NEW JERSEY EDUCATION NEWS
Courier Post / MSN.com
Hamilton Township school threats lead police to Vineland bus standoff; man, 42, arrested.
An Atlantic County man was taken into custody after he allegedly made threats against schools in Hamilton Township, then had a standoff with police while on a bus in Vineland on Wednesday.
NJ.com / MSN.com
Tiny coastal N.J. school district proposes 12.5% tax hike. Residents are enraged.
Officials in Keansburg, a tiny two-school district in Monmouth County, learned they were losing about $170,000 in state aid for next year, thanks to the state’s cap on reductions.
3 N.J. schools ban Stanley cups, take-out food as they start using metal detectors (MSN.com)
Metal water bottles and take-out food are being banned at three Middlesex County high schools, as officials add metal detectors to the buildings.
Lawmakers again outraged over Newark school budgeting, this time for food (MSN,com)
Central Jersey lawmakers are again expressing outrage over spending by Newark’s mostly state-funded school district while other districts whose state aid has been slashed in recent years weigh layoffs and program cuts.
NATIONAL EDUCATION NEWS
Chalkbeat
That COVID aid Linda McMahon halted? These state officials are suing to get it.
The lawsuit from 16 Democratic state attorney generals and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is part of a salvo of legal challenges to the Trump administration’s education directives.
Education Week
Trump Cut Teacher-Training Grants for Schools and Colleges. Now What?
Some educator-preparation programs have little hope of getting their money back.
School Leaders Look Out for Students as Trump Steps Up Immigration Enforcement
Experts say there are steps schools can take to proactively address students’ fears of deportation.
What National Endowment for the Humanities Cuts Could Mean for Social Studies Teachers
The agency made grants for PD and supported nationwide history education programs.
After 57 Years in Education, Here’s How I’ve Learned to Build Community (Opinion)
Here are my favorite rituals for creating a positive classroom climate.
How Schools Can Prepare for Sexually Explicit Deepfakes
Three steps administrators should take before a student creates a harmful image with AI.
USA Today
The fallout for teachers who use (or reject) students’ preferred names
Officials at Brevard Public Schools said the Florida district would not renew a high school teacher’s contract after she referred to a student by a chosen name without parental permission.
Military schools threaten pro-DEI student protesters with disciplinary action (MSN.com)
Hundreds of students walked out of military schools around the globe last month, objecting to jarring campus changes since President Donald Trump took office.
