EPS Receives $95K Advanced Computer Science Grant

Elizabeth Public Schools has been awarded the Advanced Computer Science Competitive Grant in the amount of $95,101 by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE).

Elizabeth H.S. Students Lead Campaign to Support Teens Inclusion in $15 Minimum Wage Bill

High School students from several of Elizabeth Public Schools’ seven secondary education academies participated in the democratic process by actively campaigning to include teens in the $15 minimum wage legislation that Governor Phil Murphy signed into law in Elizabeth on Monday.

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation on Monday that will gradually raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024

“No family in New Jersey can live on our current minimum wage,” said Giovana Castaneda, Make the Road NJ youth leader and senior at Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy. “As a teen worker who fought hard with young people across the state not to be left behind, I am proud that teen workers are included in the minimum wage hike. Our work has value and contributes to our families' income and allows us to save for college. "