A 10-year old child was fatally shot and and his 39-year old mother injured in a late Wednesday night shooting along the 400 block of Ridge Avenue, according to reports from  News 12 New Jersey and CBS News.   Police are searching for two suspects said to have fled the scene on foot. The gunfire […]

The Asbury Park Board of Education has named its second in command – Sancha Gray – as Acting Superintendent effective upon the formal resignation of Dr. Lamont Repollet; tapped by Gov. Phil Murphy to become the State’s next Commissioner of Education. “Dr Repollet made a solid foundation, for which this district is experiencing growth in […]

The Pen is Mightier Than The Sword, Asbury Park School District documentary took top honors during this weekend’s 15th Annual Pocono Film Festival, held Saturday at the Poconos Mount Airy Casino and Resort in Mount Pocono, Pa. Founded by Bridget O. Davis, a registered ER nurse, author and founder of the Brown Girl Book Club, […]

Having to recall verse and the nervousness of recording in front of an audience proved the most challenging for 11-year-olds Kiara Johnson, Nakylah Muhammad and Jaylah Gomez [shown in feature photo], who are among the stars of The Pen is Mightier than the Sword, a documentary being screened Saturday at the 15th Annual Pocono Mountains […]

‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou was embraced as an anthem at the Asbury Park School District and with a year of accolades, reaching educational benchmarks, and the creation of programs that address a student’s holistic needs, 2017 may prove to be an ‘Ain’t No Stopping Us Now,’ kind of year. “We have embarked on […]

The collaboration between the Asbury Park School District and Brookdale Community College continues with the new year launch of a free general education development [GED] certification and career training program, officials announced Monday. Entitled the Youth GED and Career Pathways Program, teens and young adults will receive comprehensive training for the GED exam as well […]

A state official assigned to monitor the Department of Education standardized assessment test roll out at School Development Authority [SDA] District schools [formerly known as Abbott Districts] has been hired by the Asbury Park School District. SDA Districts remain under state supervision and their school building and renovation project costs are covered by state funding. […]

State assessment test scores show the Asbury Park School District students have made significant gains in terms of literacy and reaching at grade level valuations. The school district revealed the results of its 2016 PARCC assessment as well as results from its own in house literacy program last week. Both showed strong gains by the […]

In less than two years since Superintendent Lamont Repollet first introduced the Hard Hat Nation, the Asbury Park School District has been recognized nationally as a Model School by the International Center for Leadership Education. Since its 1992 inception, the International Center for Leadership in Education has identified schools across the nation and around the […]