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Ridgewood NJ, Dr. Leonard Fitts, Interim Superintendent, and Ms. Hyunju Kwak, President of the Board of Education, will be holding coffee and conversation events throughout the year. The events will take place on the third floor of the Education Center. All stakeholders are invited to attend and engage in open discussions.
By Charles Stampul
What is a good education in 2023 and beyond? We may find the answer through a process of reverse engineering. If the end goal is to live a good life, then the education of the child today will look little like the education of the parent. This is to say that none of the avenues known and available are ideal—not government schooling, private schooling, homeschooling or unschooling.
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Ridgewood NJ, the State Board of Education and Murphy’s Department of Education continue to obscure crucial data about the impact of learning loss connected to New Jersey’s school COVID policies, and Senator Kristin Corrado today called the stall tactics “embarrassing, politically motivated, and an insult to the parents of children who may never fully recover from the educational failings.”
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Ridgewood NJ, New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA) Results Presentation by Stacie Poelstra Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum:
Continue reading Ridgewood Schools New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA) Results
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Ridgewood NJ , the Ridgewood Board of Education meets on December 5, 2022 at 7:00 pm for a Regular Public Meeting.
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Trenton NJ, Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho and Senator Jean Stanfield blasted the State Board of Education for continuing to deny the public direct access to its meetings under the guise of “ongoing public health concerns.”
Continue reading Lawmakers Call for NJ State Board of Education to Stop Hiding Behind Pandemic
November 27, 2022
Dear Ridgewood community,
Basil Pizzuto was a wonderful educator, beloved colleague and mentor to many during his 24-year career at Ridgewood High School. He leaves a profound legacy and we feel his loss keenly.
Continue reading Ridgewood Board of Education Extends Deepest Condolences to the Pizzuto family
Do you have a child who seems disengaged in school? If so, you’re not alone. According to a recent study, nearly one-third of all American students are disengaged from school. This can lead to a number of problems, including lower grades and poor social skills. So what can you do to help your child if he is being disengaged in school?
Continue reading How To Help Your Child If He Is Being Disengaged In School?
We are all aware of how miserable college life can occasionally be. You are likely ignorant of many things in your first year of college that your parents have been handling for you.
Continue reading Studying for Pleasure: Some Practical Advice
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Ridgewood NJ Basil Pizzuto, an assistant principal at Ridgewood High School, died on Wednesday November 23rd of an aortic aneurysm just one day shy of his 50th birthday . Incident response protocols were activated immediately following reports of Pizzuto passing out. Pizzuto was an assistant principal at Ridgewood High School, a Saddle Brook Volunteer Fire Fighter and the leader of St. Philip’s Music Ministry.
His Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/basil.pizzuto . We will publish more information as it become available.
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Continue reading Support LIVE THEATRE right here in Ridgewood!
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Continue reading Jingle Strings was recently filmed in the Ridgewood High School Media Lab
It is commonly recognised that schooling impacts young children’s cognitive development. Many service providers like Busy Bees believe that children learn best when their limits aren’t pushed, and they have room to express creativity. Many parents treat preschoolers professionally and spend extra money on their children to educate all the subjects they believe they have to learn. It has been discovered that this benefits a child’s higher education.
Continue reading Importance Of Early Education For Your Child
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Trenton NJ, as the problem continues to worsen in New Jersey and across the country a task force will be set up to address the shortage of teachers in New Jersey’s K-12 public schools.
Continue reading Governor Murphy to Create Task Force to Study Teacher Shortages
