Brigitte Macron wears VERY bright jersey – a huge contrast from yesterday’s sombre look
BRIGITTE MACRON beamed at cameras this evening, as she stepped out in skin-tight jeans and a blindingly-bright top for a couture fashion show in Paris. Daily Express :: Style Feed
Travel news: From Scotland’s Ardnamurchan peninsula to Jersey – best travel picks
BEST travel picks from Scotland’s Ardnamurchan peninsula, the Channel Islands, Disney and more. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Jersey girl chasing her LPGA major dream on home turf
A win at the U.S. Women’s Open this week for Marina Alex, which also would happen be her first career LPGA victory, would be a remarkable, career and life-altering achievement. Doing it at Trump National in Bedminster, N.J., which sits just 40 miles west of where she grew up in Wayne? That would not only […]
New Jersey Lawmakers Reconsider Testing’s Role on Evaluations
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) The New Jersey Assembly Education Committee approved a bill this week that would remove student standardized test results from having any bearing on how teachers and administrators are evaluated. Susan Livio, writing for Advance Digital-New Jersey, said the continued overemphasis on the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career […]
Christie Pushes to Re-write New Jersey Education Funding Formula
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s administration is arguing in court that the state needs the ability to overrule teacher contracts, rather than receiving additional funding, in order to improve struggling school districts. The governor is asking the Supreme Court to give the state the authority to override teacher contract rules in a total […]
Jersey, Gran Canaria and Nortern Ireland: Discover the isles of style
FROM stunning Jersey to Gran Canaria and Northern Ireland, our writers discover some little gems. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
New Jersey Board of Ed: All Graduating Students Must Pass PARCC
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Students in New Jersey who enter the eighth grade in the coming academic year will be facing a new graduation requirement when they become seniors in 2021 — the pupils will have to prove their readiness by passing two standardized tests that less than 50% of New Jersey students have been able […]
Mother Must Repay Murdered Child’s New Jersey Student Loans
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) A recent investigation into New Jersey’s official college loan agency has found the state has some of the strictest repayment rules in the country, causing financial ruin for some while forcing others to repay debts owed even after the borrower has passed away. New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, HESAA, […]
New Jersey Resumes Testing After PARCC Computer Problems
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Education officials in the state of New Jersey announced that schools will be able to continue administering PARCC exams just one day after computer glitches caused delays at numerous schools throughout the state. Referring to the shutdown as “totally unacceptable,” Education Commissioner David Hespe said he had been assured by Pearson Education, the […]
New Jersey, Christie Administration Send Mixed Messages on Charter Schools
New Jersey has turned down a controversial charter school extension plan that has parents taking sides in a Monmouth County community. Gov. Chris Christie’s administration denied a proposal this week that would have doubled the student enrollment at Red Bank Charter School, a 200 student K-8 school. The charter plan was opposed by community members who noted […]