1977 Hoboken film - Worth a view

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Thanks to those who helped with Father Mike’s services - Rev. Chris Panlilio, Pastor St. Francis Church

Image
Photo: Avalon Zoppo | For NJ.com Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who assisted our church with the wake and funeral for Fr. Michael Guglielmelli. First and foremost is Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer and her administration. We own them a great debt of gratitude and we truly appreciate all that they did for us, especially, the Department of Environmental Services and the Police Department. Police Chief Ferrante and Lt. Petrosino bent over backwards to accommodate us. All involved were highly professional while being very sympathetic. We all can be proud of these who serve our city. We would also like to thank our Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corp. who stood at the ready for two long days. Carlo’s Bakery, for sending desserts and breakfast. Failla Funeral Home, for sponsoring the catering. Our heartfelt appreciation to the Hoboken Board of Education and Hoboken University Medical Center for their respectful cooperation and the aid and assistance...
Read more

Stifling Success- "How the public education establishment tried to destroy a distinguished charter school in New Jersey" by Charles Upton Sahm

Image
HoLa Dual Language School - Ranked 1st in NJ on PARCC English Grades 3, 4, and 5 The following article is entitled "Stifling Success" and centers on how the public education establishment tried to destroy a distinguished charter school in New Jersey . The article is written by Charles Upton Sahm who is the Director of Education Policy at the Manhattan Institute . I include a few sections from the piece here but encourage any interested reader to view the entire article which can be found by clicking HERE .  I will remind regular and new readers that the idea of a dual language program was initially proposed for the public school district while I was the Assistant Superintendent of the Hoboken Public Schools but was rejected by a 1 vote majority of the Hoboken Board of Education Trustees.  The same political majority that rejected a dual langauge program in the Hoboken Public Schools in 2009 later went on to file a lawsuit to reassess the dual language school's charter an...
Read more

2015-16 Performance Report for Calabro School- Hoboken New Jersey

Image
Earlier this month, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) released the state’s School Performance Reports for the 2015-2016 school year. The new reports include more information on attendance for students and faculty; more data on high school college entrance examination performance; and other changes: “The school performance reports are designed to inform and empower students, parents, and school communities, not only to celebrate areas of success, but also to highlight areas in need of improvement,” said Acting Education Commissioner Kimberley Harrington. The  Every Student Succeeds Act  ( ESSA ), which replaces  No Child Left Behind (NCLB)  and reauthorizes the  Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)  of 1965, requires states to produce annual school performance reports. New Jersey’s School Performance Reports, in conjunction with federal accountability for schools under ESSA and state accountability for districts under the New Jersey Qua...
Read more