May 27, 2010 RSS feed / Schools

Jazz ensemble claims third place in state

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON — The Jackson Liberty High School jazz ensemble is ending the 2009-10 school year on a high note after clinching third place in the New Jersey State Jazz Final. More...

Pupils ready to release trout

On May 27, approximately 225 students and teachers will convene at the Forest Resource Education Center in Jackson to participate in the third annual Trout in the Classroom Field Day. More...

Jackson school board agrees to tax levy cut

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

An unanticipated increase in extraordinary aid from the state will help the Jackson Board of Education deal with a $1 million reduction in the general fund tax levy for 2010-11 that was directed to be made by the Jackson Township Council. More...

Howell council slices $1.9M from school tax

BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

HOWELL — The recent vote to defeat the tax levy portion of the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education’s proposed 2010-11 budget was not a mandate from the public, the president of the Howell Township Education Association (HTEA) s More...

Firm hired to search for new FRHSD supt.

BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer

Afirm that will seek out a new leader for the Freehold Regional High School District has been hired by the district’s Board of Education. More...

State will decide on FRHSD budget

Eight municipalities fail to agree on amount of tax levy for 2010-11
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer

The Freehold Regional High School District’s budget for the 2010-11 school year is now in the hands of state education officials. More...

New law provides rules for tuition assistance

It is now state law that public school employees may attend only fully accredited educational institutions in order to be eligible for tuition assistance. State Sen. More...