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Chalkbeat
Feds would monitor special education in each state once every 25 years at current pace, report says
An advocacy group is raising concerns about what it says is the lack of federal oversight. The Education Department disputes the idea that it isn’t looking out for students.
MyCentralJersey.com
Students help build Somerset County homes for local families (on MSN.com)
Students in the carpentry program at Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School spent part of the school year helping construct a Habitat for Humanity home that will provide affordable housing for two Somerset County families.
NJ Spotlight News
Despite record funding, school districts prepare for tighter budgets
Leaders urge lawmakers to solve health benefits crisis and update state aid formula before cuts loom again next year.
NJ environmental school snags another last-minute rescue from state lawmakers
The NJ School of Conservation, where nearly 4,000 students and teachers participated in environmental programs, has seen years of declining state aid.
The Atlantic
An evolutionary psychologist is challenging the popular understanding of kids and technology.
TAPinto.net
Select music ensembles from Nettingham and Terrill middle schools represented the Scotch Plains-Fanwood SPFK12 district with distinction last month at the Music in the Parks festivals at Dorney Park.
Board of Education Authorizes Submission of Two Bond Proposal Questions
During a Special Meeting on June 29, the Roselle Board of Education voted to approve two bond proposal questions for a September 15 special election.
Warren Students Help Mark Historic Anniversary with Public Reading of Declaration of Independence
Warren Township joined communities across the nation on Tuesday evening as local students participated in a public reading of the Declaration of Independence, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the document’s first public reading.
