Animal Detectives

The Hipp Foundation awarded educators Jaclyn Shaffer, Jennifer Brandon, Amanda Gizelbach, Karen Lynch and Melissa Gardner of Lumberton School District a $4,223 grant to help elementary school students understand the…

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Bio-blogging

West Milford Township High School students will be blogging soon thanks to a $7,985 grant awarded to educator Deana Pezzino. Creation of a blog will give students a voice, while…

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Branding Our School

In Passaic County, a team of educators from the West Milford Township High School were awarded a $9,995 continuation grant from the Hipp Foundation to expand their original multi-disciplinary project.…

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Taiko Ensemble

English teacher Joan Froehlich from Bergenfield High School in Bergen County is the recipient of a $6,000 grant from the Hipp Foundation to fund the school’s Taiko Ensemble, an after…

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PARCC needs more than a name change

It's been a four-year experiment that started failing before it ever began. PARCC tests have done little more than cause headaches and undue stress for parents, students and educators. Before…

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One lunch duty at a time

Hamilton Township paraprofessionals fight hunger By Kathryn Coulibaly, NJEA staff For Lorraine Von Hess, hunger has no place in a child’s life. On breakfast duty three years ago, Von Hess,…

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