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- May 13, 1964 - Teaneck becomes the first town in the nation to voluntarily integrate its schools when the Board of Education votes 7-2 in favor of busing students to a central sixth grade.
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May 11, 2014 · Against that backdrop, at the urging of a coalition of white and black residents, the district Board of Education voted 7-2 on May 13, 1964, to have children of all races attend sixth...
While many remember the U.S. Supreme Court’s pivotal 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision and the landmark U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964, most will be unaware of the role that a school system in Teaneck, New Jersey played in controversies over desegregation and busing. Integrating Teaneck.
Jul 28, 2021 · The campaign was a huge success, and in 1964, the Teaneck School Board voted to adopt the “Central Sixth Grade Plan” and in doing so became the first town in the U.S. to voluntarily integrate its school system.
The Teaneck Public Schools is comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Teaneck, Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Oct 20, 2020 · TEANECK — Despite a tempestuous start to the school year, the six residents running for three seats on the Board of Education have managed to avoid controversy on their platforms.
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The Board of Education Special Public Meeting/Board Retreat on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, will begin at 5:30pm and will occur in person only at the Thomas Jefferson Middle School Library, located at 655 Teaneck Road.
“The school board has a dual role: To represent the concerns of the citizens, taxpayers and parents to the school administrators, and to represent the needs of the students and school district to the citizens, taxpayers and parents of the community.
