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What an amazing week celebrating what makes TEECS so special! Our students showed their school pride in so many meaningful (and fun!) ways: - Created “Why I Love My School” placards - Learned and danced along to the School Choice Dance - Gathered for a school-wide assembly where...

Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School was excited to launch the 7-Day Vegan Challenge from February 9–15, 2026. This engaging, educational initiative invited students to explore plant-based eating, learn about nutrition, and consider how everyday food choices affect personal health, the environment, and the wider world. Students were...

These Are NJ’s Top 25 High Schools, New Report Says Dozens of Garden State schools made the list. See where your district landed. U.S. News & World Report has released its latest rankings on the best high schools, and dozens in the NJ made the list. The 2025-2026 Best...

NJ high schools rank best in nation, US News says. See top public, charter, STEM schools Hundreds of New Jersey schools have earned top ranks among the best in the nation, including a STEM school snagging the number one spot in the nation, according to U.S....

TEECS Hopes Book Vending Machine Will Motivate Readers May 28, 2025 Education, Featured, General News, School News ENJOY YOUR BOOK! – A TEECS student selects a book he wants from the school’s new book vending machine. Teachers and administrators at a local charter school are betting their students are willing to trade snacks...

Vending machine full of books in Franklin school encourages positive behavior, literacy Cheryl Makin MyCentralJersey.com Students earn tokens for positive behavior to "purchase" books from the vending machine. The program aims to reward academic achievement and encourage a love of reading. FRANKLIN (Somerset) – Typically known for dispensing...

Tiernan P. Doyle Feb 05, 2025 MEDIA ADVISORYM25-015 (Jan. 13, 2025) Astronaut Nick Hague swaps samples of materials to observe how they burn in weightlessness. Credit: NASA Students from the Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School in Somerset, New Jersey, will have the chance to connect with NASA astronaut Nick Hague...

By Malik A. Lyons Published May 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM SOMERSET, NJ — A team of students from Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School (TEECS) successfully launched a high-powered rocket more than 5,000 feet during the Rockets4Schools competition in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, according to a news release from the school. The...