school

I read a lot about educators yesterday, World Teachers' Day.  I saw stories of how frequently they are underpaid and overworked.  I heard how in some districts, they have to buy their own basic supplies like paper for handouts.  Despite these hardships, there is a common thread; that teachers teach because they are committed to helping students learn and grow...

SHAWN & SUE'S STUFF A BUS 2016! It's underway right now! WOBM's Annual "school supply drive" and you can help out by making a donations of ANY school supplies at ANY Ocean County ShopRite Supermarket from now til September 10th. We w...

Hard to believe but we are about a week away from the start of school! and that means Mom and Dad packing lunches once again. Looking back at school I was trying to remember the things I loved in my lunch box. It was always part of the "back to school" ritual to pick out a great lunch box, or as Sue calls them a lunch pail ... u...

Backpacks that are too heavy or worn incorrectly could cause health problems for years.

My first year out of college I realized something that I had never thought much about before - without school, summer is totally different.

Obviously we play commercials for a lot of different businesses promoting their stores, products, and sales here at the radio station. But there was one in particular that stuck out to me over a week ago - a commercial for a back to school sale.

The latest numbers are out from the state Department of Education with the list of school superintendents salaries from around the state, we've put together the top 10 here at the Jersey Shore. This is the most recent list of names available, some of these employees may have left since it was recently published. Se...

Earlier this year, we posted the Top 10 Jersey Shore schools with incidents that involved drug and alcohol offenses.  Not surprisingly, it got a lot of people talking.

As the school years wind down throughout Ocean County, a lot of kids (and parents) are thinking about how they're going to spend their summers.

The latest numbers are out, which rank high schools throughout New Jersey on the basis of SAT scores.  These numbers are from the New Jersey Department of Education    (2014-2015 School Performance Reports). Ocean County 1. Marine Academy Of Technology And Environmental Science - Manahawkin 2...