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Kids, Cars, Congestion Coming To A School Zone Near You
STATE – More than 1.5 million Garden State school children are returning to school within the next week. One simple way to keep them safe is to drive safely. »
Rahway Cuts Crossing Guards
RAHWAY – The Rahway Police Department plans to eliminate ten school crossing guard posts due to budget constraints. »
Teacher Salary Increases Continue To Decline
TRENTON—Teacher salary settlement rates are continuing their downward trend, with the 83 contracts negotiated since January providing average raises of 1.91 percent for 2010-2011, the New Jersey School Boards Association reported this week. »
Union County College Offers Seminars On Resume Writing And Interview Techniques
CRANFORD – Take advantage of the post-Labor Day hiring tradition, which still promises to be fruitful despite a weakened economy. Traditionally, after people take summer vacations, they often move on to new employment, often leaving an opening for new hires. »
Fall 2010 Conflict Resolution Training for Educators, Administrators
NEW BRUNSWICK -- Conflict resolution, peer mediation and character education programs in New Jersey schools attract increased attention every day amid growing concerns about violence. »
Assemblyman Speaks At Clark Superintendent’s Convocation
CLARK -- The 2010-2011 school year officially commenced in the Clark Public School District on Sept. 1 with a morning Superintendent’s Convocation in the Arthur L. Johnson High School Auditorium facilitated by newly appointed Superintendent of Schools Kenneth Knops. »
Middlesex County College Appoints Dean Of Arts And Sciences
EDISON -- David Edwards has been named dean of arts and sciences at Middlesex County College. He started August 30. »
Gutierrez Hones Engineering Skills During Summer Program
EDISON -- Bianna Gutierrez, a sophomore at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison, attended a rigorous three-week residential engineering program on the campus of Drexel University in Philadelphia this summer. She was one of 120 applicants to be accepted to the program. »
NJ Considers Requiring Background Checks For School Volunteers
TRENTON – New Jersey lawmakers are considering legislation that would require background checks for school volunteers. »
Edison Teen Leads Fight Against Tobacco At National Conference In Washington
EDISON -- Shruti Nadkarni of Edison, a junior at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison, was invited to speak at the National Tar Wars Conference in Washington, D.C. on July 26 and 27. »
Rahway Resident Completes Internship Helping Children
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Melissa Servedio of Rahway spent her summer interning at Youth Villages, a private nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children and families live successfully. »
Union County Residents Named To Wardlaw-Hartridge Board
EDISON -- Greg Casagrande of Summit and Erica Needle, a resident of Scotch Plains, were recently named to the Board of Trustees at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison. »
Longtime Middlesex County College Counsel Receives L’Hommedieu Award
EDISON -- John Hoffman, a shareholder of the law firm Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A. and the legal counsel to Middlesex County College since 1964, is the 2010 L’Hommedieu Award recipient. »
State Finds Evidence That Old Bridge School District Failed To Stop Bullying
TRENTON –The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights found that the Old Bridge school district may have violated the Law Against Discrimination by allegedly failing to take sufficient steps to stop the harassment and bullying of a student during his years attending a township middle school. »
Deadline Approaches For October ACT® Test
IOWA CITY, Iowa—Registration is now open for the Oct. 23 ACT achievement test. Students who wish to take the college admission and placement exam must register before Sept. 17. »
Catholic High School Admission Test & High School Fair Announced
NEWARK -- The COOP Exam is the high school entrance exam used by the Newark Archdiocese for students seeking admission into the ninth grade of a Catholic high school for September 2011. »
Metuchen Resident Named New Head Of Wardlaw-Hartridge Lower School
EDISON - Former Minnesota resident Melanie Baier joins The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison this fall as the new Head of Lower School. »
Lawmakers Are Pushing Colleges To Develop Plans For On-Campus Emergencies
TRENTON – With students returning to colleges and universities throughout New Jersey, Assembly Democrats Pamela R. Lampitt, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. and Craig J. Coughlin are pushing legislation to ensure that colleges and universities have plans in place to address on-campus emergencies such as violent attacks or disease pandemics. »
Perth Amboy Holds Back To School Rally
PERTH AMBOY -- The community is invited to attend the Perth Amboy’s first Back-to-School Pep Rally and Fair today at Albert G. Waters Stadium, Eagle Avenue and Francis Street. »
NJ State Library Reminds Students About Free Homework Help
STATE - The New Jersey State Library, in partnership with PSEG Foundation and Praxair Foundation, reminds students, parents and teachers that free homework help is available to them at 109 public libraries through the popular Homework Help NJ program. »
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