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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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4-21-25 Education in the News
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NJ Globe--N.J. sues messaging app Discord for alleged youth endangerment...'

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4-17-25 Education in the News
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Chalkbeat--New Jersey school segregation case: Plaintiffs ask higher court to step in...'

Education Dive--‘Many, many’ other states next: DOJ sues Maine over transgender athlete policies...'

4-16-25 Education in the News
The Record--What is the 'senior assassins' game and why are police issuing warnings about it...' Asbury Park Press--Lakewood Schools to hire three more state monitors. A critic called it 'a waste of money'...'

NY Times--A.C.L.U. Sues Defense Department Schools Over Book Bans...'

NPR--Families say school civil rights investigations have stalled after federal cuts...'

Education Week--Which States Ban or Restrict Cellphones in Schools?...'

Education Week--What Should Teachers Do When Students—or Parents—Ask for a Better Grade?...'

Education Dive--School’s in session for SCOTUS: 3 K-12 cases to watch in April...'

4-15-25 Education in the News
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MyCentralJersey.com--Education Secretary Linda McMahon confuses AI with A1, sauce brand capitalizes on blunder...'

NPR--As special ed students are integrated more at school, teacher training is evolving...'

Education Week--What Might Happen to State Testing Under the Trump Administration?...'

Chalkbeat--Trump’s anti-DEI funding threat hit like an earthquake. This is what’s happened since...'

Education Dive--Bills in Congress detail path to closing the Education Department...'

The Hechinger Report--International students may be among the biggest early beneficiaries of ChatGPT...'

4-14-25 Educationb in the News
NJ Spotlight--Trump administration shutters Head Start regional offices...'
Star Ledger--Trump mocks the disabled, now he threatens disability rights    Opinion...'

Philadelphia Inquirer—Trump’s funding cuts could scuttle work to revive Philly’s beleaguered school libraries...'

NY Times--Teachers Worry About Students Using A.I. But They Love It for Themselves...'

Washington Post—Trump administration to pull Maine K-12 funding over trans athlete dispute...'

NPR--DOGE abruptly cut a program for teens with disabilities. This student is 'devastated'...'

Education Week--See Which States Are Telling Trump Their Schools Don’t Use ‘Illegal’ DEI...'

Chalkbeat--State attorneys general and Gov. Shapiro sue Trump administration for halting COVID school aid...'

Education Dive--Will end to federal Office of Ed Tech mean an end to equity?...'

4-11-25 Education in the News
NY Times--Attorneys General Sue Over Access to $1 Billion in Federal School Aid...' NPR--'What did I say in class today?': Teachers feel watched under Trump's anti-DEI push...'

Education Week--School Leaders Look Out for Students as Trump Steps Up Immigration Enforcement...'

Chalkbeat--Michigan state superintendent signals he won’t sign Trump’s anti-DEI certification...'

Chalkbeat--Colorado won’t comply with Trump anti-DEI demand, state schools chief says...'

Education Dive--Education Department’s DEI order postponed as case pends...'

4-10-25 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Op-Ed: New Jersey must continue to lead in climate change education...' The Record--Montclair Board of Education names Ruth Turner its new schools superintendent...'

Philadelphia Inquirer—Pa. tells schools they don’t need to make changes amid Trump’s DEI funding threats...'

NY Times--Kennedy Offers Qualified Support for Measles Vaccination...'

Education Week--Moms for Liberty Has a ‘University.’ What Is It Teaching?...'

Chalkbeat--Illinois schools chief pushes back against Trump administration’s anti-DEI push...'

Education Dive--Teens are embracing AI — but largely not for cheating, survey finds...'

4-9-25 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--NJ loses herd immunity to measles, now at greater risk...' Philadelphia Inquirer--Gov. Shapiro says he’s still reviewing federal funding threat to schools over DEI, as other states vow to fight Trump...'

Washington Post--Feds end a civil rights agreement on treatment of Native students, citing DEI...'

Education Week-- Defending Ed. Dept. Cuts, Linda McMahon Says It’s Time to ‘Do Something Different’...'

Education Dive--The Education Department’s approach to civil rights enforcement is changing. Here’s how...'

4-8-24 Education in the News
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Chalkbeat--Effort to adapt Philly schools to rising temperatures threatened by Trump...'

Education Dive--Do superintendents seem younger? It’s not your imagination...'

The Hechinger Report--Knitting, cheerleading, fishing: This is what a cellphone ban looks like in one school district...'

4-7-25 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--NJ school districts scramble to close funding gaps...' Star Ledger--These 9 N.J. school districts are taking desperate measures to keep from going broke...'

NJ Monitor--‘Really scared’: Parents of kids with disabilities confront Education Department chaos...'

NY Times--The Pandemic Is Not the Only Reason U.S. Students Are Losing Ground...'

Washington Post—N.Y. tells Trump administration it won’t comply with anti-DEI school order...'

NPR--Supreme Court sides with administration over Education Department grants...'

Education Week--Groups Sue Over Trump’s Cuts to Education Department Research Arm...'

Education Dive--‘New sheriff in town’: DOJ to enforce anti-trans Trump orders...'

The Hechinger Report--NAEP, the Nation’s Report Card, was supposed to be safe. It’s not...'

4-4-25 Education in the News
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NY Times--How the Trump Administration Might Target D.E.I. in Public Schools...'

Wall Street Journal--The Schools Reviving Shop Class Offer a Hedge Against the AI Future...'

Education Week--Will Fired Federal Workers Consider Teaching? Some Schools May Soon Find Out...'

Education Dive—Op-Ed--The value of cybersecurity: How a New Jersey district protects student data...'

4-3-25 Education in the News
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Washington Post--Naval Academy removes 400 books after defense leaders’ DEI orders...'

NPR--How the Education Department helps students with disabilities get an education...'

Education Week--What Makes Curriculum ‘High-Quality’?...'

Education Dive--Districts encouraged to use Title I flexibility for school choice...'

Edutopia--What an Award-Winning School Leader Has Learned From Shadowing His Students...'

4-2-25 Education in the News
Star Ledger--Who’s to blame?...' Philadelphia Inquirer—Some Philly-area schools are sticking with DEI, despite Trump’s orders...'

Asbury Park Press--Murphy's education 'COVID slush fund is over, says U.S. education press secretary...'

Wall Street Journal--The Democrats Who Are Fighting—and Winning—Against Trump in Court...'

Education Week--Teacher Burnout Is Real. What’s to Blame—and How to Keep It at Bay...'

Education Week--See Which Schools Trump’s Education Department Is Investigating and Why...'

The Hechinger Report--Special education and Trump: What parents and schools need to know...'

4-1-25 Education in the News
Star Ledger--Trump is trying to ‘claw back’ $85M from 20 N.J. school districts, state says...' NY Times--Trump’s Mantra From Schools to FEMA: ‘Move It Back to the States’...'

Education Week--Trump Admin. Tells States, Schools How to Use Title I for School Choice...'

Education Week--Why Trump’s Move to Shift Special Ed. to HHS Is Rattling Educators...'

Education Dive--School shooting database slashed in Trump downsizing...'

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