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Questions Arise Over Ridgewood Board of Education’s Bidding Process for “Before/After Care Program”

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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Board of Education met on Friday, June 30, 2023. The meeting was supposed to be an endorsement  of the current vendor AlphaBest for Before/After Care Program. Proponents Hyunju Kwak and Sheila Brogan failed to make their case and the board did not approve the current vendor.

Questions have now arisen over the fairness of the process with accusations of favoritism toward the current vendor . Several vendors have complained that the Request for proposal (RFP) failed to disclose some of the elements the Evaluation Committee used for scoring the bids and the June 30th meeting seemed to confirm that .

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The US Supreme Court Strikes Down President Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness Plan

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Ridgewood NJ, the US Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan, with the court’s six conservatives ruling the administration did not have the power to forgive loans.

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The US Supreme Court Shoots Down Race Based University Admissions

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Ridgewood NJ, the US Supreme Court ruled Thursday to block affirmative action in two closely watched lawsuits against Harvard and the University of North Carolina (UNC). The cases, initially brought by a coalition of students, prospective applicants and their parents in 2014, challenged the universities’ use of racial preferences during the admissions process.

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School Choice Week: Many Parents are Actively Seeking Better Educational Options for their Children

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Ridgewood NJ, as summer draws near and the battle over parents rights heats up , many parents are actively seeking better educational options for their children next year. Across the nation, parents are eager to find learning environments that are more suitable for their children.

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New Jersey GOP Stands with Parents Against New Murphy Administration Forced “Child Grooming” School Guidance

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Ridgewood NJ, the New Jersey Republican State Committee (“NJGOP”) released the following statement in response to new “Law Against Discrimination” guidance for schools from the Department of Education (“DOE”) and the Attorney General’s office:

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NJ Attorney General and Department of Education Commissioner Continue to Force Feed LGBTQIA+ Agenda Down Students Throats

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Trenton NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Acting Department of Education (DOE) Commissioner Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillan today announced that the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) and DOE have issued the joint statement below to offer guidance(do what you are told) to students, parents, schools, school boards, educators, and the public (Parents) :

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Governor Murphy Doubles Down on Blocking Notifying Parents if and when a Student asks for Accommodations or Changes Regarding their own Gender

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Trenton NJ, on Tuesday night’s “Ask the Governor” radio program on WNYC, Governor Phil Murphy said he was “offended” and would be “vigilant to the max in fighting back” when asked about school policies that seek to involve parents in important issues affecting their children.

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Ridgewood Board of Education serves cease and desist order to “Beer Money Basketball League”

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Ridgewood J, Citing:  1) alleged violations of NJ State laws concerning the consumption of alcohol on school grounds, 2) the failure to obtain requisite permits from the Ridgewood Board of Education (BOE), and 3) the receipt of numerous complaints from area residents regarding excessive noise and alcohol use during games, the Ridgewood Board of Education recently served a cease and desist order to organizers of the “Beer Money Basketball League.”

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Kids Do Best When Parents & Teachers Work Together to Support Them

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Trenton NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco (R-25) issued the following statement in response to complaints filed yesterday by Attorney General Matt Platkin against the Middletown, Marlboro, and Manalapan school districts over new parental notification policies they adopted this week:

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The Ridgewood Board of Education meets Monday, June 26, 2023 7:00 PM

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education meets on June 26, 2023 at 6:30 pm for an Executive Session and at 7:00 pm for a Regular Public Meeting.

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NJ Legislators Respond to New Jersey Attorney General’s Attempt to Prohibit Implementation of LGBTQ+ Parental Notification Policies

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Middletown NJ,  Senator Declan O’Scanlon, Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger and Assemblywoman Victoria Flynn (Monmouth-R’s) respond to the latest attempt by the State of New Jersey to limit parental rights as news comes that the Middletown and Marlboro boards of education have become the object of a lawsuit by the State’s Attorney General’s Office (OAG).

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America’s Public Education System Reports the Worst Literacy and Math Performance in Decades

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Ridgewood NJ, America’s public education system reports the worst literacy and math performance in decades, its schools dedicate increasingly immense portions of their time to lessons on the supposed virtues of racial and gender segregation.

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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Not one but Two RHS Students Received Perfect Scores on the National Latin Exam!  

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Ridgewood NJ, more than 100,000 Latin students worldwide take the National Latin Exam and of those, only 1% achieve a perfect score. Sophomores Brian Chun and Patrick Callen, pictured here with Principal Jeff Nyhuis and Latin teachers Amy Mason and Stefanie Gigante, received a perfect score for the Intermediate Latin Reading Comprehension.

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New Players Company’s Ben Harris wins for Best Featured Performer as Nostradamus in the RHS production of “Something Rotten”!

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Ridgewood NJ, After a successful BergenPAC awards, the New Players Company’s Ben Harris won for Best Featured Performer as Nostradamus in the RHS production of “Something Rotten”! The Company received three nominations:

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