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Education reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer based in South Jersey, mburney@inquirer.com
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A record number of N.J. students are earning associate’s degrees with their high school diplomas. Meet three of them.

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By Melanie Burney Verified
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When Jasmine Thach began high school four years ago, she wanted to balance academics and extracurricular activities to pursue her college dreams. By sophomore year, Thach was enrolled in her first college course. She began taking as many as five classes a semester — enough credits to obtain an associate’s degree in May from Camden County College. Thach picked up her second diploma when she graduated in June as valedictorian from Camden County Technical Schools in Pennsauken.
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South Jersey school board again rejects $27K merit pay for its embattled superintendent Original

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By Melanie Burney Verified
| The Philadelphia Inquirer Verified
Embattled Washington Township school Superintendent Eric Hibbs has lost another battle with the South Jersey school system to get $27,000 in merit pay. A motion to award Hibbs the bonus pay for performance failed by a 4-4 vote with one abstention at a contentious meeting Tuesday night. Five favorable votes are needed for adoption. This was the third time since August that the nine-member board has not approved the merit pay, likely setting up another legal showdown between Hibbs and the board.
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Vineland schools are allowing teachers to wear jeans and dress more casually for the end of the school year

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By Melanie Burney Verified
| The Philadelphia Inquirer Verified
Vineland’s public school teachers are having an easier timewith the question of what to wear to work — at least for the final days of the school year. In a move to boost morale in the South Jersey school system and make teachers’ lives easier this spring during a hectic testing period, the district eased its dress policy to allow denim jeans until the end of the school year on June 25. Teachers love it and hope it will continue in September.
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