New Jersey 101.5 » NJ Schools http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Wed, 22 May 2013 13:12:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 2013 NJ School Choice Summit Information [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/2013-nj-school-choice-summit-information/ http://nj1015.com/2013-nj-school-choice-summit-information/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:44:13 +0000 Jim Gearhart Show http://nj1015.com/?p=217140 The 2013 New Jersey School Summit will take place on Sunday January 27th, 2013 in East Windsor.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/2013-nj-school-choice-summit-information/feed/ 0 Jetta Productions, Getty Images Eliminate Homework? Thats What the French are Thinking [POLL] http://nj1015.com/eliminate-homework-thats-what-the-french-are-thinking-poll/ http://nj1015.com/eliminate-homework-thats-what-the-french-are-thinking-poll/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:32:04 +0000 Steve Trevelise http://nj1015.com/?p=204433 We hated it as children and the French are considering fulfilling our childhood fantasies of doing away with homework.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/eliminate-homework-thats-what-the-french-are-thinking-poll/feed/ 0 Flickr User laffy4k A Longer School Year in New Jersey? Would it Help? [POLL] http://nj1015.com/a-longer-school-year-in-new-jersey-would-it-help-poll/ http://nj1015.com/a-longer-school-year-in-new-jersey-would-it-help-poll/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:09:17 +0000 Jim Gearhart Show http://nj1015.com/?p=173674 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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]]> http://nj1015.com/a-longer-school-year-in-new-jersey-would-it-help-poll/feed/ 0 Flickr user: Cherice Smile, You're On Classroom Camera! [POLL] http://nj1015.com/smile-youre-on-classroom-camera-poll-2/ http://nj1015.com/smile-youre-on-classroom-camera-poll-2/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:30:19 +0000 Steve Trevelise http://nj1015.com/?p=164943 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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]]> http://nj1015.com/smile-youre-on-classroom-camera-poll-2/feed/ 0 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Lower the Grades or Raise the Education in NJ Schools? http://nj1015.com/lower-the-grades-or-raise-the-education-in-nj-schools/ http://nj1015.com/lower-the-grades-or-raise-the-education-in-nj-schools/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:28:14 +0000 Jim Gearhart Show http://nj1015.com/?p=157088 According to a recent article, students in Bayonne schools will have an easier time passing math this coming school year.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/lower-the-grades-or-raise-the-education-in-nj-schools/feed/ 0 Flickr user: Cherice Do We Really Need to Pay Celebrities to Speak at NJ Schools? http://nj1015.com/do-we-really-need-to-pay-celebrities-to-speak-at-nj-schools/ http://nj1015.com/do-we-really-need-to-pay-celebrities-to-speak-at-nj-schools/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:30:57 +0000 Steve Trevelise http://nj1015.com/?p=122196 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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]]> http://nj1015.com/do-we-really-need-to-pay-celebrities-to-speak-at-nj-schools/feed/ 0 Jason Merritt/Getty Images Smile, You're on Classroom Camera [POLL] http://nj1015.com/smile-youre-on-classroom-camera-poll/ http://nj1015.com/smile-youre-on-classroom-camera-poll/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:00:35 +0000 Steve Trevelise http://nj1015.com/?p=120607 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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]]> http://nj1015.com/smile-youre-on-classroom-camera-poll/feed/ 0 Jack Hollingsworth, Getty Images Rules Your Jersey Student Will Not Learn in School but Definitely Should http://nj1015.com/rules-your-jersey-student-will-not-learn-in-school-but-definitely-should/ http://nj1015.com/rules-your-jersey-student-will-not-learn-in-school-but-definitely-should/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:21:10 +0000 Dennis and Judi Show http://nj1015.com/?p=113654 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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]]> http://nj1015.com/rules-your-jersey-student-will-not-learn-in-school-but-definitely-should/feed/ 0 Flickr User jeferonix Gloucester County Parochial School Closes Due to Student Illness http://nj1015.com/gloucester-county-parochial-school-closes-due-to-student-illness/ http://nj1015.com/gloucester-county-parochial-school-closes-due-to-student-illness/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 12:40:04 +0000 Steve Trevelise http://nj1015.com/?p=108188 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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]]> http://nj1015.com/gloucester-county-parochial-school-closes-due-to-student-illness/feed/ 0 Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images Dennis and Judi Make Announcements Over the School PA System [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/dennis-and-judi-make-announcements-over-the-school-pa-system-audio/ http://nj1015.com/dennis-and-judi-make-announcements-over-the-school-pa-system-audio/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:36:05 +0000 Dennis and Judi Show http://nj1015.com/?p=88476 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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