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Is Statewide All-Day Kindergarten a Good Idea? [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:11:05 +0000

Is it a good idea to offer full-day kindergarten statewide in New Jersey? It could help curb day care costs for struggling parents and it could give kids the academic challenges they need to succeed later in life. In the Garden State, Assemblywoman Connie Wagner is sponsoring a bill that would create a task force [...]

Social Media Education Could Become Mandatory [POLL/AUDIO]

Dino Flammia — Tue, 14 May 2013 09:22:35 +0000

Every middle school student in New Jersey would be instructed on the responsible use of social media, if a bill advancing through Trenton eventually earns the Governor’s signature. The Assembly Education Committee advanced a measure Monday that adds social media to the technology education curriculum for students in grades six through eight. “There are plenty [...]

Rebuild The Right Way After Sandy Or Pay The Price [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:23:19 +0000

New Jerseyans have very clear and very strong opinions on rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy. They also think anyone who ignores federal advice about rebuilding should face serious consequences. That’s just a portion of the results from the most recent Fairleigh Dickinson University-PublicMind poll released this morning. “By an almost two-to-one margin poll respondents told us [...]

Jackson Schools Take Step Toward Bus Advertising

Jason Allentoff — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:14:58 +0000

Jackson Township may be among the first districts to allow advertising on school buses. The Board Of Education gave preliminary approval to the move last night which could raise about $50,000 in revenue according to the Asbury Park Press. The policy, if given final approval, would require 50 percent of funds raised to go towards [...]

After What Happened In CT, Are NJ Schools Safe? [AUDIO]

David Matthau — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:12:43 +0000

In the wake of the tragic school shooting rampage in Connecticut, Jersey parents are voicing concerns about school safety in the Garden State.

South Jersey Sex Scandal Shocker [AUDIO]

David Matthau — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:24:13 +0000

Three teachers and two administrators at Triton High School in Runnemede are facing criminal charges, and have been suspended, after the teachers allegedly engaged in sexual activity with three female students. Camden County Prosecutor Warren Faulk says the teachers facing charges are: Jeff Logandro, 32, charged with official misconduct, criminal sexual contact and endangering the [...]

New NJASK Question Tests More Than Childrens' Skills [POLL]

Laurie Cataldo — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:21:02 +0000

You send your kids off to school each day trusting the system to teach them what they need to know to become intelligent, productive adults. What if somewhere along the way though, that system started asking weird — possibly inappropriate — questions under the guise of ‘testing’? That’s just what happened with a recent test [...]