The New Jersey Department of Education released its annual report cards last week, showing that Thomas Connors School has made some improvement since previous years. Still, according to the report, Hoboken students aren't necessarily outperforming the state average. Connors had 350 students in the 2009-2010 school year, 38 students less than in the previous year. According to the report card an average school day at Connors is six hours and five minutes, which is 25 minutes less than the state average at six hours and 30 minutes.  Of the day, five hours and 35 minutes is used for …

Although the cost per pupil in the Hoboken School District was roughly $3,000 less in the 2009/2010 school year, the district still spends more per student than any other municipality in the county.  According to the state report card that came out earlier this week, the Hoboken school district spends a total of $18,726 per pupil. The state's average total cost per pupil is $15,538.  Hoboken's comparative cost, compared to other districts, is $21,8589. School board member Maureen Sullivan, a critic of the Kids First board majority, called that number "pretty shocking."  "We've come down, but …

The New Jersey Department of Education released its annual report cards last week, which—among other things—showed that Hoboken still spends most money per pupil in the county. But, are Hoboken’s parents getting bang for their buck? In the 2008-2009 school year, Calabro was marked as “in need of improvement." The 2010 results are better for Calabro, but the school still scores under the district's or state's average in many instances.  Calabro had 161 students in the 2009-2010 school year, which is one student less than in the previous year.  According to the report card an average school day…

Hoboken High School saw an increase in language proficiency, but a decrease in math proficiency in the 2009-2010 school year, according to the state's school report card that was released on Monday afternoon.  The state report card also showed that 40 percent of graduates went on to attend a full-time four-year college. Hoboken High reported a 100 percent graduation rate for the 2009-2010 school year. According to the report card, 32 percent of graduates went on to two-year colleges. Attendance levels at the High School, which had a total enrollment of 530 students, remained roughly the same …