Tag: Edison Public Schools
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Opinion: We need to create an anti-racist Edison public school system
Edison Public Schools (EPS) is failing its students. More specifically, EPS, like most American systems, is not explicitly anti-racist. Merely a glance at the Instagram account @racism.inedisonschools demonstrates the impact of the school system on students’ psychological well-being. The Instagram account has published over 100 testimonies from current and former students, sharing lived experiences with…
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Edison superintendent personally pays for billboard to promote $183M bond referendum on March 10
EDISON – New schools Superintendent Bernard F. Bragen Jr. dug into his own pockets to do his part to help promote the upcoming $183.12 million bond referendum on March 10. Bragen, who grew up in the township, has shelled out $2,000 from his paycheck to place a message about the referendum on a billboard on…
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Edison BOE reorganizes with new faces, new leadership, and a move to put forward another bond referendum
EDISON – The Edison Board of Education reorganized with some new faces, new leadership and the move to put forward another bond referendum in March. The board voted to approve a resolution authorizing a bond referendum to be held on March 10 at its reorganization meeting on Jan. 6 at the Education Center. Board members…
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Edison voters defeat $189.5 million school bond referendum
EDISON – With the defeat of the $189.5 million bond referendum, the Edison Board of Education will seek input from parents, staff and taxpayers on the best ways to move forward in addressing overcrowding in the schools. Voters came out to the polls on Dec. 10 and defeated the bond referendum with 3,677 “no” votes…
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Edison school board hires township native as new school superintendent
EDISON – More than a year without a permanent superintendent of schools, the Edison Board of Education has hired a product of the Edison school district. Come Dec. 9, Dr. Bernard F. Bragen Jr. will begin his role at the helm of the fifth largest township school district in the state. The board approved Bragen’s…
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Edison BOE will ask public support for $189.5 million referendum to address overcrowding
EDISON – With students literally learning in closets and trailers and eating lunch in classrooms, the need for more space in the Edison Public Schools is evident – sooner rather than later. That is why the Edison Board of Education will ask for public support of a $189.5 million referendum on Dec. 10. School officials…
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Edison BOE’s online enrollment registration helps district filter students who don’t live in township
EDISON – Long lines at the Edison Board of Education office for enrollment registration during the past few summers has been a longtime concern and prompted calls for change. And change is what is happening. With Richard Benedict, manager of district enrollment and data systems, taking the lead, the Edison Township Public School District has…
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Long-time music educator Winston Hughes remembered in Edison
EDISON — Winston Hughes, who passed away last week, set the bar for every music teacher in the township, according to Board of Education member Theresa Ward. “For 40 years, he was head of the music department and part of the music department in Edison High School,” Ward said at a board meeting on Oct.…
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Docents bring own spin on Edison’s life through guided tours
EDISON — Michele Lawrence said she has lived in Edison for more than 34 years, but did not realize the enormity of what a true historic gem the Thomas Alva Edison Center at Menlo Park was until she became a docent for the center. Last year, Lawrence became one of the many volunteers who guide…