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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Board of Education meets on May 9, 2022 at 6:00 PM for an Executive Session and at 7:00 PM for a Regular Public Meeting at the Education Center.
Translated , Later Start Survey
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Ridgewood NJ, Based on recent research regarding adolescent sleep and student well-being, the district is pursuing a study of possible later start times for students in grades 6-12. Everyone has a voice in Ridgewood Public School’s ongoing pursuit of educational excellence.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Holly Schepisi (R-39) responded to the State Board of Education’s refusal to reconsider or delay controversial new sex education standards that school districts have been mandated to enact through their curricula this fall:
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The current job market and academic uncertainty are leading reasons for the possible decline in enrollment among American undergraduate students
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Ridgewood NJ, Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has published a survey report that examines expected college re-enrollment rates for fall 2022. The study highlights several factors influencing how many students will return to school or drop out for the new semester. Research experts surveyed 1,250 current undergraduate students expected to graduate in 2023 or after.
According to the report, 17 percent of students say they will not enroll in school, and 19 percent are unsure about their education plans for fall 2022. Students who started college in 2018 or earlier are most likely to drop out, with 22 percent of these students saying they don’t plan on returning in the fall. By comparison, only 12 percent of current freshmen don’t anticipate re-enrolling for the fall 2022 term. Continue reading Intelligent.com Survey Finds 36 Percent of College Students Might Drop Out of School by the Fall Semester
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Trenton NJ, Senator Joe Pennacchio expressed disappointment after the New Jersey State Board of Education refused to delay the roll-out of controversial new health and sex education standards in September.
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Ridgewood NJ, this weekend, Ridgewood Crew competed in a double header at the Cooper River Park in Pennsauken, NJ: The Garden State Scholastic Championship on Saturday and the Cooper Cup on Sunday.
Continue reading Ridgewood Crew Wins Sixteen Medals On the Official Start of Regatta Season
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Ramsey NJ, an “anonymous” message challenging the Ramsey school district’s book choices that was emailed to students’ families set off a contentious school board meeting on Tuesday night. Many residents wanted to know where the sender had acquired their email addresses, calling it a security breach, while others took issue with the book-banning message.
Continue reading “Anonymous” Email from the “Ramsey Parents Union” Rattles School District
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Ridgewood NJ, a week after New Jersey’s legal recreational marijuana sales officially started, Assemblyman Robert Auth and Assemblywoman DeAnne DeFuccio say they plan to introduce a bill requiring school bus drivers to undergo additional random drug and alcohol testing.
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Ridgewood NJ, getting a pulse on the community’s interest in and support for K-12 alternative schedules is a critical element of this important initiative, and to gather feedback from stakeholders, K12 Insight, a leading customer engagement solution for schools, will be distributing parent/community, student, and staff surveys in the next week or so. Surveys will be emailed directly to parents, 6-12 students, and staff members. For community members, a link to the survey will be published on the homepage of the website under District News, and the link will be emailed to our RPS eNews mailing list.
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Ridgewood NJ, the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Chemical Education recently published “Invention as a Complement to High School Chemistry,” which documents the step-by-step journey of the Ridgewood High School team that invented the Solar Aqua Tech (SAT) water bottle, a self-sanitizing and sustainable bottle designed to address two worldwide problems: satisfying the need for safe drinking water and reducing plastic waste. Co-authored by the entire SAT team and mentors, “the intent of the article was to provide SAT students with a permanent record of their extraordinary accomplishments and to share our invention education experience with other educators. It is an honor to have our paper accepted for publication in the prestigious education journal,” said Dr. Labowsky, chemistry/physics teacher and Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Educator. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00135?ref=pdf
Elementary Division Winner: I Love Music – Rohan van Beever
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Ridgewood NJ, the annual Friends of Music (FOM) Concert was live at George Washington Middle School once again! Faculty members joined local professionals to put on a fantastic performance including everything from musical theater to opera to jazz to rock. Winners of the FOM Third Annual Song-Writing Competition were announced and had their compositions performed by professional musicians. Competition entries may be of any length and style, and they can be scored for any combination of instruments and/or voices. Four professional musicians/computers judged the entries.
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Ridgewood NJ, once again poor planning and misrepresentation of the impact of high density housing by both previous Village and the Ridgewood Board of Education officials have come back to bite the Ridgewood taxpayers . Parents have voiced concerns over how the lack of aides in kindergarten classrooms is affecting students’ safety and learning .
Continue reading Ridgewood Parents Voice Concerns With Overcrowded Kindergartens
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Trenton NJ, Senate Republicans announced the “Three Rs” plan to fix New Jersey’s controversial new sex education and diversity and inclusion curriculum requirements: repeal, replace, and restore.
“Governor Murphy and New Jersey Democrats are trying to strip away parental rights in education,” said Republican Leader Steven Oroho (R-24). “Senate Republicans want to ‘Give It Back’ and have proposed the ‘Three Rs’ to fix our children’s broken curriculum and learning standards: repeal, replace, and restore.”
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Ridgewood NJ, US News and World Report rolled out its latest school ranking The U.S. News rankings include data on nearly 24,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. In addition to traditional high schools, the rankings encompass charter; magnet; and science, technology, engineering and math-focused schools. This is how Ridgewood High School stacks up against thousands around the country.
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Ridgewood NJ, while Village residents voted to no longer vote on Ridgewood ‘s massive School Budget , budget discussions with the Ridgewood Board of Education have become merely a formality . On Monday Dr. Gorman, Mr. Bisig, Ms. Poelstra presented the 2022-2023 Preliminary Budget supports curriculum revisions and instructional resources; professional development aligned to the strategic plan goals and innovative programming, and staff/resources to support the academic program. The budget addresses the responsible maintenance of our buildings and grounds and stays within the guidelines of the New Jersey Statutory State caps. The presentation was followed by an opportunity for comments from the public on the preliminary budget. The final budget will be presented at the May 9, 2022 Board of Education Meeting.
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