Category: Examiner Opinion

Kate LoDolce of Allentown has been named to the dean’s list for the 2014 fall semester at Alvernia University, Reading, Pa. Robert Doherty of Allentown has been named to the dean’s list for the 2014 fall semester at Wilkes University, Reading, Pa. Megan Goss of Allentown has been named to the dean’s list for the…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — More than 200 parents and educators from around the state filled the Jackson Liberty High School auditorium to vent their concerns about the type and volume of tests to which students in New Jersey are being subjected on an annual basis. The Jan. 29 public hearing was held…

I am writing in response to Managing Editor Mark Rosman’s recent column, “Attention Must Be Paid to Parents’ Views on Testing.” What Howell K-8 School District Superintendent of Schools Joseph Isola neglects to mention is that there are significant concerns with the PARCC test and with Pearson, the corporation responsible for creating the PARCC test…

FRANK GALIPO Gianna Crassullo, 8, left, and Gabriella Summer, 8, have fun on a bouncy slide during the PTO Student Carnival at the Millstone Township Primary School on Jan. 23.

The Brookdale Community College board of trustees voted on Jan. 29 to approve a 3.4 percent tuition increase at the college for the 2015-16 school year. For a full-time student taking 30 credits per year, the change would mean an increase of nearly $149. The $4-per-credit increase, effective on July 1, will pair with a…

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — More than 100 students and parents became participants in a growing event when they attended “An Hour of Code” at the Millstone Township Elementary School. The children and adults were given a chance to do computer coding, regardless of whether their level was beginner or expert. Code.com was responsible…

IN THE NEWS Mark Rosman In recent months, parents in many communities served by Greater Media Newspapers have come before their local school board to comment on the issue of student testing. In broad terms, parents have raised concerns about the number of exams their children are required to take and the amount of classroom…

I am writing about what Monmouth County is doing to compensate for the recent cuts by the state of New Jersey for women’s health care programs. As a mother and grandmother, I am deeply concerned that information, and services are not available to all who need them. Our neighboring county, Middlesex, just passed a ballot…

MATT DENTON Marie Sill, 6, creates a popcorn craft during the National Popcorn Day event held at the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore program activity center in Howell on Jan. 18.