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1 week ago | 
nj.com | Liz Rosenberg
New Jersey has the best education system in the nation, according to a newly-released ranking by U.S. News and World Report. The annual ranking judges states on K-12 test scores, colleges, graduation rates, student debt and more. Last year, New Jersey ranked No. 4 in the nation for overall education. This year, New Jersey secured the top spot by scoring near the top in nearly every category for K-12 schools and preschools.
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1 week ago | 
nj.com | Liz Rosenberg
The Little Egg Harbor Board of Education approved a nearly 33% school tax increase for homeowners this week during a meeting that included very little pushback from the public. The board voted 5-2 in favor of the budget that included the large increase to help solve the Ocean County district’s financial problems. Everyone who spoke in support of passing the budget acknowledged it would be a financial burden on homeowners.
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2 weeks ago | 
nj.com | Liz Rosenberg
A group of doctors who work for both RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers University voted to unionize earlier this week, union officials said. The physicians — who work for Rutgers 10% of the time and RWJBarnabas 90% of the time — were hired as “clinically focused university practitioners,” or CFUP. They are both physicians and faculty members at the state university.
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2 weeks ago | 
nj.com | Liz Rosenberg
After years of losing staff they can’t afford to replace, Little Egg Harbor School District officials say they are considering a nearly 33% school tax increase for homeowners. The school board in the Ocean County district — which has 1,700 students in grades pre-K to 6 — approved a tentative budget with the tax increase at a meeting earlier this month. The final vote on the budget is scheduled for Tuesday.
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2 weeks ago | 
nj.com | Liz Rosenberg
A Golden Globe winner, a leader in environmental conservation and a trailblazing artist are among the speakers slated to address graduates at Rutgers University commencement ceremonies next month. Rutgers alumnus Ramy Youssef — who won a Golden Globe for staring in Hulu’s “Ramy” — will speak at Rutgers-Newark’s graduation on May 22 at the Prudential Center in Newark. Youssef created, produced and directed the Peabody Award-winning comedy and Emmy-nominated series.
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3 weeks ago | 
silive.com | Liz Rosenberg
Lacey Township’s school district is considering eliminating sports in all grades as it faces a major budget crisis. The Ocean County district says if it doesn’t cut sports and make other drastic cuts it may have to raise school taxes by more than 14%. Football, baseball, field hockey, soccer, marching band, the drama club and Special Olympics clubs — along with all field trips for all grades — are among the items on the chopping block as the district faces a more than $6.5 million funding gap.
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3 weeks ago | 
nj.com | Liz Rosenberg
Lacey Township’s school district is considering eliminating sports in all grades as it faces a major budget crisis. The Ocean County district says if it doesn’t cut sports and make other drastic cuts it may have to raise school taxes by more than 14%. Football, baseball, field hockey, soccer, marching band, the drama club and Special Olympics clubs — along with all field trips for all grades — are among the items on the chopping block as the district faces a more than $6.5 million funding gap.
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3 weeks ago | 
nj.com | Liz Rosenberg
New Jersey Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer notified the U.S. Department of Education that he intends to ignore the Trump administration’s vaguely worded demands to rid schools of programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion. Dehmer sent a letter to federal officials Thursday saying New Jersey will not comply with an order to certify that public schools are not using DEI programs and policies.
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4 weeks ago | 
nj.com | Liz Rosenberg
A coalition of professors, students, campus workers and New Jersey residents plan to participate in a national “Day of Action” on college campuses Thursday to protest the Trump administration’s funding cuts and policies targeting higher education. Organizers expect at least 166 campuses to participate, according to the American Association of University Professors, a union representing about 50,000 faculty across the country.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
publishersweekly.com | Liz Rosenberg |P.C. Cast |Chad Morris |Joy Cowley
April 1 All By Myself: (But Sometimes I Need a Little Help!) by Elizabeth Everett, illus. by Shelley Hanmo (Soaring Kite, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-958372-72-2). All the Stars Align by Gretchen Schreiber (Wednesday, $20; 978-1-250-89218-8). Avery and the Fairy Circle by Rowan Kingsbury (Flying Eye, $12.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-83874-198-3). The Barking Puppy by Lori Lobenstine, illus. by Il Sung Na, Levine Querido, $14.99; ISBN 978-1-64614-505-8). My Book of Firsts by Lee Wardlaw, illus.
