VMS Future City students to be featured on Classroom Close-up


VMS Future City students to be featured on Classroom Close-up

vmsclassroomcloseupOn Sunday June 1, don’t miss the story about Union City that turned its failing schools into the gold standard for good urban education. The most densely populated city graduates 89.4 percent of its students, 15 percent higher than the national average. See what makes this district so successful. Also on the show, students from Valley Middle School in Oakland participate in Future City, a national competition. While designing future cities, the students must incorporate details about the environment, education, budgets and all the details that city planners must consider.

Classroom Close-up, NJ is a half-hour television program that features innovative projects in New Jersey public schools. The Emmy®-winning show is in its 20th season and airs on NJTV every Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesdays at 11:30 p.m.; and Saturdays at 5:30 a.m. The show is sponsored by PSE&G The show is the only half-hour program in the country devoted to featuring the positive things happening in the public schools. Here you can watch current shows, search for stories that have aired the past two decades, check out the video contest, become a fan, view the photo gallery, and check out the schedule and monthly guide.

Verizon Fios – channel 23; High Def 523
Cablevision in NJ – channel 8

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