The Record—Op-Ed: Are anxious NJ Dems turning from Platkin's parental rights fight? It looks like it | Stile...' |
Education Week--Is This the Year Students Finally Catch Up From the Pandemic? Educators Think So...'
Education Dive--K-12 decision-making is subject of lawsuits contesting power, politics...'
Edutopia--Making Climate Change Connections in Every Class...'
The Hechinger Report--PROOF POINTS: Lowering test anxiety in the classroom...'
NPR--School book bans show no signs of slowing, new PEN America report finds...'
Education Dive--Districts nationwide exploring, tweaking equitable grading policies...'
The Atlantic--Parent Diplomacy Is Overwhelming Teachers...'
NPR--There have been attempts to censor more than 1,900 library book titles so far in 2023...'
Education Week--Recruiting More Bilingual Teachers: The Challenges and Solutions...'
Chalkbeat--The pandemic is over. But American schools still aren’t the same...'
The Hechinger Report--For teachers who fear math, banishing bad memories can help...'
NJ Monitor--N.J. lawmakers added $1.5 billion to budget, but few funds went to competitive districts...'
Education Dive--Why some schools are embracing gender support plans for LGBTQ+ students...'
The Hechinger Report--In Virginia, a battle over history standards ends in compromise...'
Education Week--LGBTQ+ Students Feel the Weight of a Push for Parents’ Rights...'
Chalkbeat--High school students need time and space to read for pleasure. Here’s why it matters...'
Education Dive--Education Dept prioritizes increasing multilingual educators...'
The Hechinger Report--PROOF POINTS: It’s easier and easier to get an A in math...'
Education Week--Older Students ‘Running Out of Time’ for Academic Recovery...'
Education Dive—(Opinion): Colleges are ditching the SAT. The high school transcript should be next...'
The Hechinger Report--Why schoolyards are a critical space for teaching about — and fighting — extreme heat and climate change...'
NY Times—Opinion: People Don’t Want to Be Teachers Anymore. Can You Blame Them?...'
Education Week--Parents’ Rights Groups Have Mobilized. What Does It Mean for Students?...'
Chalkbeat--Schools face a funding cliff. How bad will the fall be?...'
The Hechinger Report--The ‘science of reading’ swept reforms into classrooms nationwide. What about math?...'
NJ Monitor--U.S. Senate hearing on book bans probes censorship attempts in local libraries...'
NY Times--Amid Reading Wars, Teachers College Will Close a Star Professor’s Shop...'
Education Week--Teachers Work 50-Plus Hours a Week—And Other Findings From a New Survey on Teacher Pay...'
Chalkbeat--Is public education dead or just redefined? Author Cara Fitzpatrick on the history of school choice...'
Education Dive--4 ways administrators can mitigate disruptive student behaviors...'
NY Times—Book Review: Is School Choice Destroying Public Education?...'
Education Week--The School Year Started Off Hot. Experts Say It Wasn’t a Fluke...'
Education Dive--Teachers increasingly turning to digital, self-created materials for lessons...'
Edutopia--The Science of Belonging and Connection...'
The Hechinger Report--The ‘science of reading’ swept reforms into classrooms nationwide. What about math?...'
NY Times—Op-Ed: We Can Fight Learning Loss Only With Accountability and Action...'
Education Week--States Eye Assessment Throughout the Year as Frustration With Standardized Testing Mounts...'
Education Dive--How much is extreme weather hindering learning?...'
Washington Post--Biden fights back against GOP onslaught on education — cautiously...'
NPR--Extreme heat is cutting into recess for kids. Experts say that's a problem...'
Education Week--Public Schools Rely on Underpaid Female Labor. It’s Not Sustainable...'
Education Dive--CISA creates voluntary ed tech pledge to boost K-12 cybersecurity...'
Star Ledger--‘It isn’t pretty at all.’ N.J. school districts scramble to fill vacancies...'
The Ledger--National right-wing groups enter NJ's legal battles with schools over parental rights...'
NJ Monitor--Advocates call on New Jersey lawmakers to make school meals free for all students...'
InsiderNJ--Court Blocks Hanover Board of Ed Policy...'
NY Times--In Schools, an Invisible Threat Becomes Clear...'
Washington Post--A few schools mandated masks. Conservatives hit back hard...'
Chalkbeat--Schools are cutting recovery programs as U.S. aid money dries up. Students are still struggling...'
Education Dive--Higher chronic absenteeism rates linked to NAEP score declines...'
MyCentralJersey.com—Mental health awareness tops back-to-school checklist...'
NY Times--Where Are the Students?...'
NPR--A heat wave, and lack of air conditioning, disrupt school districts nationwide...'
Education Week--What Does It Actually Mean for Schools to Be Public?...'
Chalkbeat--The public is souring on American education, but parents still give own child’s school high marks...'
The Hechinger Report--COLUMN: Is A/C the new ABC? As the country gets hotter, schools need upgrades...'
Jersey Journal: Opinion: Would you know if your child had gender identity issues? | Quigley...' |
The Record—Opinion: 'We’re coming for you': Parental rights inflames the NJ fall races - Stile...'
Philadelphia Inquirer—N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy made it easier for districts to hire retired teachers this year. Did it help fill vacancies?...'
NJ Monitor--For New Jersey teens, restrictions grow on where they can go without adults...'
Washington Post--Ban or Embrace? Colleges Wrestle With A.I.-Generated Admissions Essays...'
Education Week--Educators Feel Growing Pressure for Students to Perform Well on Standardized Tests...'
The Hechinger Report--PROOF POINTS: It’s easy to fool ChatGPT detectors...'
The Reocrd--Ridgewood high school students will have a later start time when they return to school...'
MyCentralJersey.com--Back to school: Expert advice on anxiety, bullying, stress for students, teachers, parents...'
NY Times—Opinion: A Word on Censorship From the Book-Banning Monster of Iowa...'
Education Week--3rd Grade Reading Retention: Why the Research Is Complicated...'
Education Dive--Final Title IX rules likely to be pushed beyond October...'
Education Week--Race-Based Affinity Groups Should Be Open to All Students, Biden Admin. Tells Schools...'
Education Dive--By the Numbers: Teacher vacancies jump by 51%...'
The Hechinger Report--As more young people receive psychiatric care, some hospitals have opened their own schools...'
NPR--As more teens overdose on fentanyl, schools face a drug crisis unlike any other...'
Education Week--Are Some Students Taking Too Many AP Courses? A College Board Official Responds...'
Education Dive--Highlighter vape pens add new layer of haze to school prevention efforts...'
The Hechinger Report--OPINION: Our kids need extra help. This is no time to slash federal funding for schools...'
Education Week--Most Teachers Spend Their Own Money on School Supplies. Should They?...'
Chalkbeat--Is school integration a path to racial equality? Journalist Laura Meckler on her new book ‘Dream Town.’...'
Education Dive--Pandemic learning recovery ‘slow and inconsistent’...'
Edutopia--Evaluating Your School’s Culture and Climate...'
The Hechinger Report--PROOF POINTS: Three views of pandemic learning loss and recovery...'
NPR--As classes resume in sweltering heat, many schools lack air conditioning...'
Education Week--Civics Education: Can We Teach Patriotism Without the Conformity?...'
Chalkbeat--Schools can host frank discussions of racism, but likely can’t create race-limited groups, feds say...'
Education Dive--4 best practices to ensure smooth transitions for new high schoolers...'
Edutopia--What to Do About Increasing Dysregulation in the Early Grades...'
The Hechinger Report--PROOF POINTS: Three views of pandemic learning loss and recovery...'
CNN--Why failure is your child’s best tool...'
Education Week--Teachers Say Those Ubiquitous, Every-Few-Months Tests Don’t Always Capture What’s Taught...'
Education Dive--‘Education culture wars’ legislation heats up...'
MyCentralJersey.com (USA Today Network)--2023 teacher shortages: What to know about vacancies in your region...'
NPR--Schools could be getting millions more from Medicaid. Why aren't they?...'
Education Week--School Districts Prepare for Major Staffing Cuts as ESSER Winds Down...'
Education Dive--Voters’ top K-12 concerns include pandemic learning recovery, scant funding...'
NJ Monitor--New Jersey’s ‘back to school’ sales tax holiday begins Saturday...'
Education Week--Here’s How Various High School Programs Cover Psychology...'
Education Dive--3 factors influencing school safety in 2023-24...'
Edutopia—Opinion: Why I Keep Teaching...'
OPINION: The charade of ‘test-optional’ admissions...'
Education Week--Staff Shortages in Schools Are Here to Stay. Here’s Why...'
Chalkbeat--The science that’s missing from science of reading laws...'
Education Dive--NAEP on track for online administration in 2024...'
NPR--New Jersey requires climate change education. A year in, here's how it's going...'
Education Week--Schools Are a Top Target of Ransomware Attacks, and It’s Getting Worse...'
Edutopia--11 Books To Refresh Your Leadership Library...'
The Hechinger Report--PROOF POINTS: Summer school programs too short and not popular enough to reverse pandemic learning loss, researchers say...'
Education Dive--Will state limits to how ‘sex’ is defined exclude transgender students?...'
The Hechinger Report--OPINION: Lessons from Mississippi: Is there really a miracle here we can all learn from?...'
NY Times--The Shortage in School Bus Drivers Is Getting Worse...'
Education Week--5 Ways Districts Are Filling Teacher Vacancies...'
Hannah Gross, Education and Child Welfare Writer | August 16, 2023 | Education, Social |
Education Week--New Laws Aim to Combat the Youth Mental Health Crisis. Here’s What They Do...'
Chalkbeat--Pandemic-era summer school boosts math scores, but barely makes a dent in steep learning loss...'
Education Dive--Why the superintendent job is getting harder...'
The Hechinger Report--OPINION: Tackling research projects can help students get into top colleges and universities...'
Star Ledger--It’s not ‘parental rights.’ It’s cynical politics | Editorial...' |
Education Week--Why School Vaccinations Are So Fraught, According to an Infectious Disease Specialist...'
Chalkbeat--Students shouldn’t shy away from talking about race in college essays, Biden officials say...'
Edutopia--Guiding Students to Assess the Merits of Artificial Intelligence Tools...'
The Hechinger Report--Who picks school curriculum? Idaho law hands more power to parents...'
Philadelphia Inquirer--How one Philly high school is building a pipeline of teachers...'
InsiderNJ--Scutari and Coughlin Dive into School Fight – on the Right...'
Education Week--4 Things Educators Need to Know About Kahoot!...'
Chalkbeat--Trump, DeSantis, and Moms For Liberty come to Philadelphia to promote Republican education agenda...'
The Hechinger Report--PROOF POINTS: A research update on social-emotional learning in schools...'
NY Times--Florida Schools Try to Adapt to New Rules on Gender, Bathrooms and Pronouns...'
NPR--7 Duties Teachers Would Gladly Stop Doing...'
Chalkbeat--What research shows about universal school meals programs as more states adopt them...'
Education Dive--3 key best practices from the White House K-12 cybersecurity summit...'
The Hechinger Report--Millions of kids are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across the US...'
The Hechinger Report--These would-be teachers graduated into the pandemic. Will they stick with teaching?...'
InsiderNJ--Democratic Party Leaders Need to Combat – not Appease – Extremism...'
NPR--Shakespeare and penguin book get caught in Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' laws...'
Education Week--Polarization Is Affecting the Classroom. Educators Have Some Options...'
Education Dive--Montessori method has ‘strong and clear’ impact on student performance...'
The Hechinger Report--OPINION: We need to plug holes in the principal pipeline...'
Education Week--Teaching About Data Can Mean Leading Challenging Discussions...'
Chalkbeat—“I felt like I was lost”: NJ students say school segregation impacted their education...'
Education Dive--White House, Ed Dept announce federal effort to bolster K-12 cybersecurity...'
The Hechinger Report--To fight teacher shortages, schools turn to custodians, bus drivers and aides...'
Education Week--Does Parent Involvement Really Help Students? Here’s What the Research Says...'
Chalkbeat--Black students find allies in quest for better mental health: each other...'
Education Dive—Opinion: On the chopping block: The looming threat to America’s educational system...'
Edutopia--Teaching Young Children to Understand Consequences...'
Education Dive--Nearly a third of transgender youth affected by school athletic bans...'
Education Dive--CDC finds ‘significant’ increase in developmental disabilities among children...'
NY Times--A Student Sues After Suspension for Mocking Principal on Instagram...'
Education Week--Schools Can Expect Major Disruptions If UPS Workers Strike...'
Education Dive--Ed Dept updates guidance on special ed noncompliance...'
The Hechinger Report--PROOF POINTS: High schoolers account for nearly 1 out of every 5 community college students...'
NY Times--DeSantis Faces Swell of Criticism Over Florida’s New Standards for Black History...'
The Atlantic--Liberal Suburbs Have Their Own Border Wall...'
Education Week--Here’s What Teachers Say They Need Most to Manage Stress, Mental Health...'
Education Dive--Scrutiny over TikTok in schools grows...'
Education Week--Districts, Take Note: Privacy Is Rare in Apps Used in Schools...'
Chalkbeat--Wondering about tutoring and if your child would benefit? Here are some answers to your questions...'
The Hechinger Report--‘We’re going to have to be a little more nimble’: How school districts are responding to AI...'
Chalkbeat--Mississippi made big test score gains. Here’s what to make of them...'
The Hechinger Report--Preventing suspensions: Tackle discipline problems with empathy first...'
Insider NJ (Press Release—NJ Spotlight News)--NJ PBS’S NEWSROOM, NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS, WELCOMES HANNAH GROSS AS NEW EDUCATION BEAT REPORTER...'
Education Week--Watchdog Finds Systemic Problems With Major School Meals Program...'
Chalkbeat—Newark student reading scores are low. Will the city’s new literacy action plan help?...'
Education Dive--Teachers increasingly embrace ChatGPT — students not so much...'
Chalkbeat--This online tutoring company says it offers expert one-on-one help. Students often get neither...'
Education Week--Newly Proposed Grants Could Help Districts Extinguish a Cybersecurity ‘4-Alarm Fire’...'
Education Dive--Special educators highlight 3 focus areas in Capitol Hill visits...'
Star Ledger--A lack of lifeguards impacts communities of color. How this N.J. school is turning the tide...'
The Record—Opinion: Do culture war debates in NJ schools matter when kids can't read or do math? — Kelly...'
NY Times--In California, a Math Problem: Does Data Science = Algebra II? ...'
Education Week--The Number One Thing Stressing Out Superintendents Right Now...'
Education Dive--Should educators include trigger warnings in lesson planning?...'
Edutopia--Guiding Middle Schoolers to Make Good Choices...'
The Hechinger Report--OPINION: The pandemic wiped out decades of progress for preschoolers. It’s time to get them back on track...'
Star Ledger--School district turns to hip hop radio to recruit teachers...'
The Record--Parental rights candidates are rattling NJ school boards. Meetings have been tempestuous...'
Mary Ann Koruth | NorthJersey.com | July 12, 2023 |
Chalkbeat--Recent school year saw little academic recovery, new study finds...'
Insider NJ--Platkin, Division on Civil Rights Issues New Report on White Supremacy...'
NY Times--U.S. Students’ Progress Stagnated Last School Year, Study Finds...'
NPR--Study examines what aspects of mental health are tied to doing well in math, English...'
Education Week--School Police Prevent Some Violence, But Not Shootings, Research Finds...'
Education Dive--What does the looming ESSER spending deadline mean for teacher shortages?...'
The Hechinger Report--OPINION: Let’s stop focusing on rankings and rethink what makes a good school...'
Star Ledger--To end New Jersey’s teacher shortage we need the community’s help | Opinion...' |
Philadelphia Inquirer—Principals are leaving Pa. schools more often than every before...'
NY Times--After the Affirmative Action Ruling, Asian Americans Ask What Happens Next...'
Education Week--Measuring Mastery, Not Seat Time: Here’s How Schools Can Make It Work...'
The Hechinger Report--PROOF POINTS: Plenty of Black college students want to be teachers, but something keeps derailing them late in the process...'
Education Dive--4 educators detail why their schools are banning student cell phones...'
Washington Post—Affirmative action is out in higher education. What comes next for college admissions?...'
The Atlantic--The Gravitational Pull of Supervising Kids All the Time...'
Education Week--Addressing Chronic Absenteeism: 4 Takeaways From Educators...'
Chalkbeat--What did a big new study of charter schools really find?...'
The Hechinger Report--OPINION: We must remove barriers that keep teachers away from our profession and encourage a diverse workforce...'
Education Week--Teachers Are Facing an ‘Intentional Toxic Disrespect,’ Secretary Cardona Says...'
Chalkbeat--I’m a college access counselor. Here’s how the affirmative action decision could upend the college application process...'
Education Dive--Race-conscious admissions ruling puts pressure on K-12...'
The Hechinger Report--OPINION: Let’s stop focusing on rankings and rethink what makes a good school...'
Education Dive--Ed Dept says some ARP-funded activities may extend beyond liquidation deadline...'
Chalkbeat--Could religious charter schools upend American education? A Chalkbeat explainer...'
Edutopia--A Lesson in Correcting Mistakes...'
The Record--NJ universal pre-K: Community providers can collaborate with school districts | Opinion...' |
Philadelphia Inquirer—Why Moms for Liberty was designated on “extremist” group by the Southern Poverty Law Center...'
NY Times--Schools Bring Police Back to Campuses, Reversing Racial Justice Decisions...'
Education Week--Meet ‘Stretch,’ a New Chatbot Just for Schools...'
Chalkbeat--9 big ideas to bolster the teaching profession and boost student learning...'
Education Dive--USDA to give states nearly $1.3B to purchase school meals...'
NY Times--In Classrooms, Teachers Put A.I. Tutoring Bots to the Test...'
Washington Post: Opinion--Learning loss is an epic education crisis. Here’s what to do about it...'
Education Week--Most Teachers Want Politicians to Stay Out of Their Classroom Decisionmaking...'
Chalkbeat--The teaching profession is facing a post-pandemic crisis...'
Education Dive--SCOTUS declines to hear landmark charter case...'
Edutopia--Establishing a Restorative Ecosystem in High School...'
The Hechinger Report--OPINION: In our ongoing mental health crisis, students and their parents are struggling and need our help...'
Education Week--High-Dosage Tutoring Isn’t a Silver Bullet...'
Education Dive--Senate bill proposes improved workforce data collection to curb teacher shortages...'
The Hechinger Report--The school counselor pipeline is broken. Can new federal money fix it?...'
Chalkbeat--New York wants to revamp how schools are evaluated. Here’s what could change for now...'
Education Dive--How are states supporting K-12 cybersecurity amid growing threats?...'
Edutopia--Adding SEL to Your School Without Adding to Teachers’ Workload...'
NPR--U.S. reading and math scores drop to lowest level in decades...'
Education Week--What Is Affirmative Action? How a Supreme Court Decision Could Impact K-12 Schools...'
Education Dive--Proposed Section 504 rule expected in August...'
The Atlantic--What We Learned From Autism’s First Child...'
Education Week--Meet the New Group Promising to Tackle School Funding and Segregation Together...'
Education Dive--USDA looks to make final call on free meal expansion, school nutrition in April 2024...'
Education Week—Sex Education’s Shortcomings Leave Students “in the Dark”...'
Education Dive--To combat antisemitism, Ed Dept plans proposed rules on shared ancestry bias...'
The Hechinger Report--PROOF POINTS: The best way to teach might depend on the subject...'
NY Times--Penguins in Your Fridge? These 7-Year-Olds Have Climate Solutions...'
Education Week--I Followed My Parents Into Teaching. Here’s How the Profession Has Changed...'
Education Week--Lawmakers Call for National Crackdown on Drivers Who Pass Stopped School Buses...'
Chalkbeat--New Jersey’s teacher prep programs among the worst for literacy instruction, report says...'
Education Dive--Illinois Gov. Pritzker signs nation’s 1st statewide book ban halt into law...'
The Hechinger Report--Anti-poverty aid offers brain boost...'
Washington Post—Perspective | DEI education in America actually dates back to the 18th century...' |
The Atlantic—No One Knows Exactly What Social Media Is Doing to Teens...'
Education Week--‘It’s So Overwhelming': Demands on School Health Workers Are Making Them Want to Quit...'
Chalkbeat--A North Carolina school district told educators to ‘out’ trans students. Will some refuse?...'
Education Dive--Should states require high school students to complete the FAFSA?...'
Education Week--Biden Administration Asks Districts to Investigate Their Discipline Disparities...'
Chalkbeat--Should struggling students be held back a grade? Why researchers don’t have a clear answer...'
Education Dive--Nation makes progress on early intervention for children with autism...'
The Record--NJ bill would let teens get counseling without parent’s consent. How young is too young?...'
Education Week--Wildfire Haze and Poor Air Quality: Here’s How Schools Are Responding...'
Chalkbeat—School clinics bolster students’ mental health. So why aren’t there more?...'
Education Dive--School districts reconsider SROs in response to violence...'
Edutopia--How School Culture Must Change, Post-Pandemic...'
The Hechinger Report--PROOF POINTS: Charter schools have improved in the past fifteen years, but many still fail students..."
NY Times--A Religious Charter School Faces Pushback From the Charter School Movement Itself...'
Education Week--Wildfire Haze and Poor Air Quality: Here’s How Schools Are Responding...'
Education Week--Addressing SEL Skepticism: Tips From Education Leaders for Getting Parents on Board...'
Email: gscschools@gmail.com
Phone: 609-394-2828 (office)
732-618-5755 (cell)
Mailing Address:
Garden State Coalition of Schools
Elisabeth Ginsburg, Executive Director
160 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08608