NJ Schools

The 2013 New Jersey School Summit will take place on Sunday January 27th, 2013 in East Windsor.

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We hated it as children and the French are considering fulfilling our childhood fantasies of doing away with homework.

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Jim has been talking this morning about the pilot program that could come to the Garden State that would extend the school year.

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So far this year, we’ve had teachers yelling at an autistic student in Cherry Hill, An Elizabeth principal accused of choking a student, Governor Christie calling for education reform and a teacher tenure reform bill to try to weed out the bad educators among us.

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According to a recent article, students in Bayonne schools will have an easier time passing math this coming school year.

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On June 1, Grammy award winning singer Ashanti was paid 20,000 dollars to speak to the students at Atlantic City High School. Really? Is this what we pay school tax for? I keep reading where Atlantic City as a whole is losing money,  but I guess the school is doing really well. 

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So far this year, we’ve had teachers yelling at an autistic student in Cherry Hill, An Elizabeth principal accused of choking a student, Governor Christie calling for education reform and a teacher tenure reform bill to try to weed out the bad educators among us.

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Judi was sent this photo by a listener. Wouldn't this be great if they were teaching this to all out kids in Jersey schools?

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St Mary’s School in Monroe Township Gloucester County remains closed today after students were fainting and complaining of dizziness during Monday’s assembly.

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The New Jersey middle school principal who told students they weren't allowed to hug in school has resigned. Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School principal Tyler Blackmore filed his resignation the other day. This became news because it wasn't that long ago that Blackmore declared the school a "no hugging school". Of course this has very little to do with why Dennis and Judi were interested in the story.

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