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Weekly Message From Linden Superintendent of Schools Atiya Y. Perkins
05/27/2024 – Superintendent’s Message Dear Linden Families,CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER As we come together to observe Memorial Day, we pause to honor and remember the brave men and women who sacrificed to serve our nation. The Linden Public Schools District is grateful for their service and will never forget their contributions. Their selfless dedication ensures the freedom we cherish today. Today, we also extend our appreciation to all who have served and continue to serve in our armed forces. As the wife of a veteran, I understand the sacrifices made not only by our...
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...
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...
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...
CHS orchestra senior sextet plays final notes of appreciations for teacher, program
MAPLEWOOD, NJ __ Six seniors graduating from Columbia High School are leaving as the de facto leaders of the school’s orchestra. Some of them joined on a whim, others needed to fill a slot in their schedules. Whatever the reason, they’re leaving CHS with a harmonious bond as leaders of the orchestra and a deep appreciation for Todd Van Beveren, music teacher who leads the CHS Orchestra and other district string programs.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “They’re all best friends. This group of guys has just made the orchestra a family,” said Van...
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...
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...
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