Category: Morris County

The Early Start Advantage: Seven Local Schools Beginning Before Labor Day in 2025

Starting school before Labor Day allows for more instructional days when it matters –Written by an Educator in our District School is in session for students as soon as Monday, August 25th in one nearby town, and six others have students begin in August (before Labor Day).  The first seven districts listed in the chart at the bottom of this...
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Seven-District Dashboard for Academic Proficiency Shows Mixed Results by Grade Band

Elementary schools continue to rank highly while middle schools and high schools struggle. -Written by an Educator in our District   Earlier this month, NJ.com published a data table for school districts grouped by county in all 21 counties. The article can be found here. This below data lists and summarizes data from NJ21’s traditional seven-district data dashboard: Berkeley Heights,...
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Breaking Down Morris County’s 2025 Primary Vote: Method, Party, and Municipality Trends

The information below is based data obtained from the Morris County Board of Elections (6/13/2025) 54,703 ballots were cast across Morris County during the 2025 primaries. Republican votes held the greater share in Morris County (30,755 R v. 23,948 D). Early Voting Overall Turnout Rate: ~6% of the total turnout Democratic ballots: 2,208 Republican ballots: 1,232 Democratic Gov: Mikie Sherrill:...
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