Tag: Edison School District
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John P. Stevens High School students create free tutoring service, which spans 14 chapters, three countries
EDISON – When Divyesh Jevtani learned about LimitlessMinds – a free tutoring service run by high school students – from his son’s school principal, he jumped at the opportunity to sign up his son Vinay. “My son was missing the one-to-one interaction with a teacher,” he said, adding Vinay was in the second grade at…
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Edison School District has requested to begin school year all remote through at least Oct. 16
EDISON – The Edison School District has requested to begin the 2020-21 school year all-remote at least until Oct. 16. Schools Superintendent Bernard Bragen, in a letter to the community on Aug. 18, said the district submitted an amended re-opening plan to the state with “the health and well-being of students, staff and parents of…
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School administrators in Edison work to find balance with instruction time for proposed hybrid in-person and remote plan
EDISON – As the administration weighs all the options on how to begin the 2020-21 school year, opinions differ on instruction time. Board of Education members Jerry Shi and Shivi Prasad-Madhukar raised concerns of lost instruction time from a normal regular school day verses the proposed hybrid in-person back-to-school plan, which the administration presented on…
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School officials in Edison seek input as they put together hybrid in-person back-to-school plan
EDISON – School officials are seeking input through surveys ahead of releasing an in-person back-to-school plan in August. With Gov. Phil Murphy’s announcement on July 20 allowing a choice for parents to have their children to continue learning remotely when the 2020-21 school year starts on Sept. 2, it adds another piece district officials will…
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In-person graduations still undecided for Edison, Metuchen, virtual pomp and circumstances planned for the Class of 2020 next week
School districts in Metuchen and Edison will end the school year with virtual pomp and circumstance for the Class of 2020. In-person graduations are still up in the air. Gov. Phil Murphy announced in-person graduations would be allowed after July 6. He lifted the state’s stay-at-home order on June 9, which went into effect on…
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With novel pandemic comes novel ways Boards of Education are handling business as usual
With the novel coronavirus pandemic comes novel ways public school Boards of Education are handling business as usual. Edison Township Public Schools The Edison Board of Education used a Zoom Video Communications virtual meeting room to hold its regular meeting on March 23. After 15 minutes of technical challenges from members not being able to…
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Online, remote learning awaits public school students in wake of pandemic
Public schools in Edison, Metuchen and Woodbridge are taking necessary precautions and steps in wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Edison Schools Superintendent Bernard F. Bragen announced students will stay home on March 16. The district will use one of their inclement weather days as teachers will prepare for online learning, which will commence on…
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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 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…
