Sunday, June 20, 2010

N.J. School Boards Association to spend millions on renovations despite cutbacks at schools | NJ.com

N.J. School Boards Association to spend millions on renovations despite cutbacks at schools | NJ.com

Sussex County teacher is one of 12 chosen for special archeological dig in Siberia

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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

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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

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By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger

June 19, 2010, 9:30PM
Campus bookstores hope to bring students back with cheaper textbooks Full story »

Paramus principal scales back middle school graduation after food fight

By The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk

June 19, 2010, 8:39AM
PARAMUS — The principal of a Paramus middle school told parents Friday that Monday's graduation would not have music, speeches, a bagel breakfast and other "fun" activities because of a food fight that occurred the day before, a report on NorthJersey.com said. Principal Oscar Diaz of West Brook Middle School said the eighth-grade class was being punished for the cafeteria... Full story »