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Podcast: Education MattersFeaturing 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

President Trump orders Education Department to guide states on use of federal funds for school choice

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.