Tag: Monroe Township Board of Education
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Reader: Monroe athletes should not be allowed to take a knee
I believe that the state Department of Education as well as the state Supreme Court ruled that students have their First Amendment rights to protest. It is bad enough that the federal Supreme Court made a decision a few years ago that people can burn our flag under their First Amendment rights. That is terrible.…
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What does it take to lower taxes in Monroe?
I am seeing signs in Monroe that the Monroe Township Education Association (MTEA) has not reached an agreement on a new three-year contract with our Board of Education. The teachers are entitled to raises but in a district that is very, very underfunded from the state, with residents young and old being taxed out of…
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School board candidates file for November election
The following candidates have filed to run for their respective school board seats in the November election. The filing deadline was July 31. East Brunswick: Three three-year terms available – Laurie Lachs (incumbent), Todd Simmens (incumbent), Susanna W. Chiu (incumbent), Jean Reger, John Gonzalez. Jamesburg: Two three-year terms available – Scott Passner (incumbent); second petition…
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Legislators falsely promise funding in Monroe
Mr. Ken Chiarella’s letter “Monroe residents need to fight for funding” in the June 21 issue of the Sentinel was right on the money. I am a past member of the Monroe Township Board of Education and have fought for more than eight years for our fair share in state funding. Senator Linda Greenstein in…
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Monroe residents need to fight for fair school funding
Although I am a member of the Monroe Township Board of Education, I am writing this letter as a resident. Gov. Chris Christie gave the legislators a 100-day challenge to come up with a plan to fund underfunded schools. Monroe Township is one of those districts, which is ranked 25th as one of the least funded…
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Discriminatory posts on app ‘will not be tolerated’ in Monroe
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — The discriminatory posts that targeted specific ethnic groups on the social media app, After School, did not originate from any of the school devices within the school Wi-Fi account in the Monroe Township School District, according to Schools Superintendent Michael Kozak. On March 22, Monroe Township High School…
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Monroe officials propose two new schools to handle enrollment growth
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — School officials have whittled their focus from 13 parcels of land to two that could potentially be the sites for the construction of a much-needed new middle school and new elementary school to address student enrollment growth in the next five to 10 years. Monroe Township currently has…
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Monroe officials promise to fight for fair share of funding
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — Township and school officials are joining forces as they continue to provide pressure on state and local legislators in seeking their fair share in state aid. Mayor Gerard W. Tamburro discussed the school funding formula at a Township Council meeting on Feb. 6. He said he was invited…
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Officials propose ways to handle increased student enrollment in Monroe
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — Some 427 new students are projected to come into the Monroe Township School District next school year, according to a recent demographic study. “Student enrollment has been growing leaps and bounds,” Schools Superintendent Michael Kozak said. “It is [taxing] on our available resources.” Nine years ago, the student population…