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Dr. Patricia McGeehan Leaves Huge Legacy on Bayonne Public Schools
BAYONNE, NJ - Although the word “legacy” is used to describe the accomplishments of many people, a description of what Patricia McGeehan did in her tenure as teacher, principal, and eventually superintendent cannot be overstated. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERDr. Patricia McGeehan, who passed away on Oct. 3, 2024, was an icon of Bayonne, her death marking the end of a significant chapter of the city.Dr. McGeehan began her career in education as a teacher at the Lincoln Community School. She would go on to serve as principal of the Mary J. Donohoe School, Roberson...
Glen Rock stays undefeated, shuts out New Milford - Football recap
In just the second meeting between these two teams since 2021, Glen Rock earned a 35-0 victory over New Milford in Glen Rock to stay undefeated. Glen Rock (6-0) had outscored its opponents by a margin of 163-51, and now owns the all-time series lead over New Milford, 6-3. New...
Question to BOE Candidates #3: Academic Achievement
NJ21st sent our third question to the BOE Candidates today with responses due on 10/18/2024:. This year, with a new BOE Majority in place, the District has finally acknowledged an issue with Math proficiency, but more has to be done as Math is not our only issue.
Kenilworth's Harding Elementary School Celebrates Week of Respect
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David Banks has been the public face of NYC schools. Some call Dan Weisberg the ‘shadow chancellor.’
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.Within 24 hours of announcing his plans to step down as New York City’s schools chancellor, David Banks flanked Mayor Eric Adams at a jubilant press conference naming a successor to run the nation’s largest school system.Neither Banks nor Adams took credit for selecting Melissa Aviles-Ramos, a deputy chancellor, as the next schools chief. Instead, they pointed to a top aide seated in the front row who had worked behind the scenes to elevate her: First Deputy Chancellor Dan Weisberg.The moment revealed a dynamic inside...
13 Livingston High School Students Named to College Board's National Recognition Program
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Thirteen Livingston High School (LHS) students have been named to College Board’s National Recognition Program, which is an annual honor celebrating top-performing high school students who belong to communities historically underrepresented on college campuses. The recently announced 2023–2024 awards recognized 25% more student recipients than last year and introduced a new award called the National First-Generation Recognition Program, which was presented to more than 35,000 students with the chance to be celebrated for what they know and can do. A first-generation student is defined as a student whose parent(s) did not complete a bachelor’s degree.CLICK HERE TO SIGN...
Should 16-year-olds vote in New Jersey’s local school board elections? More and more say yes
Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.A group of students from across New Jersey is pushing to lower the voting age to 16 in school board elections. Now, top officials including Gov. Phil Murphy are adding their voices to the fight and supporting legislation that would make it happen statewide.If it becomes law, New Jersey would be the first state to enfranchise 16- and 17-year-olds in school board elections statewide, following in the footsteps of Newark and several other cities across the country.“I know, to some, this proposal may sound unconventional....
How to get ‘school avoidant’ students with disabilities back to class? Lawsuit pushes for solutions.
New York City’s Education Department is systematically failing to provide equal access to education for students with disabilities who are chronically absent due to “school avoidance,” according to a class action lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Legal Aid Society.Four students involved in the lawsuit stopped regularly attending school because of their social or emotional disabilities, such as severe anxiety or depression, and the lawsuit alleges that the nation’s largest school system has no policy or procedures in place to ensure that these students are receiving the “free appropriate public education” they are entitled to under the law.New York City schools...
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