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Elliott, Unis Seek Reelection To Board Of Ed
Glenn Elliott, a six-year veteran of the Board of Education, and Michael Unis, who won last year’s election for a one-year spot to fill an unexpired term, have announced that they are seeking re-election to the Board. Two of the board’s five seats are up for grabs in this year’s election, which is set for [...]
Governor Warns Of 15% Cut To School Aid
Brace for impact: Gov. Chris Christie told school districts on Wednesday to prepare for a 15% cut in state aid in the fiscal year 2011 budget. According to NJ.com, the governor isn’t setting the cuts in stone–he told a roundtable discussion in Union that he wants to keep state aid flat. And he coupled his [...]
BOE Braces For Possibly “Drastic” Cuts
The poor economy’s effect on Verona schools’ bottom line is coming into focus, and one thing is clear: It’s going to be painful. On Thursday, Governor Chris Christie unveiled the state’s new austerity budget for the present year, which includes a freeze on payments to school districts. “It’s still preliminary, but the freeze has the [...]
The Hunchbacks Of HBW
You’ve seen them trudging along Bloomfield Avenue on their way to and from the center of town. Backs bent, heads down, watching the pavement instead of the traffic: The hunchbacks of HBW. The homework gets heavy once a kid gets to middle school, and I don’t mean only in terms of intellectual gravitas. It’s not [...]
Get Your Preschool Lottery Application In
Yes, I’ve been telling you a lot about the private preschools in Verona. But there’s another option and the deadline for applying is fast approaching. Verona has a half-day public pre-K program that operates at Laning Avenue School. It’s limited spaces are awarded by lottery and unlike the regular public school, it charges tuition–$325 per [...]
Verona Schools Test Homework Web Site
If you see your highschooler on what seems to be a social-networking site when you thought she was doing her homework, don’t assume she isn’t. A handful of Verona High School teachers are test-driving a free, Internet-based system that allows students to interact virtually with their teachers and other students for educational purposes. The system [...]
School Budget Uncertain
Verona residents have plenty of uncertainty to deal with on the tax front these days. What the recent property tax reval will mean to household bottom lines probably won’t be known until the summer, after the town’s fiscal year starts. The school budget is in limbo, too, but for an entirely different reason. School officials [...]
Events For The Week Of January 4
Things go back to full tilt in Verona, with both the public schools and the school at Our Lady of the Lake back in session. Plan to be at VHS auditorium on Friday or Saturday night for the VHS Spotlight Players’ production of “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown”. The play starts at 7:30 p.m. [...]