of Manhattan’s largest…
Emergency preparedness: NYC schools to conduct optional remote exercise on June 6
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.This is a test of the city’s remote learning system. Again.New York City schools are conducting a practice exercise on June 6 — a day off for students — to ensure the nation’s largest school system can handle a pivot to remote learning in the event of weather-related or other widespread campus closures.The Education Department conducted a similar exercise in December, asking families to sign into their online school accounts to test out the city’s virtual learning systems in case of an actual emergency. But...
NYC public school students see special show at Broadway’s ‘Wicked’
NEW YORK (PIX11) — The audience usually goes wild at “Wicked.” Students packed the house for a special show with cast and crew of the hit Broadway musical. Inside Broadway has hosted more than 100,000 students during the past 41 seasons. Zeba, a student from Queens, said she will have good things to tell her […]
Bergen Catholic taps Dean Portas as new head ice hockey coach
Dean Portas has been named the new head coach at Bergen Catholic, NJ Advance Media confirmed on Thursday. The Crusaders parted ways with former head coach Tom Keough at the end of March after six seasons and two Bergen County titles. If you purchase a product or register for an...
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