Editing Paterson, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Paterson Public Schools]] serve students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[http://www.paterson.k12.nj.us/board/Policies/0100/0110.pdf Paterson Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302203833/http://www.paterson.k12.nj.us/board/Policies/0100/0110.pdf |date=March 2, 2022 }}, Paterson Public Schools. Accessed March 28, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve in the Paterson School District. Composition: The Paterson School District comprises all the area within the municipal boundaries of the City of Paterson."</ref> The district is one of 31 former [[Abbott district]]s statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] in ''Abbott v. Burke''<ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo#History What We Do: History], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the ''Abbott v. Burke'' case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."</ref> which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]].<ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo What We Do], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/Content/FactSheets/31_SDA_Districts.pdf SDA Districts], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022.</ref>

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 51 schools, had an enrollment of 27,601 students and 2,053.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 13.4:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3412690&DistrictID=3412690 District information for Paterson Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> District enrollment in Paterson surged at the start of the 2015–16 school year, creating a public school enrollment of 700 students higher than expected and putting the school district in a situation of needing to hire teachers rapidly not long after the district had laid off 300 positions.<ref>Malinconico, Joe. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/months-after-layoffs-unexpected-enrollment-puts-paterson-school-district-in-hiring-scramble-1.1412242 "Months after layoffs, unexpected enrollment puts Paterson school district in hiring scramble"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 17, 2015. Accessed September 17, 2015. "Just months after imposing more than 300 layoffs, the city school district is scrambling to hire dozens of extra teachers to handle an unexpected enrollment increase of about 700 students.... But far more immigrants have moved into Paterson than were expected, the superintendent said."</ref>

In 2011, all of Paterson's high schools were changed to theme schools, as part of a goal to give students a better choice in areas they wanted to pursue.<ref>Brody, Leslie. [https://archive.today/20130111071304/http://www.northjersey.com/news/030711_Paterson_to_split_JFK_high_school_into_four_academies.html "Paterson to split JFK high school into four academies"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 7, 2011. Accessed November 14, 2011. "Paterson school officials will split the troubled John F. Kennedy High School into four smaller academies so that starting next fall, all public high school students in the city will be enrolled in a 'choice' magnet school."</ref> Among the 594 students who took the SAT in 2013, the mean combined score was 1120 and there were 19 students (3.2% of those taking the exam) who achieved the combined score of 1550 that the [[College Board]] considers an indicator of college readiness, a decline from the 26 students (4.3%) who achieved the standard the previous year.<ref>Malinconico, Joe. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/latest-sat-results-number-of-paterson-college-ready-students-drops-to-19-1.1109193 "Latest SAT results: Number of Paterson 'college-ready' students drops to 19"], ''Paterson Press'', October 14, 2014. Accessed December 11, 2014. "A report released by the school district last week showed 19 of the 594 Paterson students who took the SATs this year had scores that met the "college-ready" criteria established by the College Board, which conducts the standardized tests."</ref>

Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology is a [[charter school]] serving students in [[kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[http://www.pcsst.org/index.php/2013-02-13-14-34-15/admission-faq Admissions FAQ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103183602/http://www.pcsst.org/index.php/2013-02-13-14-34-15/admission-faq |date=November 3, 2014 }}, Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology. Accessed November 3, 2014.</ref> Other charter schools include Community Charter School of Paterson (K–8), John P. Holland Charter School (K–8) and Paterson Arts and Science Charter School (K–7).<ref>[http://education.state.nj.us/directory/charter.php Charter Schools Directory] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012113057/http://education.state.nj.us/directory/charter.php |date=October 12, 2015 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed August 25, 2015.</ref>

In 2021, Governor Murphy announced the approval of a new charter school, Brilla NJ, to be opened in 2023. It was the first approved charter in his first term as governor.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.njedreport.com/2021/10/04/breaking-murphy-administration-approves-a-new-public-charter-school/ |title="BREAKING: Murphy Administration Approves a New Public Charter School" |access-date=January 20, 2022 |archive-date=January 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120205928/https://www.njedreport.com/2021/10/04/breaking-murphy-administration-approves-a-new-public-charter-school/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The city is host to the state's annual [[robotics competition]] held at [[Passaic County Community College]]. The North Jersey Robotics Competition was created to place high educational merit on the students of Paterson.  The competition draws schools from around New Jersey. Three events make up the meet which takes place on two different days. The competition's tenth-anniversary event in 2011 was won by Paterson's [[Panther Academy]].{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

Blessed Sacrament School and St. Gerard Majella School are elementary schools that operate under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]].<ref>[http://www.patdioschools.org/passaic-county Passaic County Schools], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]] Catholic Schools Office. Accessed August 15, 2015.</ref> In the face of declining enrollment and financial difficulties, [[Paterson Catholic High School]], the city's last remaining Catholic high school, was closed by the Diocese of Paterson.<ref>Naanes, Marlene. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/education/042110_Paterson_Catholic_to_close_by_end_of_school_year.html "Paterson Catholic to close by end of school year"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528101402/http://www.northjersey.com/news/education/042110_Paterson_Catholic_to_close_by_end_of_school_year.html |date=May 28, 2010 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 21, 2010. Accessed June 21, 2011. "Paterson Catholic Regional High School, which has prided itself for four decades on serving some of the area's poorest and immigrant families, will close its doors the diocese said Wednesday, citing enormous debt, plummeting donations and a bad economy."</ref>

Paterson hosts the main campus of [[Passaic County Community College]], established in the 1970s, which serves 13,000 students at its main campus and at satellite programs in [[Passaic, New Jersey|Passaic]], [[Wanaque, New Jersey|Wanaque]] and at the Public Safety Academy.<ref>[http://www.pccc.edu/about-pccc About PCCC], [[Passaic County Community College]]. Accessed May 21, 2013.</ref>