Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Readers weigh in on column on teachers’ union issues
CODA GREG BEAN When I wrote a column critical of the state’s teachers’ unions a few weeks ago, I girded my loins for what I expected would be the usual backlash to columns like that — notes from readers angry that I was bashing noble teachers and programs “for the kids.” My readers got the…
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Unemployment is biggest concern, not housing
Gov. Chris Christie and the New Jersey state Legislature have made the responsible decision to cut spending and stop listening to special interest groups that previous administrations bowed to. Unemployment is the state’s most pressing concern, not affordable housing. In an ideal world we would all be living in our dream homes, working in dream…
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Teaching profession not questioned; salary expectations an issue
Chrissy Anderson should be commended for her dedication and the positive influence she has on our children in her teaching profession (“Teaching Is a Great but Misunderstood Profession,” News Transcript, Letters to the Editor, May 19). But hard work and dedication are expected from teachers, just as properly fixing your car is expected from a…
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Teacher’s fight with MS inspires student to help
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer The most important lessons learned in school don’t always involve reading, writing and arithmetic or standardized tests and budgets. Those that involve compassion and helping others in real-life situations can be lessons that last a lifetime and impact society in a positive way for years to come. Sometimes the students…
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Students’ artistic talents recognized
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Students in the Jackson School District have been recognized for their artistic talents. “Every year the Art Educators of New Jersey select only a handful of students from all over the state to have their work included in the Youth Art Month Exhibit,” Jackson Board of Education President…
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on campus
Angela Goydish of Howell was among 24 Fairleigh Dickinson University seniors who presented their honors theses and then attended a dinner in their honor at the college’sMadison campus. Goydish’s research was on “Educational and Behavioral Interventions: Coping with the Symptoms of ADHD.”
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Holocaust program has impact on pupils
JACKSON — An Arts in Residence grant that was presented to the St. Aloysius School in October by Target recently became a reality for students. On April 21 Young Audiences of New Jersey and presenter Rebecca Kelly brought the program “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” to students in grades six, seven and eight at the…
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Solving the real housing crisis
GUEST COLUMN DIANNE BRAKE New Jersey has not one, but three affordable housing crises. There is the real crisis. There is a huge backlog of need for work-force and special-needs housing in the right locations and no plan for the future. There is the temporary crisis. The state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) was led…
