While some are wishing there were many more weeks of summer, others are looking forward to getting the kids back to school and on with the regular routine. Though it officially lasts until September 21st on the calendar, summer unofficially ends for many with Labor Day and a new school year. Administrations have been working through the months to get everything in order. Now, as staff and students are gearing up to head back, we’ve got the scoop.
This month, the August issue of Princeton Perspectives is It’s Back to School Time…Here’s What You Need to Know. From what is new, different, or will be an adjustment, it’s all in here!
The Pulse of Princeton aims to share with you what others around town are thinking, so this issue we asked them, what are you most looking forward to as the new school year begins? Watch the video and decide – do you agree or disagree?
Starting with our local public school district, the article Summer 2025 is Full of Changes for Princeton Public Schools shares details about the many referendum projects that were completed over the past few months, with a closer look at the new superintendent in charge.
Are you the type of person that packs up a lunch to send off to school each day, or does your student prefer to purchase one in the cafeteria? Either way, there may be more to think about. Princeton Public Schools was just awarded the Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Award by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture for its creative and collaborative efforts to improve the quality and nutrition of school meals, a big step in the right direction. The article Healthy and Free School Lunches are Building Blocks for Better Education is one educator’s look at what more could be done.
If you don’t have a child at Princeton Public Schools, perhaps they attend one of nearly two dozen other local schools. The article Princeton Area Schools Share What’s New for the Upcoming Year provides insight into some of the projects, administrative changes and curriculum updates that each school embarked upon this summer.
Amidst it all, some things may still be unknown. The article School Communities on Edge as Federal Education Funding Remains Uncertain explains where things stand today and what it all means.
Princeton University and Princeton Public Schools are the sources for this month’s Perspectives Revisited. Read on to find out some good and some bad happenings from the summer break.
Once you finish reading through, get on outside and take advantage of the day! Summer is winding down, and you don’t want to miss it!
Lisa Jacknow spent years working in national and local news in and around New York City before moving to Princeton. Working as both a TV producer and news reporter, Lisa came to this area to focus on the local news of Mercer County at WZBN-TV. In recent years, she got immersed in the Princeton community by serving leadership roles at local schools in addition to volunteering for other local non-profits. In her free time, Lisa loves to spend time with her family, play tennis, sing and play the piano. A graduate of the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, Lisa was raised just north of Boston, Massachusetts but has lived in the tri-state area since college. She is excited to be Editor and head writer for Princeton Perspectives!