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Board of Ed Approves School Reform Plan; Changes at Schools 6 and 21 Delayed
May 17, 2012PATERSON, NJ – By the narrowest of margins, the Board of Education Wednesday night approved Paterson Public School&rs...
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City's Deputy Superintendent Vying for Top School Job in Portland, Me.
May 16, 2012PATERSON, NJ – With the fate of the Paterson’s top-ranking school official uncertain, his deputy has emerged as...
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800 Paterson Public School Children Visit City Green Learning Garden at Eastside Park
May 15, 2012PATERSON, NJ - Eight hundred Paterson Public School children visited City Green’s Learning Garden at Eastside Park on 10 days of...
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Protests at School 21 over Plan to Send Some Students To School 6
May 14, 2012PATERSON, NJ – Nicole Willis says she’s worried about the school district’s plan to reconfigure School 21...
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Paterson School District Fails to Report Administrators' Leave Pay
May 12, 2012PATERSON, NJ - Paterson was one of many school districts around New Jersey that failed to comply with a state law requiring...
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May 16: School Board Meeting on Restructuring Plan
May 9, 2012PATERSON, NJ - The district's sweeping restructuring plan will be the main topic at a special meeting of the Board of Education on...
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Pascrell Announces Upward Bound Grant For 50 Paterson Students
May 8, 2012WASHINGTON, DC – Fifty Paterson High School students will be able to participate in an Upward Bound program at Montclair State U...
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Paterson Students Win State History Day Competition; Next Stop, Maryland
May 6, 2012PATERSON, NJ – Two groups of Paterson high school students emerged as winners in the statewide National History Day c...
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Paterson Parents University Workshops
May 6, 2012PATERSON, NJ - The school district's Paterson Parents University program will be launching three workshop programs this week. They...
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Education Advocates Criticize Christie Budget That Would Cut $16.4 Million for Paterson Schools
May 4, 2012PATERSON, NJ – With $16.4 million in annual state aid at stake for Paterson, parents and education advocates gathered...
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School Board Gives Superintendent a Vote of Confidence
May 4, 2012PATERSON, NJ – With less than four months on a contract that was officially revised about 30 days ago, state-appointe...
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Officials Drop Proposal To Allow Charter School At School 28, Then Delay Vote on Sweeping Restructuring Plan
May 2, 2012PATERSON, NJ – In response to growing criticism, city education officials on Wednesday announced they would drop a co...
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Rosa Parks Dancers Win Quarterfinal Matchup in MSG Varsity Talent Show
May 1, 2012PATERSON, NJ – The Rosa Parks high school dance ensemble has advanced to the semifinals of the MSG Varsity Talent Sho...
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Will Paterson School District Be Paying Top Dollar For Consulting Company’s Second String?
April 30, 2012PATERSON, NJ – In February 2011, Paterson Public Schools took competitive proposals from four education consulting co...
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Education Group Sues State Over School Repairs
April 26, 2012NEWARK, NJ - An education advocacy group filed a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing the state of not fufilling its obligation to make emergen...
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Parent Arrested in Dispute With Teacher at Napier School
April 25, 2012PATERSON, NJ – Khadijah Smith went to her son’s school on Monday to drop off some pizza for his lunch. The 36-y...
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School District's Plan to End Social Promotion Comes Under Attack at Community Forum
April 24, 2012PATERSON, NJ - More than 200 Patersonians came to at Eastside High School on Monday to voice their anger and concerns about a controve...
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School District Launches New Website
April 21, 2012PATERSON, NJ - Paterson Public Schools on Thursday launched a new and improved web site which is customer-cen...
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April 26: Off Broadway Production at Eastside High
April 19, 2012PATERSON, NJ - Eastside High School on Thurs., April 26 will host an off Broadway presentation of “In the time o...
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Legislative Report: Paterson Schools Short $16.4 million in State Aid
April 16, 2012PATERSON, NJ – Paterson schools will receive $16.4 million less in state aid next year than what they should be getti...
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Board of Education Elections Update: Four Candidates Weigh in on Academic Performance, Charter Schools and Innovation Zone
April 8, 2012PATERSON, NJ – On April 17, Paterson voters will be asked to pick three people from a field of six to serve on the city’s ...
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Court Ruling May Expedite Paterson’s School Construction Projects, Or It May Not
April 6, 2012PATERSON, NJ – Long frustrated by the state’s slow progress on building new schools in Paterson, city education advocates ...
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Making the Grade: City School District Says Students No Longer Will Be Promoted Unless They Meet Academic Standards
April 6, 2012PATERSON, NJ – In a dramatic plan to set academic standards long neglected in Paterson, city education officials say they may se...
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Three Paterson Charter School Applications
April 5, 2012PATERSON, NJ – The state Department of Education this week received three applications from groups that want to open ...
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The Best and the Brightest: Paterson School Creating New Program for Gifted Students
March 30, 2012PATERSON, NJ – The city’s best students will be placed in a new gifted and talented program starting in Septemb...