EAST ORANGE, NJ — Students at Cicely Tyson Elementary School recently learned a great deal about financial literacy. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, students made the decision to participate in charitable giving. Student Sanai London gave a brief overview of her group’s experience with the Money Smart Program during the pandemic. Sanai shared concepts […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Designed to mitigate the social and emotional learning loss suffered by junior high and high school students due to the coronavirus pandemic, the city of East Orange began its summer enrichment program early — and has concluded its first cohort, an afterschool program for students of the East Orange School District […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Stress and trauma can take a toll on anyone, including children. Unlike many adults, children don’t necessarily have the skills to manage stress and trauma, which can take a toll on them mentally. In an effort to help troubled and struggling children, the Foundation for Educational Administration, the professional learning division […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Oct. 31 is still months away, but it’s fast approaching for the Census Bureau, and it’s the last day for residents to be counted in the 2020 census. The once-a-decade system for measuring the population has been thrown off a little bit this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Essex […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Teachers and students were holding out hope that they would be able to return to school and some semblance of normalcy before June, but on May 4 Gov. Phil Murphy announced that New Jersey schools would remain closed for the remainder of the school year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Distance […]
Teachers adapt to online education as schools stay closed
By Amanda Valentovic and EmilyAnn Jackman / Staff Writers ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — It has been more than two weeks since the global COVID-19 pandemic shut down most of the country, and Essex County school districts have closed the doors to school buildings and moved to online classes. With no timeline for returning, teachers and […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange City Council, along with Mayor Ted Green and his administration, hosted its 14th annual holiday party and toy drive at Tribe Lounge on Wednesday, Dec. 11. While everyone danced, mingled and ate, the number of donated toys quickly outgrew the table space and were soon being piled in […]
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy’s first proposed budget increases state “formula” aid that goes directly to school districts by $283.6 million, the initial step toward fulfilling the state’s school-funding obligation, according to a March 15 press release from the NJ Department of Education. The budget also increases aid for expanded preschool, STEM programs and […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Pop Warner youth football season is officially under way throughout New Jersey and, in East Orange, the Pop Warner Hurricanes team, based in the city’s 5th Ward, is ready for another winning season. The team is part of the East Orange Police Athletic League, where Officer Edward Giles works as […]