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Asbury Park Press
Toms River Regional school board ballot must be redrawn after fight
A new drawing for ballot positions in Toms River Regional’s Board of Education election is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at the Ocean County Clerk’s Office, after a Superior Court judge ruled that county officials had not followed state election law when completing the initial drawing in August.
Ousted Lakewood board attorney suing the district for parents. Again
Former Board of Education attorney Michael Inzelbuch – who was ousted more than a year ago after charging nearly $7 million in fees over eight years – has been involved in filing more than a dozen legal complaints against the district since leaving his former post.
Chalkbeat
Newark students head back to class as district rolls out cellphone ban
This year, the district’s 43,200 students will experience some new changes: a bell-to-bell cellphone ban and newly elected school board members overseeing New Jersey’s largest school district amid issues like lagging literacy rates and aging infrastructure.
Burlington County Times
How 9/11 affected these South Jersey educators and their classrooms
For Jason Brown and other South Jersey educators, 9/11 reshaped how history is taught and discussed in the classroom.
Bordentown schools to hold $86.1M bond referendum Nov. 3
If voters approve, the referendum would fund multiple infrastructure improvements throughout the district’s five schools.
NJ.com
A N.J. student was punched in the face during a gym class football game. Now he’s suing.
A high school senior who suffered multiple injuries during a touch football game in gym class has filed a negligence lawsuit against the Palmyra school district.
TAPinto.net
Independence Park Elementary Opens as First Charter School in Newark’s Ironbound
Fifty kindergartners were welcomed by their teachers at Independence Park Elementary School Tuesday morning, marking a milestone for Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood as the first public charter school opened for the first day of class.
Five Woodbridge High School Seniors are 2027 National Merit Semifinalists
Five smart local students are among 130 high school seniors from Central Jersey named as semifinalists in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program, putting them among the nation’s top academic performers.
