NEW JERSEY EDUCATION NEWS
NJ.com on MSN
2 of the last N.J. districts without full-day kindergarten ready to switch
Only ten New Jersey school districts don’t offer free, full-day kindergarten for all students.
N.J.’s highest-paid teachers: See the districts where median salaries top $100K – nj.com
Teaching isn’t known as a job that makes you rich. But experienced educators can expect to make more than $100,000 in some New Jersey school districts.
NJ Spotlight News
NJ’s finances better but big challenges remain
Treasurer says tax revenues are up. Lawmakers must decide on budget cuts, tax increases.
6abc Philadelphia
Camden School District makes ‘very difficult cuts’ amid $91M budget deficit
District Superintendent Katrina McCombs announced that hundreds of positions are being eliminated. Some schools are also being restructured. It’s all in an effort to fill a $91 million budget deficit.
NATIONAL EDUCATION NEWS
Associated Press on MSN
Kennedy assures Congress funding for Head Start will not be cut WASHINGTON (AP) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday told Congress the Trump administration would not cut funding for Head Start, after layoffs at the agency and funding freezes raised fears the six-decade-old program would be radically downsized.
Chalkbeat
Rural schools need teachers. Trump’s cuts to training grants severed a pipeline.
One student described the scholarship that would help her become a teacher in her hometown as ‘a dream come true.’ Now that scholarship is gone amid $600 million in cuts to teacher training programs.
Education Week
AI Makes Stuff Up. So How Can Teachers Use It in Instruction?
AI should be used for creative thinking and brainstorming, not just to answer specific questions.
AI Makes Stuff Up. So How Can Teachers Use It in Instruction?
AI should be used for creative thinking and brainstorming, not just to answer specific questions.
A Guide to Equitable Grading in Schools (downloadable)
See how traditional and equitable grading practices differ in this downloadable guide.