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Ridgewood NJ, Looks like more slanted coverage of the culture wars by the NJ press corps. This time it’s InsiderNJ’s Fred Snowflack. We’re starting to see a pattern.
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Ridgewood NJ, this has come up at several Ridgewood Board of Education meetings recently and has been a periodic point of contention over the last 20 years as to the size of the Ridgewood school board.
Continue reading Should the Ridgewood Board of Education Be Expanded ?
keep you hands off the kids !
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Trenton NJ, Assemblyman Robert Auth (39) spent some time in Trenton on Thursday with parents concerned about Trenton-Murphy/Platkin mandates and directives. “In his concurring opinion in Troxel, Justice Thomas summarized an important aspect of this Court’s precedential opinion in Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510 (1925), writing that “parents have a fundamental constitutional right to rear their children, including the right to determine who shall educate and socialize them.”
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Westwood NJ, in an effort to reassert the rights of parents , the Westwood Regional School District board has voted to require superintendent approval for classroom discussions of any “controversial issues” not specified in the district curriculum, clamping down on teachers politicizing classrooms but drawing criticism from those who warned that the change will stifle conversations about real-world topics.
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Ridgewood NJ, Senator Holly Schepisi said the Murphy administration won’t admit it’s considering adopting new vaccine requirements for school children even after the New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) sent proposed rule changes and a solicitation for comments to “stakeholders” on May 8.
can you say sleeping at the switch ?
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Ridgewood NJ, as previously reported on the Ridgewood blog the Ridgewood Board of Education voted to push the school day back 35 minutes at Ridgewood High School, beginning next fall.
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Paramus NJ, Paramus School district officials were forced to send a letter to parents after a district high school teacher was caught looking at inappropriate pictures during class on Thursday.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board Education meets on February 13, 2023 for a Regular Public Meeting.
Continue reading Ridgewood Board of Education Regular Public Meeting on 02-13-23
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education will vote next Monday February 13th on a resolution to introduce the late-start initiative for Ridgewood high school students starting this fall.
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Saddle Brook NJ, voters overwhelmingly rejected Saddle Brook School District’s proposal to borrow funds for critical building repairs and improvements, according to preliminary election results.
Continue reading Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Saddle Brook Schools Referendum
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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
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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
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Wyckoff NJ, unlike Ridgewood which voted to give up its right to vote on school budgets , parents have become increasingly angry over public education – on issues ranging from lockdowns to “woke” indoctrination and falling test scores – school board elections have become a focus of discontent and incumbents are increasingly retiring under pressure or losing re-election.
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Trenton NJ, the impact of the pandemic on education is becoming clearer with news the average ACT test score sunk to its lowest point in 30 years, and Senator Joe Pennacchio today said botched government policy is largely to blame.
