After much to-do, the Paterson Education Association (PEA) was finally permitted to exercise its right under law to conduct safety walkthroughs of all district buildings on April 21 and 22. While we did not expect to find everything in perfect working order, we were shocked at the level of disrepair that awaited us, making it…
Emanuel Capers back on Paterson school board after six-month suspension
After serving a six-month suspension, school board member Emanuel Capers returned to the Board of Education last week.
Shafer puts off decision to reopen Paterson schools for in-person learning
Under pressure from increasing Covid-19 cases and the teachers’ union, superintendent Eileen Shafer put off a decision to reopen in-person learning for New Jersey’s third biggest school district.
Paterson will be ready to reopen in-person schooling on May 3, says superintendent
After being closed for more than a year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Paterson school district will be fully prepared to reopen in-person learning for its nearly 30,000 students on May 3, said superintendent Eileen Shafer on Monday afternoon.
Suspension ends for Paterson school board member Capers in late April
School board member Emanuel Capers is wrapping up a six-month suspension for an ethics violation case and expecting to return to the Board of Education in late April.
Al Moody helped troubled Paterson students. Now, a school is named after him.
Al Moody has spent much of his adult life looking after troubled young people, often setting them on the right track by teaching them habits that kept them out of the streets and out of the criminal justice system.
Proposed budget raises Paterson school tax by 12 percent
Superintendent Eileen Shafer’s team has proposed raising the school tax on property owners by 12 percent in the 2021-22 academic year budget.