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GSCS Statement Condemning Violence Motivated by Race, Ethnicity or Sexual Orientation
With the recent spate of violent bias-based crimes and other incidences of hatred based on perceived characteristics of individuals or groups, the Garden State Coalition of Schools wants to reaffirm our support of all those who advocate for the changes that will put an end to those expressions of hatred and promote increased understanding and peaceful resolution of conflict in our communities.
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Testimony on delayed learning from Rachel Goldberg, letter on cessation of SBYSP and more...'
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CRITICAL ISSUES--2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR...'
12-10-24 Education in the News
NY Times--Supreme Court Turns Down Cases on Admissions, Gender Identity and Guns...' Education Week--AI Has Taken Classrooms by Storm. School Operations Could Be Next...'

Education Dive--What do special education advocates anticipate from a 2nd Trump term?...'

12-9-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--NJ school test scores. See results for every school and district...' Jersey Journal--Jersey City BOE president aims for vote on students’ cellphone ban Monday...'

NY Times--Spying on Student Devices, Schools Aim to Intercept Self-Harm Before It Happens...'

NPR--Cancer interrupted their school lives, but also set them on a mission...'

Education Week--Will AI Transform Standardized Testing?...'

Edutopia--The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2024...'

The Hechinger Report--Is calculus an addiction that college admissions officers can’t shake?...'

12-6-24 Education in the News
Star Ledger--N.J. school test scores revealed for 2024. Look up how students did in your district...' Education Week--4 Things to Know About the Literacy Lawsuit Targeting Lucy Calkins and Fountas & Pinnell...'

Education Dive--Lawmakers debate what’s to blame for lackluster student achievement...'

12-5-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--NJ student test scores improve, but not back to pre-pandemic levels...' NY Times--U.S. Students Posted Dire Math Declines on an International Test...'

NPR--How a staffing shortage can make special education jobs more dangerous...'

Education Week--Parents Sue Lucy Calkins, Fountas and Pinnell, and Others Over Reading Curricula...'

12-4-24 Education in the News
New Jersey Monitor--High school exit exams dwindle to about half a dozen states...' New Jersey Monitor--U.S. Education Department pings states, schools to set policies on cellphone use...'

Education Week--Ed. Dept. Recommends These 3 Principles to Develop School Cellphone Policies...'

Education Dive--Special education teacher shortages subject of public listening session...'

Edutopia--A Multi-Tiered Approach to Digital Wellness...'

12-3-24 Education in the News
Education Week--Schools Are Bracing for Upheaval Over Fear of Mass Deportations...' Education Week--The Top 10 Things That Keep Teachers Up at Night...'

Education Dive--Education Department promotes expanded use of behavior assessments...'

12-2-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Spotlight Review: NJ moves to defend against book bans...' Education Week--Tutors Don’t Get Much Training. A New Effort Could Help...'

Chalkbeat--Candidates promised a bigger child tax credit. Will that actually happen?...'

Edutopia--How AI Will Impact the Future of Teaching—a Conversation With Sal Khan...'

11-27-24 Education in the News
Education Week--An Overwhelming Feeling of Guilt': Why Teachers Don’t Take Sick Leave...' Chalkbeat--How trans students and families are preparing for Trump’s second term...'

Education Dive--High school students report challenges in accessing skilled trades training...'

11-26-24 Education in the News
NJ Monitor--Facing budget gap, Gov. Murphy seeks reduced spending and a limit on new hiring...' NJ Monitor--Unlikely Trump can actually eliminate Education Department, experts say...'

Education Week--Parents Are Virtually Monitoring Their Kids in Class. Teachers Aren’t Happy...'

Education Dive--Nation’s Report Card to debut new poverty measurement...'

11-25-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--How would Trump’s call to end education department hit NJ?...' NY Times--I Tested the Latest FAFSA. It Works Fine. Don’t Celebrate Yet...'

Education Week--Should Schools Have Cellphone Restrictions for Teachers Too?...'

Chalkbeat--I offer free online therapy to teens. Here’s what I’m seeing — and why it matters...'

Education Dive--How do civil rights laws apply to AI in schools?...'

The Hechinger Report--A theory for learning numbers without counting gains popularity...'

11-22-24 Education in the News
Education Week--This year's FAFSA is officially open. Early review says it's 'a piece of cake'...' Education Dive--4 K-12 funding areas to watch under a 2nd Trump administration...'

Washington Post--Do you know more civics than an eighth-grader?...'

The Hechinger Report--Three reasons why so few eighth graders in the poorest schools take algebra...'

11-21-24 Education in the News
Star Ledger--Are N.J. schools legally responsible for sexual abuse by teachers? Court rules in 2 cases...' NY Times--How Linda McMahon Might Approach the Dept. of Education...'

Education Week--Why Teachers Likely Take So Few Days Off...'

Education Dive--Career education gets a boost with College Board pilot program...'

11-20-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Latest round in court battle over transgender student policies...' Insider NJ--Majority Leader Ruiz Introduces Bill to Expand Access to Preschool Education Across New Jersey...'

NY Times--Trump Chooses Longtime Ally Linda McMahon to Run Education Dept...'

Education Week--How Social-Emotional Learning Can Unify Your School Community: 7 Timely Tips...'

Chalkbeat--Remote learning hurt high school grad rates. Ditching exit exams helped, new research finds...'

Education Dive--IXL class-action suit advances amid student data harvesting claims...'

11-19-24 Education in the News
The Record--Walking pneumonia is spreading among NJ children. What is it, and how is it treated?...' InsiderNJ--NJ Voters Favor Social Media Warning Labels...'

Education Week--Undocumented Students Have the Right to a Free Education. This Is Why...'

Chalkbeat--Trump plan to ax the Education Department might affect kids with disabilities a lot — or a little...'

Education Dive--Commission on Civil Rights probes special educator shortage...'

11-18-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--What NJ school districts are spending...' Education Week--What Could RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary Mean for School Vaccine Requirements?...'

Chalkbeat--Trump plan to ax the Education Department might affect kids with disabilities a lot — or a little...'

Education Dive--Schools continue to play vital role in preventing student opioid-related deaths...'

The Hechinger Report--A trend colleges might not want applicants to notice: It’s becoming easier to get in...'

11-15-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--What NJ school districts are spending...' Star Ledger--Shocked N.J. teacher gets secret $25K prize for being one of the nation’s best educators...'

Philadelphia Inquirer--PA. has rescinded its ‘culturally relevant’ teaching guidelines after a lawsuit by a conservative group...'

Education Dive--Schools continue to play vital role in preventing student opioid-related deaths...'

11-14-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--NJ school board elections are supposed to be nonpartisan. What happened?...' NY Times--Could Trump Shut Down the Department of Education?...'

Education Week--School Leaders Confront Racist Texts, Harmful Rhetoric After Divisive Election...'

Education Dive--3 ways high schools are preparing students for this year’s FAFSA...'

11-13-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Charter school salary revelations spur lawmakers to scrutinize...' NJ Monitor--Lawmakers may allow more remote public meetings under bill...'

InsiderNJ--Voters OK with Magnet Schools to Reduce Segregation, Divided on District Mergers...'

The Atlantic--She Was an Education Superstar. Then She Got Blamed for America’s Reading Crisis...'

Education Week--Trump’s Potential Picks for Education Secretary: What to Know...'

Education Dive--8th graders’ average scores decline on computer and information literacy exam...'

11-12-24 Education in the News
Star Ledger—Op-Ed: Arts education nurtures creativity and expands minds    Opinion...'
The Record--New proposal addresses concerns about 'non-traditional' public schools and athletics...'

Education Week--How Students Are Dodging Cellphone Restrictions...'

Education Dive--School book bans triple in 2023-24...'

11-11-24 Education in the News
Star Ledger--12 N.J. custodians, bus drivers and school staff win ‘Unsung Superheroes’ awards...' The Atlantic--How America Got Mean...'

Education Week--Can Trump Really Dismantle the Department of Education?...'

Education Dive--Special education teacher shortages focus of upcoming federal briefing...'

The Hechinger Report--Kids worldwide face huge educational challenges. Is better leadership a solution?...'

11-8-24 Education in the News
Philadelphia Inquirer--Lower Merion and Upper Derby students received racist text messages, similar to those sent nationwide...' NY Times--Voters Poised to Reject Private School Vouchers in Three States...'

Education Week--What to Know About AI Misinformation: A Primer for Teachers (Downloadable)...'

Education Dive--How did K-12 fare on state ballots in the 2024 election?...'

Edutopia--7 Ways to Balance Joy With Rigor in Math Class...'

11-7-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--NJ voters mixed on raising taxes, borrowing for schools...' Education Week--Don’t Forget About Money for Schools: How Public Education Fared at the Polls...'

Education Dive--How to use election outcome to teach about regulating emotions...'

11-6-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--NJ voters mixed on raising taxes, borrowing for schools...' Education Week--Don’t Forget About Money for Schools: How Public Education Fared at the Polls...'

Education Dive--How to use election outcome to teach about regulating emotions...'

11-5-24 Education in the News
Star Ledger--Applying for teaching jobs may get a whole lot easier in N.J...' Philadelphia Inquirer—They’re seeking justice under a new N.J. law. Meet the Philly-area lawyers who are representing hundreds of child sex abuse cases...'

Education Week--‘Can We Trust This Source?’ And Other Questions Readers Ask in History...'

Chalkbeat--New York to ditch Regents exam graduation requirement by fall 2027...'

Education Dive--Majority of states see decrease in student-teacher ratios post-COVID...'

11-4-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--NJ schools seek funding for security — and mental health...' Philadelphia Inquirer—Philly-area teachers walk a ‘tightrope’ intalking about the election with studens—especially in divided school communities...'

NY Times--Books by Jodi Picoult, John Green and Stephen King Among the Most Banned in Schools...'

Education Week--Why We Still Haven’t Solved Teacher Shortages (Despite Decades of Trying)...'

Edutopia--Overcoming Potential Risks of Student Tech Use...'

The Hechinger Report--Thrown into the deep end of algebra...'

Education Dive--4 key strategies for school ransomware prevention and response...'

11-1-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--NJ kids give ‘mock election’ serious treatment...' MyCentralJersey.com--Opinion: Trenton, to give NJ teachers a better retirement you must give them choice...'

Education Week--Schools Take a $3 Billion Hit From the Culture Wars. Here’s How It Breaks Down...'

Chalkbeat--Misinformation is pervasive — not invincible. Teachers are helping students learn to adapt...'

Education Dive--K-12 cyber incident reporting is coming. Here’s what we know...'

Edutopia--The Tech Skills That ‘Digital Natives’ Are Missing—and How to Help...'

10-31-24 Educaiton in the News
NJ Spotlight--Her daughter died by suicide. Now she fights to end cyberbullying...' MyCentralJersey.com--Edison Board of Education backs off abolishing transgender student policy...'

NY Times--How Do You Get Kids to Read? Give Them Pizza...'

Washington Post—How America’s youngest voters feel about casting their first ballots...'

The Atlantic--Tobacco Companies May Have Found a Way to Make Vapes More Addictive...'

Education Week--Students Shouldn’t Have to Pass a State Test to Graduate High School...'

Education Dive--How to navigate the rising cost of cyber insurance for schools...'

10-30-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Q&A: Important school board elections on the ballot too...' Philadelphia Inquirer—The South Jersey school where on 11 year-ol died by suicide is the subject of a civil rights investigation...'

Education Week--9 Ways Schools Can Improve Life for Teachers and Students...'

Chalkbeat--New learning community to bring Newark educators together to address ‘urgent’ literacy crisis...'

Edutopia--AI and the Law: What Educators Need to Know...'

10-29-24 Education in the News
NY Times--Biden Apologizes for U.S. Abuse of Indian Children, Calling It ‘a Sin on Our Soul’...' Education Week--Teacher Contracts Need to Change. And It’s Not Just About Money...'

Chalkbeat--How Biden wants to make active shooter drills less traumatic and more effective for students...'

Education Dive--Was districts’ ESSER spending effective? Federal watchdog says maybe...'

The Hechinger Report--Dual enrollment has exploded. But it’s hard to tell if it’s helping more kids get a college degree...'

10-28-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Where Harris and Trump stand on education...' Star Ledger--N.J. school district drops controversial ban on Halloween costumes and class parties...'

NY Times--Massachusetts, Famed for Tough School Standards, Rethinks Its Big Test...'

The Atlantic--A Parent’s Guide to Surviving Middle School...'

Education Week--‘Mom Is Texting': Teachers Say Parents Are a Daily Distraction During Class...'

Education Dive--Education Department releases highly anticipated AI toolkit for schools...'

10-25-24 Education in the News
Washington Post--Students still dealing with drama from last FAFSA, despite positive new data...' Education Week--Preparing for the Workforce Can Start as Early as 1st Grade. What It Looks Like...'

Chalkbeat--Does social media help teens feel represented in politics? Sort of...'

Education Dive--What can be learned from early adopters of AI?...'

The Hechinger Report--Some colleges aim financial aid at a declining market: students in the middle class...'

10-24-24 Education in the News
Washington Post--Covid money boosted Chicago’s schools. Now it’s gone...' THE ATLANTIC--THIS INFLUENCER SAYS YOU CAN’T PARENT TOO GENTLY...'

Education Week--How Kindergarten ‘Redshirting’ Is Changing...'

Chalkbeat--New research puts a cost on school board conflict: $3.2 billion last year alone...'

Education Dive--CDC: Routine vaccinations decline while exemption rates increase...'

The Hechinger Report—Kids with obesity do worse in school. One reason may be teacher bias...'

10-22-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Push for anonymous reporting of threats to schools...' The Atlantic--Why Some People Become Lifelong Readers...'

Education Week--Even in Academic Classes, Schools Focus on Building Students’ Workforce Skills...'

Education Dive--ACT, SAT scores decline year over year...'

10-21-24 Education in the News
Star Ledger--18 N.J. school districts will get more pre-K seats. Here’s the list...' Education Week--Most Teens Believe Conspiracy Theories, See News as Biased. What Can Schools Do?...'

Chalkbeat--Some NYC teachers experiment with AI-powered tools, while Education Department develops guidelines...'

Education Dive--AI discipline lawsuit highlights need for school policies...'

10-18-24 Education in the News
NY Times--Father and Son Indicted on Murder Charges for Georgia School Shooting...' Education Week--Schools Have Fewer Teacher Vacancies This Year. But Hiring Is Still Not Easy...'

Chalkbeat--Holocaust education is essential, but it’s not enough to curb antisemitism...'

10-16-24 Education in the News
Education Week--The Fight Over DEI Continues. Can We Find Common Ground?...' Education Dive--Adults back classroom cellphone bans but are less supportive of all-day limits...'
10-15-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--CDC: Transgender high schoolers at greater risk of violence...' Education Week--The U.S. Department of Education, Explained...'

Education Dive--What to know about ghost guns and their impact on K-12...'

The Hechinger Report--Norway law decrees: Let childhood be childhood...'

10-14-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Push to ditch plastic utensils in restaurants, schools...' MyCentralJersey.comThe 10 best public schools in Union County, per new ranking...'

NY Times--Nevada Asked A.I. Which Students Need Help. The Answer Caused an Outcry...'

Education Week--How Students With Disabilities Fare in Both Charter and Regular Public Schools...'

Education Dive--More than 323K adults answer White House call to work with students...'

The Hechinger Report--Some schools cut paths to calculus in the name of equity. One group takes the opposite approach...'

10-11-24
The Record--NJ can't find enough school bus drivers. Here's one way to fill the gap...' Education Week--A School Board Tried to Make Public Comments Civil. It Went Too Far, Court Says...'

NJ Times (via Chalkbeat)--The 10 most common questions teenagers asked about the election...'

Education Dive--AAP: Suspensions, expulsions harm students’ mental and physical health...'

10-10-24 Education in the News
Op-Ed: It’s time to revamp teacher evaluation in NJ...' Education Week--Here’s How Many High Schoolers Are Transgender—and How They’re Faring in Schools...'

Chalkbeat--For many immigrant students, school is their one safe place...'

Education Dive--1 in 3 teens reports experiencing racism in school...'

The Hechinger Report--The 6 surprising education issues at stake in the election...'

10-9-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Should 16-year-olds vote? More and more say yes...' NJ Spotlight--NJ attorney general sues TikTok, alleges app is harmful to teens...'

The Ledger--Chaos' surrounding NCAA settlement is leaving high school athletes in the lurch...'

Education Week--Students Feel Less Connected to School. Here’s Why That Matters...'

Chalkbeat--How to get ‘school avoidant’ students with disabilities back to class? Lawsuit pushes for solutions...'

10-8-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Financial aid form delayed again...' NJ Monitor--Officials weigh how to keep cellphones out of students’ hands...'

Education Week--Why Are States So Slow to Release Test Scores?...'

Education Dive--What K-12 should know as SCOTUS begins October 2024 term...'

10-7-24 Education in the News
Star Ledger--Gov. Murphy ‘disturbed’ by school leaders making obscene salaries, living in Florida...' Philadelphia Inquirer—A statewide high in the number of Pa.’s special ed students has led to a ‘dire’ shortage of trained school staff...'

NY Times--For Some Children, Hurricane Helene’s Ruin ‘Could Take Years to Get Over’...'

Education Week--A District’s Experiment: What Happens When Schools Do Less Testing?...'

Edutopia--Using Edtech in Service of Human Connections...'

The Hechinger Report--Why an end-of-the alphabet last name could skew your grades...'

10-4-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Op-Ed: NJ’s ‘half-measures and empty promises’ on school facilities...' Education Week--What Educators Have to Say About Parents Texting and Calling Their Kids During School...'

Education Week--Are Parents Giving Their Kids Too Many Mental Health Days?...'

Chalkbeat--Kids like free school meals. States are trying to reel in the costs...'

Education Dive--These 6 steps are key for responding to anonymous school threats...'

10-3-24 Education in the News
10-2-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Murphy pushes lower voting age for school elections...' The Atlantic--The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books...'

Education Week--How Do Today’s High Schoolers Fare As They Enter Adulthood? View the Data...'

Chalkbeat--Protein bars, paper, a rabbit: What teachers buy for their classrooms with their own cash...'

Education Dive--How educators can help students learn to resolve conflict and move forward...'

10-1-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--NJ lawmakers move to protect libraries...' NY Times--A Plan to Fund High School Newspapers Seeks to Revive Student Journalism...'

Washington Post--After bungling financial aid process, Ed Dept. begins testing new FAFSA...'

Education Week--What Educators Have to Say About Competency-Based Education...'

Chalkbeat—Op-Ed: I’m a Gen Z teacher. Schools rely too much on Chromebooks...'

Education Dive--Where does teacher diversity stand?..."

The Hechinger Report--Education that convinces kids the world isn’t doomed...'

9-30-24 Education in the News
The Record--North Jersey school boards join in calls for reform to state aid funding formula...' Education Week--How Should High School Change? These Districts May Have the Answer...'

Chalkbeat--State test scores highlight ongoing need to support Newark Public Schools student academic recovery...'

Education Dive--Biden administration issues executive order to improve active shooter drills...'

9-27-24 Education in the News
Education Week--Democrats and Republicans Agree Teacher Prep Needs to Change. But How?...' Education Week--Students Are ‘Digital Natives,’ But Here’s Where They Struggle...'

Chalkbeat--Haitian immigrants have dealt with lies and stereotypes for decades. Here’s how educators can help...'

Education Dive--Schools lack supports for victims of sexually explicit deepfake and real images...'

9-26-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Threat assessment teams required in NJ schools but impact hard to measure...' The Record--NJ school districts scramble to spend last of COVID aid as deadline looms...'

NY Times--As School Threats Proliferate, More Than 700 Students Are Arrested...'

Education Week--Students Are Sharing Sexually Explicit ‘Deepfakes.’ Are Schools Prepared?...'

Education Dive--How AI could benefit school business officials...'

The Hechinger Report--‘Opportunities,’ not poverty alone, predict later-life success for children...'

9-25-24 Education in the News
Education Week--There’s No Evidence That History Teachers Are ‘Indoctrinating’ Students, Report Says...' NPR--Watchdog sheds light on FAFSA fiasco, from a birthday bug to call center failures...'

Chalkbeat--Haitian immigrants have dealt with lies and stereotypes for decades. Here’s how educators can help...'

Education Dive--Districts balk at 2024 Title IX rule amid legal turmoil...'

9-24-24 Education in the News
Star Ledger--N.J. Teacher of the Year named in secret ceremony that left her ‘1,000% surprised’...' Star Ledger--11 new National Blue Ribbon Schools named in N.J...'

Philadelphia Inquirer—Teaching civics helps to understand government—and how to change it for the better...'

Washington Post--It’s Banned Books Week. LGBTQ+ content tops the most-challenged list...'

The Atlantic--How to Save Outdoor Recess...'

Education Dive--How can districts control the growing costs of special education?...'

9-23-24 Education in the News
Star Ledger--Kids caught bullying will lose cell phone privileges in N.J. school district...' NJ Monitor--Lawmakers debate automatic tickets for drivers who blow by stopped school buses...'

NY Times--Newsom Signs Bill That Adds Protections for Children on Social Media...'

The Atlantic--Lighthouse Parents Have More Confident Kids...'

Education Week--Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Has Consequences. What Schools Can Do to Help...'

Education Dive--Despite growing gun violence concerns, teachers say drills don’t help...'

9-20-24 Education in the News
Asbury Park Press--Toms River schools to sue state next week, seeking more funding...' NY Times--History Teachers Are Replacing Textbooks With the Internet...'

Chalkbeat--COVID money countdown: Schools exhaust pandemic aid as federal help winds down...'

Education Dive--Student cellphone limits raise concerns over disability rights...'

9-19-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Rash of online threats to NJ schools after Georgia shooting...' The Record--NJ providing naloxone at no cost to school districts to prevent drug overdose deaths...'

NJ Globe--Majority of special school election ballot questions fail...'

NPR--Exclusive: Watchdog finds Black girls face more frequent, severe discipline in school...'

Education Week--What Schools Can Do to Make Teens Smarter Users of AI...'

Education Dive--Aging infrastructure, budget constraints weigh on K-12 facilities teams...'

9-17-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--New path to teacher certification for paraprofessionals in Camden...' Education Week--What Is Standards-Based Grading, and How Does It Work?...'

Chalkbeat--This civics teacher wants his students to know: The government is made up of people just like you...'

9-16-24 Education in the News
Chalkbeat--Monitoring ends of Newark Public Schools’ compliance with special education timelines...' InsiderNJ—Press Release: NJ Departments of Human Services and Education Make Overdose-Antidote Naloxone Accessible to All School Districts...'

NY Times--Why Some Christians Don’t Want to Bring the Bible Into Public Schools...'

The Atlantic--How School Drop-Off Became a Nightmare...'

Education Week--Inside One District’s Experiment With Competency-Based Education...'

Chalkbeat--Why do parents oppose cell phone bans? They want to reach their kids if ‘the worst happens.’...'

Education Dive--Women lead just 30% of large school districts...'

9-13-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--School shootings and threats raise anxiety over safety...' NJ Spotlight--Teachers resort to online fundraisers to equip classrooms...'

Asbury Park Press--Who are highest paid public school employees in New Jersey? Top 10 revealed here...'

Education Week--The New Title IX Regulation and Legal Battles Over It, Explained...'

Education Dive--Parents push back on school cellphone bans...'

9-12-24 Education in the News
The Record--HS sports participation continues to grow in NJ as national numbers hit record highs...' Asbury Park Press—Op-Ed: We have to stop the sale of illegal disposable vapes to New Jersey children...'

NPR--Schools are putting vape detectors in bathrooms — paid for by Juul...'

Education Week--‘Equality’ and ‘Equity’ Are Different. But in Thriving Schools, They Coexist...'

Education Dive--Mental health services least accessible for students most likely to seek them...'

9-11-24 Education in the News
The Record--These 11 schools in North Jersey are serving as models in pandemic recovery...' Education Week--We Can’t Wait for Someone Else to Stop School Shootings...'

Education Week--Has Superintendent Turnover Gotten Any Better? What New Data Show...'

Education Dive--Common App to expand direct admissions effort...'

The Hechinger Report--109 degrees on the first day of school? In some districts, extreme heat is delaying when students go back...'

9-10-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Parents, caregivers under growing stress...' NJ Spotlight--To fill teacher shortages, some districts go virtual...'

The Record--This Passaic County district is latest to crack down on cellphone use in schools...'

NPR--Indiana's cellphone ban means less school drama. But students miss their headphones...'

Education Week--Civics Is Getting Harder to Teach, Principals Say...'

Education Dive--Was ESSER funding successful? Superintendents say it’s hard to generalize...'

9-9-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Updates to NJ teacher evaluation system expected soon...' Jersey Journal--Two Jersey City public schools pilot plan to remove cellphones from classrooms; will district follow suit?...'

The Record--Discipline in schools infringes on NJ disability rights, says mom. Why it still happens...'

NY Times--If a Threat Is Not a Crime, Can the Police Prevent a School Shooting?...'

Education Week--Schools Have Their Work Cut Out to Get STEM Teachers. Here’s How to Do It...'

Chalkbeat--14 states pledge to cut chronic absenteeism rates by half over 5 years...'

Edutopia--5 Essential Tech Talks to Have With Students...'

The Hechinger Report--Tutoring advocate delves into how the extra academic attention is actually going. His new study shows that students aren’t benefiting much...'

9-6-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--NJ is changing how school districts are evaluated...' Paterson Press--Paterson school district approves $2M for online courses amid teacher shortage...'

NY Times--Facing Entrenched School Segregation, a State Tries Something New...'

Washington Post—Security alerts at Apalachee helped save lives, officials say...'

Education Week--Why Responding to Student Threats Is So Complicated...'

Education Week--The Georgia School Shooting May Accelerate the Backlash to Cellphone Bans...'

Education Dive--Americans’ satisfaction with K-12 education rises from record low...'

Edutopia--7 Research Findings About Technology and Education...'

9-5-24 Education in the News
Education Dive--At least 4 dead, 9 injured after mass shooting at Georgia’s Apalachee High School...' NJ Spotlight--Hospitals see increase in health impacts from childhood trauma...'

MyCentralJersey.com--NJ agrees with Branchburg schools’ decision to ban student from graduation...'

NJ Monitor--Senator preparing bill that could mandate school consolidation, shared services...'

Education Week--How Peer Mentors Can Ease the Transitions to Middle and High School...'

Chalkbeat--How are students doing since COVID? Good luck finding out from your state’s school report card...'

9-4-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Questions over possible NJ school cellphone ban...' NY Times--From School Librarian to Activist: ‘The Hate Level and the Vitriol Is Unreal’...'

Education Week--The Common App Used to Be Primarily for Private Colleges. That’s Changed...'

Chalkbeat--Chalkbeat’s guide to back-to-school-night meetings...'

Education Dive--Are chronic absenteeism interventions working?...'

The Hechinger Report--At Moms for Liberty’s national summit, a singular focus on anti-trans issues...'

9-3-24 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Back-to-school days can be too hot to learn, not enough air conditioning...' Star Ledger--More than 150 jobs still open in N.J. school district struggling to find teachers...'

NJ Spotlight--Youth mental health still an issue in new school year...'

Educators, health care providers and mental health advocates are working on strategies to help...'

Morristown Daily Record--Grants allow big savings on electric school buses. So why has NJ been slow to adopt?...'

MyCentralJersey.com--These are the Central Jersey school superintendent salaries by district, NJ's 10 most paid...'

Washington Post—The country’s largest publishers sue Florida over school book bans...'

Wall Street Journal--Teachers Are Burning Out on the Job...'

Education Week--5 Ways Teachers Want Administrators to Support Them...'

Education Dive--Teachers need resources for reading instruction, especially in older grades...'

The Hechinger Report--Kids who use ChatGPT as a study assistant do worse on tests...'

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