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Table of Contents: September
EDUCATION SPECIAL
The Best High Schools in NJ
Check out our biennial ranking of the Garden State’s high schools. We ranked 316 public high schools and organized them so you can easily search them by rank, town and alphabetically.
Formula for Success
Millburn High School snags the top spot; find out what they are doing right.
by Jill Capuzzo
A New Twist on Science Education
Bergen County Tech’s Bob Goodman says teaching physics before other sciences can help students excel.
by Jessica Kitchin
On the Move
The five high schools that have made the biggest jumps in this year’s rankings.
by Jacqueline Mroz
Charter Schools: Boon or Bust?
A decade after the first charter schools opened in New Jersey, their promise is only partially fulfilled.
by Leslie Garisto Pfaff
Charter School Success Story
by Leslie Garisto Pfaff
Let's Eat! School Lunches Get A Healthy Makeover
Nutrition is now on the menu at Garden State schools.
by Natalie Pompilio
Platinum Green
The Willow School in Gladstone introduces regeneration to a new generation.
by Merrell Noden
Steve Adubato: Redesigning our High Schools
A Q&A with NJ Commissioner of Education, Lucille E. Davy.
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Meet Young Frankenstein
Montclair’s Shuler Hensley has a monster of a role on Broadway.
by Erica Zarra
Seeds of Hope Honorees
Meet the 2008 Garden State Seeds of Hope honorees and get ready to be inspired.
Chess For Fun and (Business) Profit
In Three Moves Ahead, a venture capitalist shows what execs can learn from chess.
by Steven Mintz
Garden Variety
Ace tennis coaches; barbecue competitions; opera returns; local filmmaker; and the Danskin triathlon.
Invigorate: Deciphering your diet
by Ashley V. Neglia
Money Talks: Working with a financial planner
by Deborah P. Carter
Rooftop Football
The sky’s the limit at Union City’s new high school.
by Paul Drexel
