NEW JERSEY EDUCATION NEWS
Asbury Park Press
Federal shutdown risks closing NJ Head Start programs – APP.com
Teachers of some of New Jersey’s most vulnerable young children could start seeing layoff notices soon if the federal shutdown carries on much longer.
NJ.com
N.J. professor: AI won’t replace learning if we prepare students to lead, not cheat – nj.com
AI has the potential to short-circuit the learning process for many students by giving them a tool that will do much of their work for them.
Burlington County School District adds 10 electric buses to its fleet – nj.com
Burlington County Special Services School District recently unveiled a fleet of 10 electric buses and five charging stations at its Westampton campus.
The trades are trending — now our schools need to catch up | Opinion – nj.com
Scroll through TikTok or Instagram and you’ll see it — the trades are trending, with young carpenters racking up video views and proving hard work and good pay still turn heads. They’re changing minds about careers and, yes, making the trades cool again.
N.J. school locker room wall collapsed on varsity athlete, ending his career. Now he’s suing – MSN.com
A New Jersey teen’s varsity sports career abruptly ended when a locker room wall at Ramsey High School collapsed on him.
Newark School of the Arts closes abruptly after 57 years, shocking the community – nj.com
The 57-year-old Newark School of the Arts abruptly shut down last month, laying off all its faculty and staff after operating in the red in recent years. The nonprofit after-school academy’s board president called it a “temporary pause” in operations to regain its financial footing.
NJ Spotlight
Why did Newark schools superintendent get a new deal?
Contract was approved with little public review. Questions aren’t being answered.
NATIONAL EDUCATION NEWS
Associated Press
States are pushing for more scrutiny of antisemitism in schools – MSN.com
In the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas two years ago, high school teacher Josh Hirsch posted comments on social media in support of Israel. It was unrealistic for Hamas to expect a ceasefire, he wrote, as long as they were holding hostages.
Some states now require public schools to teach kids about gun safety – MSN.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — This school year, students in elementary, middle and high schools in some states will get a new lesson on safety: what to do if they find a firearm.
Appeals court sides with parent group in fight over Ohio school district’s pronoun policy – MSN.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A divided federal appeals court in Ohio ruled against the state’s fourth largest school district on Thursday in a case that pitted its gender pronoun policies against the rights of students who believe there are only two genders.
EdWeek
Trump’s Ed. Dept. Slashed Civil Rights Enforcement. How States Are Responding
Could a shift in civil rights enforcement be the next example of “returning education to the states”?
‘AI Helped Us Understand Itself’: What Happened When AI Wrote a Course About AI
Careful AI prompting helped a computer science leader design a course about the technology.
Judge Tells Ed. Dept. to Remove Language Blaming Democrats from Staff Emails
The agency added language blaming “Democrat Senators” for the shutdown to staffers’ out-of-office messages.
Billions of Federal Dollars Are Spent on Teacher Training. Less Than Half Goes to Tech PD
Less than half of districts direct federal PD funding to technology-related training.
Appeals Court Sides with Parent Group in Fight Over Ohio School District’s Pronoun Policy
Columbus , Ohio – A divided federal appeals court in Ohio ruled against the state’s fourth largest school district in a case that pitted its gender pronoun policies against the rights of students who believe there are only two genders.