5/22/2013
News from NJSBA
- School Board Notes (5/21)
- Little Falls school security upgrades will soon begin
- Judge upholds Ridgewood BOE in bullying case; boy called classmate 'horse'
- Op-Ed: N.J. classrooms are 'losing battle for the attention of noise-addicted, distraction-ridden, pumped-up poseurs and video-gamers'
- Merger referendum to be set for South Hunterdon schools
- High school proms today in Central Jersey: How it's done, what it costs
- Chivakula honors Piscataway HS students Christa Pieper, Elizabeth McLaughlin
- Retro Fitness CEO visits Freehold students after 'Undercover Boss' experience
NJSpotlight.com
Asbury Park Press
- NJ judge rejects protest in school bullying ruling
- Learning: 'Remember!' Holocaust survivor urges Howell students
- Learning: Stafford students take control of town hall
- Lacey school board undecided on acting super's pay after suspending Sandra Brown
- Which exams pass the test?
Record/North Jersey Herald News
- Fair Lawn High School students make pasta bridges that stand up to the challenge
- Englewood school district reduces summer school program
- Fair Lawn Schools district administrator receives technology awards
- Little Falls school security upgrades will soon begin
- Fair Lawn teachers of the year honored
- Glen Rock won't raise student activity fee
- Denville’s Clackner presented Leadership Award
- Cost of lunch will rise at Parsippany schools
- Guest program at Lazar Middle School in Montville teaches students lessons from life
- Mountain Lakes H. S. makes U.S. News & World Report's list of the best
- Shedding light on Boonton Township school sign issue
- Judge rejects Ridgewood family's protest in school bullying ruling
- Wayne school board will further discuss renewing PR firm contract
- Nutley recognizes teachers of the year
- Teachers credited with saving students from deadly Oklahoma tornado
Trenton Times
- Photos and video of the Trenton Education Dance Institute
- Op-Ed: N.J. classrooms are 'losing battle for the attention of noise-addicted, distraction-ridden, pumped-up poseurs and video-gamers'
Philadelphia Inquirer
- Is calling someone 'fat' bullying? Judge says yes in school case
- Philly teacher evals called meaningless
- After a suicide, classmates often think about it too
New York Times
- Chicago School Closings May Leave Some Communities Without Old Lifelines
- City Agrees to Faster Cleanup of PCBs in Schools
Burlington County Times
Jersey Journal
- Bayonne Board of Education and school custodians agree on new contract with raises
- Jersey City's School 24 deals with tragedy of 12-year-old schoolmate's killing
New Jersey Herald
- Sparta High students learn the dangers of drinking and driving
- Montague school plans still in talking stages
South Jersey Times
- Poetry Festival held at Cumberland Regional High School
- Editorial: Franklin Twp. schools shut book on merger
Daily Journal
Daily Record
Express-Times
Greater Media Newspapers
- Agreement with HTEA covers two years that will end June 30
- 'Surface Beauty'
- Primary School will have new leader, new look
- UFRSD eyes state partnership with Farm to School program
- Board recognizes school volunteers
- Program for autistic youths continues role in Marlboro
- Pupils play in all-state concert
- Educator discusses plans for Marlboro K-8 schools
- Colts Neck schools recognized for healthier living improvements
- Residents may run for school board in Plumsted
- Edison council trims close to $1 million from school budget
- Campbell’s Cup overflows to help children with cancer
- BOE candidate kits due by June 4
- Gallery exhibits talents of South Brunswick students
- Student honored for helping others learn to play music
- Spotswood Principal Cochran set to retire after 43 years
Patch.com
- Washington School Students Experience 'Art For the Sky'
- Students Enjoy Making 'May-Hem' at Westfield HS
- Westfield Board of Ed Agenda Includes Technology, STEM Update
- Westfield Schools Introducing STEM Camp
- Westfield 7th Graders Win 2nd Place in Health Bee Competition
- Westfield High School Students Recognized for Prestigious Performance on National Spanish Exam
National News
- State school board adopts concussion regulations (Baltimore Sun)
- Clermont Northeastern HS considers new virtual-learning system (Cincinnati Enquirer)
- Freedom High students grow rice as science experiment (Contra Costa Times)
- Colo. governor signs school funding overhaul (Denver Post)
- School separates disabled student from other graduates (Des Moines Register)
- D.C. Bets Big on the Common-Core Standards (Education Week)
- STEM Schools Put High Priority on Digital Skills (Education Week)
- Skorkowsky appointed CCSD superintendent in unanimous vote (Las Vegas Sun)
- Wisconsin school district dropping American Indian logo (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
- Ex-teachers set to take Pittsburgh school board seats (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- Sacramento area veterans awarded diplomas through Operation Recognition (Sacramento Bee)
- Sac City students show energy-saving creativity to save money (Sacramento Bee)
- In Beaverton School District, counseling services dwindle as school budgets get pinched (The Oregonian)