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Chalkbeat
The Justice Department can ‘cherry pick’ cases that align with President Donald Trump’s political priorities. Now it’s taking on a larger role in school civil rights enforcement.
Education Department scaled back special education monitoring, report shows
Federal teams charged with making sure states are doing right by students with disabilities appear to have visited fewer than half of the states originally scheduled for review in 2025 and 2026.
Courier Post Cherry Hill
NJ gov’t OKs lifeline to schools struggling with health care costs (on MSN.com)
On June 30, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill and the state Legislature approved a short-term relief bill for school health employee benefits in the final session before summer recess.
NJ.com
N.J. public workers getting slapped with another shocking health premium increase (on MSN.com)
State government employees and retirees in New Jersey can expect to see their health insurance premiums rise by an average of 13.3%, while local public workers will pay an average of 22% more next year as a result of pricey popular drugs and soaring costs for specialists and outpatient care.
Test scores for NJ graduation exam delayed. Struggling students may be hurt the most (on MSN.com)
New Jersey school districts won’t receive results from the state’s high school exit exam until late summer or early fall, later than the usual turnaround administrators rely on to identify seniors at risk of not graduating.
[President] Trump’s DOJ just forced a top-ranked NJ school to scrap its race-based admissions system (on MSN.com)
The U.S. Department of Justice has forced Jersey City to dismantle the race-based admissions system at Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School, one of New Jersey’s top-ranked public schools, in one of the first federal settlements targeting K-12 admissions under the Trump administration.
NJ Spotlight News
NJ’s new budget dips into surplus, leaving less for emergency need
‘That’s not a good savings account,’ says Republican assemblyman, as state set to drain reserve fund by well over $1 billion in next year.
New Jersey Globe
Judge rejects most of New Brunswick school board’s bid to block publication of surveillance video
A Superior Court judge has rejected most of the New Brunswick Board of Education’s attempt to prevent New Brunswick Today from publishing surveillance video of a student bringing a weapon into New Brunswick High School, ruling that the news outlet may republish the footage so long as it protects the identities of students shown in the video.
New Jersey Monitor
States try new measures to get chronically absent students back to class
This year, at least six states enacted laws trying to reduce the number of students chronically absent from school.
NJ Patch
NJ public workers getting slapped with another shocking health premium increase (on MSN.com)
The Ocean County district fired John Berenato in 2023 after an uproar over several issues. The firing violated tenure laws, the state said.
TAPinto.net
Hanover Park FBLA Students Compete at National Leadership Conference in Texas
Hanover Park High School’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter recently traveled to San Antonio, Texas, to compete in the FBLA National Leadership Conference, representing the school on one of the organization’s biggest stages.
Cedar Grove Schools Approve New Student Activity Fee for 2026-27
For the first time in the district’s history, Cedar Grove students will pay to play — and to join.
