Reading plays key role for students learning English
Parents, teachers aim to foster love of reading in students
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer
      RED BANK - Increased literacy is the goal for all students at Red Bank Primary School, and bilingual students are no exception. Andrea Fontenez, a first grade teacher of bilingual students who are not quite ready for placement in the general education classes, has been working with...
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Are high schools ready for a changing world?
Meeting Feb. 22 to discuss future of high schools
      The New Jersey High School Redesign Steering Committee, composed of the leadership of New Jersey's education, business and higher education communities, will continue its statewide conversation on high school reform throughout New Jersey with a meeting for parents, community members, educat...
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African American History Month at Monmouth Regional H.S.
     Left, Damon Blair, 16, looks over one of the exhibits on display at Monmouth Regional High School marking African American History Month Feb. 9. Above, Joe Yglesias, 18, drums while classmates dance during an activity highlighting African American contributions to music.
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Forum on taxes & school funding
      The Fair Haven Board of Education and Fair Haven PTA will sponsor a Fair Haven Property Tax and School Funding Forum Tuesday, Feb. 20, 7:30- 9 p.m., at Viola L. Sickles School, 25 Willow St., Fair Haven Speakers will include: State Sen.
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