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Education

East Orange Banneker School Opens

Friday, 08 October 2010 19:36 Walter Elliott

EAST ORANGE - The Benjamin Banneker Academy's grand opening was officially celebrated before a full school auditorium of 403 here Oct. 4.
Banneker Principal Sharon Y. Vincent, flanked by Interim East Orange School District Superintendent Dr. Gloria Scott, Mayor Robert L. Bowser and some 20 other public school and civic officials, cut a maroon and silver ribbon before the new building's South Clinton Street entrance at about 11:13 a.m.

The above - including council members Quilla Talmadge and Ted Green, New Jersey State Assemblyman Thomas Giblin (D-Montclair) and officials from the state School Development Authority - had been earlier treated to songs and dances by some of the student body.

Some 24 Fifth and Sixth grade uniformed boys and girls waved American, Haitian, Jamaican and Trinidad and Tobago flags to Kool and The Gang and a reggae rendition of "Celebration." They also returned down the aisles and before the stage to "It's A New Day."

Revised West Orange School Budget Makes May 19 Deadline

Wednesday, 19 May 2010 05:00 Walter Elliot

WEST ORANGE - West Orange Superintendent of Schools Anthony Cavanna said, on May 18, that he is confident that the revised 2010-11 education budget's tax levy will reach the Essex County Executive Superintendent of Schools in Newark before 4 p.m. May 19.

Cavanna and a township clerk's office spokeswoman said that members of the council and board of education came to an agreement on a revised budget in a special meeting May 17.

Orange High School Students to Showcase Talents at Concert

Monday, 22 March 2010 05:00 Local Talk News Editor

kic Students of the Orange High School Dance Ensemble and Voices in Harmony will take their talents to the stage at "Kids in Concert 2010" this Thursday, March 25 at Long Branch High School.

The concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. and this year's theme is "The 20th Century - By Decade." The event marks the 12th Anniversary of the Education Law Center and is being presented by the New Jersey Education Association.

East Orange charter school teacher wins $10,000 prize

Monday, 22 March 2010 00:51 Local Talk News Editor

East Orange teacher Jodi Cenac was honored as "Charter School Teacher of the Year" at the New Jersey Public Charter Public Schools Association's conference March 18.

As part of the award, Cenac accepted a check for $10,000 from the association. It was the first time the association awarded a cash prize to the teacher of the year.

"That's a lot of money for a teacher," said Kean University President Dawood Farahi, a trustee of the association who presented the award. "But it speaks loudly about how important teachers are to the charter school movement."