Last Catholic school in New Brunswick is closing
By The Associated Press
June 21, 2010, 7:02AM
NEW BRUNSWICK — The last Catholic school here is closing. Officials said only about 60 students had signed up for classes at St. Mary and St. Peter Catholic Academy for the upcoming school year. Monsignor Michael Corona said the demographics and finances are changing. Corona said the diocese spent about $1.25 million to combine St. Mary of Mount Virgin... Full story »
Sussex County teacher is one of 12 chosen for special archeological dig in Siberia
By Joe Moszczynski/The Star-Ledger
June 20, 2010, 9:00AM
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP — Claude Larson won’t be going on a typical summer vacation this year. Instead, the eighth-grade science teacher at the Jefferson Township Middle School will be embarking on a journey of a lifetime as she travels to Siberia in search of artifacts left by a civilization affected by climate warming 6,000 years ago. "I’ll be living in... Full story »
N.J. School Boards Association to spend millions on renovations despite cutbacks at schools
By Elise Young/Statehouse Bureau
June 20, 2010, 6:30AM
TRENTON — The publicly financed lobby for New Jersey’s school boards is spending millions to renovate its headquarters, even as local districts face massive state aid cuts, defeated budgets and construction proposals, and pending teacher layoffs. The New Jersey School Boards Association collects more than $7 million a year from 588 member districts, which are legally required to join.... Full story »
Textbook rentals will give N.J. college students more options this fall
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger
June 19, 2010, 9:30PM
Campus bookstores hope to bring students back with cheaper textbooks Full story »