NJSBA NEWS & INFORMATION
News:
Podcast: Education Matters – Featuring NJSBA Board Member of the Year from the Bloomingdale (Passaic County) School District Charles Caraballo. Caraballo considers how to be more effective as a school board member and shares highlights from his school board member journey with Ray Pinney, chief membership engagement officer at the NJSBA.
School Board Noted, 1/29/25
New Board Members Enjoy Orientation Weekend
NEW JERSEY EDUCATION NEWS
Daily Record / MyCentralJersey.com / MSN.com
Here’s how four Somerset County teens are helping to save the world
The four juniors at the Academy for Health and Medical Sciences aim to solve real-world problems through hands-on education with their nonprofit, NexGen STEM.
NJ Spotlight News
Student voters keen to impact Newark school board election
Sixteen-year-olds in Newark can vote in school board elections on April 15
New Jersey Monitor
Gov. Murphy signs bill making it harder for candidates to win spot on ballot
The new law increases existing signature thresholds by 150%, raising the bar for candidates to get onto ballots for virtually every office.
NorthJersey.com
How can Paterson school overcome high absenteeism, poverty?
While urban and even suburban school districts across New Jersey continue to grapple with a major, disturbing fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic — high rates of chronic absenteeism — Paterson’s School 6 in particular faces a barrage of hurdles that has exacerbated its absenteeism problem.
NATIONAL EDUCATION NEWS
Chalkbeat
Trump wants DEI out and vouchers in through executive orders. But how much will they affect schools?
To amplify his power over schools, Trump has turned to executive orders. They’ve pleased some and infuriated others. Will they accomplish his goals?
Education Week
This Leader Said All Kids Will Do College-Level Work. What It Took to Get There
Jennifer Norrell doubled the percentage of high schoolers taking AP classes in her district.
What We Can All Learn From Black Women in Education (Opinion)
These eight extraordinary women in history have a lot to teach us today.
Middle School Is Tough for Boys. One School Found the ‘Secret Sauce’ for Success
Hands-on learning, choice, and other evidence-based practices help boys thrive.
Schools’ AI Policies Are Still Not Clear to Teachers and Students
Some educators are eager to see generative AI guidance from districts.
MSN.com
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed executive orders last week that prioritize school choice funding and seek to end what the administration sees as “radical indoctrination in K-12 schooling.”
Philadelphia Inquirer / MSN.com
Trump preps order to dismantle Education Dept. as DOGE probes data
President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order aimed at eventually closing the Education Department and, in the short term, dismantling it from within.