NEW JERSEY EDUCATION NEWS
Asbury Park Press on MSN
Trump will end crisis hotline for LGBTQ+ youth. But L.A. has options for those in need
A national hotline will no longer provide services specifically for LGBTQ+ youths in crisis. The Trump administration is ending that support next month.
NJ.com on MSN
Several adults who say they were victims of child sexual abuse by a former Bergen County teacher in the 1970s are calling on a school board to reckon with its past and take stronger steps to protect students.
Ex-N.J. school board president misused power to target rival, court rules – on nj.com
A former Lacey Township school board president has been formally censured for misusing over $5,000 in public funds to investigate a political rival on the board.
Supreme Court says Maryland parents can pull their kids from public school lessons using LGBTQ books– nj.com on msn
The high court ruled that the schools likely could not require elementary school children to sit through lessons involving the books if parents expressed religious objections to the material.
After year of turmoil and a $2 million lawsuit, N.J. school district is getting a homegrown leader – nj.com on msn
A veteran New Jersey educator will take over as the interim state-appointed superintendent of the Camden City School District, the state Department of Education announced Thursday.
NJ Spotlight News
Q&A: Are school meals programs at risk?
Interview: Hannah Gross, education and child welfare writer, NJ Spotlight News.
Lawmakers set to ratify tax hikes, record-high state budget
Final votes Monday on nearly $59 billion state budget and related tax increases.
New Jersey Monitor
U.S. Supreme Court says parents can pull kids from classes with LGBTQ-themed books
The books at the heart of the dispute include “Uncle Bobby’s Wedding” and “Prince and Knight,” about marriages of two men.
NorthJersey.com on MSN
NJ lawmakers advance $58.78 billion budget for approval vote on June 30
The Garden State’s fiscal year 2026 budget will be up for approval votes in the state Senate and Assembly on June 30. Gov. Phil Murphy has until 11:59 p.m. June 30 to sign the bill to avoid a shutdown of state government.
NATIONAL EDUCATION NEWS
Education Week
Supreme Court Sides With Parents in LGBTQ+ Curriculum Opt-Out Case
Parents with religious concerns can excuse their children from some curriculum materials.
Education Department Restores COVID Funds For Schools—With Some Caveats
States and school districts now have until March 2026 to finish spending COVID aid.
Patriotic History Education Doesn’t Mean Ignoring Our Country’s Troubled Past (Opinion)
Educators must reevaluate the subject to empower students to sit with historical tensions.
Supreme Court Limits Nationwide Injunctions. Why That Matters for Education
The court curtailed the power of federal courts to issue broad injunctions blocking policies.
Supreme Court Upholds School E-Rate Program
The justices ruled 6-3 to spare the $4 billion program from dismantling or major disruption.
Washington Post on MSN
White House seeks to cut nation’s only federal after-school program
The department would consolidate the 18 programs into a “simplified funding program,” placing the onus on states to determine how to allocate the reduced pool of funds.
