NEW JERSEY EDUCATION NEWS
Asbury Park Press on MSN
NJ tackles teacher shortage by offering student loan relief
The Murphy administration is offering student loan relief of up to $5,000 annually for four years to public school teachers working in high-need subject areas in some of the state’s low-performing school districts.
MyCentralJersey.com on wn.com
Piscataway HS students win $10K grand prize for safe-driving campaign
Piscataway High School’s Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) won the $10,000 grand prize in the 15th annual U Got Brains Champion Schools Program. The contest is sponsored by the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey (BIANJ).
NJ.com on MSN
N.J. school named for late Challenger teacher-astronaut is closing
Alumni, teachers and other admirers are being given one last chance to visit before the school closes.
From NFL to AI, activist Colin Kaepernick helps N.J. students find their voice (NJ.com on MSN)
Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, author, publisher and tech entrepreneur is focused on boosting opportunity for aspiring young storytellers with an artificial intelligence platform for transforming story ideas into graphic novels.
New Jersey Monitor
New Jersey asks appellate court to deny school desegregation case appeal
Attorneys for the state of New Jersey want an appellate court to deny an appeal bid by nonprofit groups and several public school families who allege New Jersey schools are unconstitutionally segregated along racial and socioeconomic lines.
NATIONAL EDUCATION NEWS
Associated Press on MSN
Trump’s education secretary threatens to pull funding from NY over its Native American mascot ban
MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (AP) — New York is discriminating against a school district that refuses to get rid of its Native American chief mascot and could face a Justice Department investigation or risk losing federal funding, President Donald Trump’s top education official said Friday.
Education Week
Trump’s Education Budget Calls for Billions in Cuts, Major Policy Changes
The proposal includes a plan to eliminate 18 existing grant programs and replace them with one funding stream.
Trump Admin. Gives New York 10 Days to End Its Ban on Native American Mascots
The decision marks a reversal in a nationwide effort to retire Native American mascots.
Social Media Is Awash With Bad Health Advice. This Lesson Can Help (Opinion)
Why two educators teamed up to teach students the red flags of misleading claims.
