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DownbeachBUZZ: News, Info, Events & Real Estate from Ventnor, Margate & Longport, NJ.

Ventnor and Margate School Boards Under Pressure to Cut Budgets.

VENTNOR Board of Education has recommended the district not replace several teachers and a secretary who are retiring at the end of the school year.

March 6, 2019

Is Margate Next? Brigantine Board Votes To Consolidate Two Half Empty Schools.

Margate School Board take note: Brigantine will soon consolidate it’s two, half-empty schools. That announcement was made at the recent Brigantine City Council Meeting. Will Margate

February 10, 2019

Margate Resident Questions Use of $30 Million in New Tax Ratables

LISTEN TO PODCAST > No tax increase? Hmmm. Doesn’t sound kosher to Margate resident, John Sewell, as he spoke on Thursday night at the Margate

July 20, 2018

$32,000 Tuition Cost Per Student Too High, Says Margate Residents.

The question of why Margate needs to fully staff 2 schools, once again reared it’s ugly head at the Feb. Margate Commissioners meeting. It’s true.

February 17, 2018

Margate Resident Feedback: School Budgets and Declining Enrollment

Margate ponders the need for two schools in a town with declining, full-time residency. Listen to resident feedback from recent Margate Commissioner meetings. Some highlighted

February 7, 2018

Margate Teachers Salary Chart

The list is released once a year by the state Department of Education and provides information about Margate jobs, salaries, types of degrees and years

November 29, 2017

Margate & Ventnor Pressured to Merge Schools as Enrollment Plummets

The pressure is growing on Margate & Ventnor leadership. Concerned citizens, taxpayers, and especially 2nd home-owners and those on a fixed income, are demanding more

September 13, 2017

When Will Ventnor & Margate School Boards Make Tough Decisions?

Ventnor and Margate Student enrollment on decline, while heavy costs remain. Ventnor school rooms lost 30% of their students over the last seven years. Ventnor

May 21, 2017

Feedback on Margate’s School Budget & Operations

From John Sewell of Margate: The Margate tax rate is up due to the City Commission’s refusal to address the 800-pound gorilla in its midst;

April 12, 2017

Margate School Superintendent Talks Enrollment Decline

From John DiNicola Superintendent of Schools: In late August the Margate Board of Education asked me to come up with a plan that would help

November 4, 2016

Margate Considers School Consolidation & Non-Resident Students

Leaders of the Margate school system are well aware of declining enrollment. The tough question: should Margate consolidate it’s schools and charge tuition for potential

October 12, 2016

Margate School Enrollment Slips Faster. Merge Students with Ventnor?

Margate has been more aggressive at addressing declining enrollment and possible school consolidation. According to ShoreNewsToday, projected enrollment was 352 students as of July 1,

August 3, 2016

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