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Ridgewood NJ, last October, the Biden Justice Department ordered the FBI to stop alleged “threats and acts of violence” against school officials who were the largest of frustrated parents. The move was prompted by a letter from the National School Board Association to Justice claiming that parents who object to mask mandates and the imposition of critical race theory were engaging in “a form of domestic terrorism.”
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Ridgewood NJ, Registration for children who will enter kindergarten or be new first graders to the district in September 2022 opens on January 15, 2022. Ridgewood residents can register online only by completing the registration process no later than February 13, 2022.
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Trenton NJ, It’s bad enough the average property tax bill in New Jersey is more than $9,000, but it’s far higher in many areas of the state. Senator Kristin Corrado noted it is strange the Governor is bragging that the state’s worst-in-the-country property taxes have gotten worse.
Continue reading Property Taxes Continue to Increase Under Murphy’s Tenure
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Ridgewood NJ, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that New Jersey student loan borrowers will receive over $60 million in relief from a settlement with Navient Corp. and its subsidiary Navient Solutions LLC (Navient) that resolves a 2020 lawsuit filed by the State against the student loan servicing giant. The State’s lawsuit alleged that Navient engaged in unconscionable commercial practices, deceptive conduct, and misrepresentations when servicing thousands of New Jersey consumers’ student loans over the past decade – boosting company profits at the expense of struggling borrowers.
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Ridgewood NJ, according to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gorman , at recent vaccine clinics offered by the Village of Ridgewood Health Department, over 600 people received the COVID-19 vaccine, including students of all ages. The Health Department will be offering additional vaccine clinics soon.
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Ridgewood NJ, at Monday night Ridgewood Board of Education meet , the Board reorganized . Sheila Brogan, Hyunju Kwak, and Muhammad Mahmoud were sworn in for a three-year term, followed by nominations and the election of a new Ridgewood School Board president and vice president. Hyunju Kwak was elected president, and Michael Lembo was elected vice president. The Ridgewood school district is the largest in Bergen County with 5,705 students .
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education meets on January 10, 2022 at 6:00 PM for an Executive Session and 7:00 PM for a Reorganization/Regular Public Meeting at the Education Center.
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Trenton NJ, Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips blasted the Murphy administration over their updated guidance for K-12 schools that excludes unvaccinated students from sports or extracurricular activities in areas where Covid-19 activity is very high.
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Newark NJ, the Board of Trustees of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Teik C. Lim as NJIT’s ninth president following a national search and a unanimous vote of the Board on January 5, 2022. President-elect Lim, who also will be appointed as a Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, will begin his NJIT tenure on July 1, 2022. Continue reading New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Names Dr. Teik C. Lim as University’s Ninth President
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Trenton NJ, When the Department of Education failed to appear at Thursday’s Senate Education Committee hearing on the pandemic’s impact on schools and students, Senator Joe Pennacchio said he was disappointed but not surprised.
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Ridgewood NJ, due to the inclement weather expected tomorrow, all Ridgewood Public Schools will be closed on Friday, January 7, 2022. If weather conditions permit, after-school and evening activities at Ridgewood Public Schools may be held. The coaches and advisors will notify students.
Thank you and please stay safe.
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Phoenix, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has a strong message for the teacher unions in his state pushing for the shutdown of in-person learning in public schools: Don’t even think about it.
Continue reading Arizona Offers Education Vouchers For Parents If Government Schools Close
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Ridgewood NJ, seems politicians learned NOTHING from the first rounds of Covid. So now, with the holiday break over, and time to get kids back in the classroom, and after taxpayers shelled out about $190 billion in ransom payments to the teachers unions to get them to, you know, teach, 2,200 schools are closed today. And guess what: they are almost all in blue states and blue cities.
Continue reading Kids Belong in School or the School of their Choice
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Ridgewood NJ, School districts and institutions of higher education must adopt policies protecting students’ freedom of expression under legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Hal Wirths and signed by the governor on Tuesday.
