Education

The Franklin Township Board of Education approved more than $446,000 in contracts, purchases and service agreements at its August 27 meeting, including a $75,000 award for an online elementary Spanish program and nearly $44,000 for phone lock pouches. The spending was spread across three agenda items: a 20-part contract approval list totaling about $371,354, the award of a technology recycling …

EXPLAINING CHAIN OF COMMAND – Schools Superintendent Jamil Maroun, sitting at his first Board of Education meeting, explains the draft “chain of command” document soon to be released to the public. Schools Superintendent Jamil Maroun previewed a draft “chain of command” document at the Aug. 27 Board of Education meeting, a step-by-step guide that tells parents, students and staff whom …

EXPLAINING THE PROGRAM – Nicholas Solomon, the District’s Director of School Management, describes the use of “phone pouches” under the new school policy at the August 27 school board meeting. The Board of Education voted Aug. 27 to spend $43,950 on 2,400 locking phone pouches, part of a district plan to enforce New Jersey’s new “bell-to-bell” ban on student use …

SUCCESSFUL EVENT – Adrian and Daryn Plummer, former Franklin schools Superintendent John Ravally, and Rebekah and Nick Solomon (left to right) after the 3rd annual Warrior for Life Blue and Gold Golf Outing at Bunker Hill Golf Club. For the third consecutive year, dozens of golfers descended on the Bunker Hill Golf Club on August 17 to help raise scholarship …

STUDENT WINNERS – Central Jersey College Prep Charter School students (left to right) Ahan Paul, Noah Laurent, Nilakshya Rajora, and Anaya Shah, took top honors at the recent 50th Annual Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) International Leadership Conference. (Photo: CJCP). Central Jersey College Prep students took home a series of top honors at the 50th Annual Health Occupations Students of …

Eboni Retemiah of Somerset  was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Southern Utah University. Retemiah is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and …

Franklin High School has expanded its Warrior Wellness Stations to offer clothing to students in need, adding a new layer to a program that started last school year as a food and personal care pantry. The school operates 10 wellness stations across its offices and grade-level suites, according to Principal Genesi Miles. The stations opened during the 2025-26 school year …

More than half of high school students enrolled at Central Jersey College Prep Charter School participated in Advanced Placement courses during the 2025-26 school year, school officials announced on July 28. AP Courses provided the 316 students access to college-level courses, officials said in a press release.

A local Verizon-authorized retailer will participate July 26 in a nationwide giveaway of backpacks for school children. The Verizon Wireless store in the Crossroads Somerset retail center at 441 Elizabeth Avenue will host the local “giveaway”School Rocks Backpack Giveaway,” set to start at 1 p.m.

HONORED BY COUNCIL – Hanna Didehvar and Manha Uppal, in foreground, received commendations at the July 14 Township Council meeting for their fundraising efforts benefiting the Franklin Food Bank. Two Sadiq School students were recently honored by the Township Council for their fundraising efforts for the Franklin Food Bank. The students, Hanna Didehvar and Manha Uppal, 4th Graders at the …