Topic: New Jersey

NY gov's school cuts hit poor pupils hardest: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Budget cuts cost New York's poor schools $843 per pupil, over three times the $269 hit taken by the wealthiest districts, a report said on Tuesday, blasting the governor for the unequal results.Like many states, New York uses ...

Rutgers University board halves recommended tuition hike

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The board of New Jersey's Rutgers University has slashed in half a recommended tuition hike, bucking the tide of historic tuition spikes at public colleges in cash-strapped states nationwide.The board of governors at Rutgers, New Jersey's state university, ...

Schools teach disabled life skills

MAPLEWOOD, New Jersey (Reuters Life!) - Calculating the best-priced cookie dough may be a small challenge for the executives of Diamond Enterprises, but making eye contact while paying the cashier is an enormous one.Diamond Enterprises is a sandwich, salad and snack business ...

Business 101 for special ed students: eye contact, social skills

MAPLEWOOD, New Jersey (Reuters) - Calculating the best-priced cookie dough may be a small challenge for the executives of Diamond Enterprises, but making eye contact while paying the cashier is an enormous one.Diamond Enterprises is a sandwich, salad and snack business run ...

NJ Governor Christie proposes public-private schools plan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced a pilot program on Thursday that would allow private companies to run public schools in some of the state's chronically underperforming school districts.The public-private partnership would authorize school management organizations to operate ...
NJ school district says new policy that eliminates D-grades, raises failing score is a successA New Jersey school district that eliminated the "D" grade for students says the change has been a success.The new policy in Mount Olive took effect in September. ...

Further cuts spur fear of lawsuits

Adequately funding schools could become constitutional issueThe arguments against more cuts in education are blunt: The schools are in bad enough shape. Children are our future. It would be irresponsible. To that list, Mo Denis, who will be chairman of the Senate ...
NJ senator introduces college anti-bullying legislation in wake of Rutgers student's suicideNew Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg has introduced legislation to require colleges to adopt a code of conduct that prohibits bullying and harassment.The Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act is named for ...
Are there differences in culture in elementary schools? To answer this, one would have to spend a bit of time in various schools in various cultures. Either that or the various cultures would be in one school. And I spent one year ...
Would you like to learn how to become a substitute teacher in New Jersey ? All public schools in New Jersey have a minimum education requirement for substitute teachers, in most cases, it is preferred that candidates have at least 60 college ...
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