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• Activity fees in schools criticized 

  by Julia Hays on June 28th, 2010 | Comment

  A South Jersey legislator is speaking out against a budget-stretching tactic that's being used by a growing number of school districts -- student activity fees.

  "These are tax increases in another form," asserts Assemblyman John Burzichelli, D-Gloucester, who has sought in the past to sharply restrict such fees. "If the public school feel these programs [...]

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• New Jersey School of Music’s “Swing Thing” to Perform in Jazz Bridge Student Showcase 

  by New Jersey School Of Music on May 6th, 2010 | Comment

  

  The New Jersey School of Music is pleased to announce that it’s jazz group “The Swing Thing”, under the direction of Clarence Watson, a  will be playing this Saturday evening as part of Jazz Bridges Student Showcase Concert in Haddonfield NJ.

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• Class action: Students protest education cuts 

  by Julia Hays on April 28th, 2010 | Comment

  

  South Jersey public high school students were among the thousands statewide who staged walkouts Tuesday to protest Gov. Chris Christie's school aid cuts a week after voters rejected a majority of district spending plans for the coming year.

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• Students across South Jersey stage walk-out in protest of budget cuts 

  by Julia Hays on April 27th, 2010 | Comment

  High school students in South Jersey and throughout the state are walking out of class as part of a protest organized on Facebook to oppose Gov. Chris Christie's proposed cuts to education.

  Students have reportedly walked out of Rancocas Valley High School in Mount Holly; Gateway Regional High School in Deptford; Cherry Hill High School [...]

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  lezlie parker, and Kim@katzpierz.com are discussing. View Comments

   
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    Kim@katzpierz.com 1:36 pm on April 27, 2010 Permalink | Reply

    The Teachers feeding the kids this attitude should be fired and the kids should be suspended!

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      lezlie parker 3:54 pm on April 27, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      The teachers aren’t feeding us anything. We have our own minds and we are using them… thanks to Christie we are loosing valuable clubs and extra curricular activities that most of us students need to get a scholarship to go to college because we can’t go any other way…..but thanks for you input…..

• Tri-county districts examine options on rejected budgets 

  by Julia Hays on April 22nd, 2010 | Comment

  

  Voter turnout in Tuesday's school elections was historic, as were the results.

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• Schools take ‘drastic steps’ after state aid reduced 

  by Julia Hays on April 1st, 2010 | Comment

  

  As they prepared to meet the April 3 deadline for finalizing school budgets, school boards throughout the tri-county area proposed plans that include layoffs, cuts in spending, increases in fees and tuition and other ways to deal with cuts to their state aid.

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• Music Classes in South Jersey 

  by New Jersey School Of Music on March 29th, 2010 | Comment

  

  Cherry Hill:

  The New Jersey School of Music, one of the most respected private music schools in South Jersey, in conjunction with Cherry Hill Township, is very proud to be able to offer group music classes in piano, violin, guitar and now [...]

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• Catholic schools work to boost enrollment 

  by Julia Hays on March 8th, 2010 | Comment

  

  While the region's public school districts struggle with cuts in state aid that could affect programs and property taxes, the Camden Diocese has been changing how its schools operate to retain current students and attract new ones despite a bleak economy.

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• Schools for all stages 

  by Julia Hays on March 4th, 2010 | Comment

  

  Need to find a creative outlet for your budding performer? It could be as nearby as a South Jersey theater school.

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• Pupils fulfill a need to read 

  by Julia Hays on March 2nd, 2010 | Comment

  

  Theodor Seuss Geisel -- better known as Dr. Seuss -- would have turned 106 today. South Jersey schools, libraries and municipalities are celebrating the day prompted by the prolific author -- he had penned more than 60 whimsical books before his death at 87 -- to rediscover the wonder and magic [...]

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• Snow days throw school calendars out of whack 

  by Julia Hays on March 1st, 2010 | Comment

  

  By Barbara S. Rothschild, Courier-Post Staff

  Snow days that create havoc for motorists, homeowners, workers and businesses also have the potential to turn school calendars into slippery slopes.

  Most school districts plan ahead for makeup days when their school boards OK the following year's calendar, usually during the previous winter. But if snow days stretch [...]

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• School districts tackle truancy 

  by Julia Hays on February 22nd, 2010 | Comment

  Camden schools are not alone in fighting a battle to encourage students to attend school.

  In Cherry Hill, the focus is to create a positive learning environment where students want to go to school. Often, the reason students don't want to go to school has much to do with small issues that can be handled. [...]

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• Schools walk fiscal tightrope 

  by Julia Hays on February 22nd, 2010 | Comment

  

  Find a way to make do.

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• More weather-related closings 

  by Julia Hays on February 10th, 2010 | Comment

  

  The following is a list of events across the tri-county area canceled or postponed due to the weather:

  Cherry Hill has canceled trash and recycling collection for today. Collection will resume on Thursday, weather permitting, and all other collection days will remain the same. Residents may contact Cherry Hill's Department of Public Works at (856) [...]

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• Weather cancellations 

  by Julia Hays on February 9th, 2010 | Comment

  

  The following event cancellations have been reported to the Cherry Hill InJersey and the Courier-Post. If your event is being canceled, please e-mail Cherry Hill InJersey at Jhays@gannett.com and the Courier-Post at cpmetro@courierpostonline.com.

  Read the event cancellations in Cherry Hill, NJ, after the jump...

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