Tag: James Madison Primary School

  • Edison BOE will discuss proposal to end overcrowding in schools on April 26

    Edison BOE will discuss proposal to end overcrowding in schools on April 26

    EDISON – A proposal is on the table to essentially “begin to end” the overcrowding issues in the Edison Township School District and address the dire needs of the district’s aging school buildings. The Board of Education (BOE) is expected to discuss and possibly move forward a proposal, which does not include going out to…

  • John P. Stevens High School students create free tutoring service, which spans 14 chapters, three countries

    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…

  • School referendum on the horizon as Edison officials address overcrowding

    School referendum on the horizon as Edison officials address overcrowding

    EDISON – To address the current severely overcrowded needs in the Edison Public Schools, a referendum is on the horizon. Jeanne Perantoni, principal and CEO of SSP Architects, Bridgewater, proposed a referendum for September during an Overcrowding Taskforce Committee meeting on March 18. “The need is here. There is no benefit to delay a vote…

  • Edison officers visit students

    Edison officers visit students

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — First graders at James Madison Primary School learned that police officers are their friends. Police Officers Jason Chang and Keith Jackson of the Edison Police Department spent a few hours earlier this month with about 40 students talking about safety, what they do in the community and answered…