NEW JERSEY EDUCATION NEWS
MyCentralJersey.com
NJ college program helps students with disabilities gain independence
The Middlesex College Center for Adult Transitions is enrolling participants for two free educational courses this spring, specifically designed for students ages 18-24 with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
NJ.com
Do N.J. kids need to learn cursive? Yes, yes, yes, state lawmakers say
A bipartisan proposal to require cursive handwriting instruction in grades 3-5 in the state won approval from the state Assembly Education Committee earlier this month.
Tree crushes N.J. school bus with 10 kids and driver inside
The students were on the bus at Fairmont Road East and Addison Drive in Tewksbury when the tree fell around 7 a.m., police said. The bus was on its way to drop students off at school when the branch fell.
NJ Spotlight
Teenage voters in Newark are set to make history
Sixteen- and 17-year-olds in Newark have one day left to register to vote for school board election in April
Trump ‘playing with fire’ by trying to dismantle Department of Education
Interview: Robert Kim, executive director, Education Law Center
NorthJersey.com
NJ K-12 principals fear Trump bid to end Education Department
The looming impacts of President Donald Trump’s coordinated efforts to dissolve the U.S. Department of Education outweighs most every other concern among New Jersey school officials — and were the main focus of questions directed at Sen. Andy Kim during a conference of school principals and supervisors Friday.
Philadelphia Inquirer / MSN.com
Camden schools are sending meals home for students fasting for Ramadan: ‘This is your faith’
The Camden school district has made an extra effort this year to help students in their observance by offering them a nutritiously balanced carryout breakfast and lunch to take home daily during the holiday and eat after sunset or before sunrise.
NATIONAL EDUCATION NEWS
Chalkbeat
Trump says HHS will take over support for kids with disabilities. Is that allowed?
Multiple laws say the Education Department is responsible for overseeing funding and services for children with disabilities. Shifting that to another agency would require an act of Congress, several experts said.
Public schools enroll 5 million English learners. Trump has gutted an education office serving them
Trump’s administration has fired nearly every Education Department staffer who ensured states and schools properly spent the hundreds of millions of dollars earmarked to help over 5 million students learning English.
Education Week
Trump Says RFK Jr. Will Oversee Special Education, Child Nutrition
The president’s comments didn’t specify when or how the transition would happen.
Idaho Can Restrict Transgender Students’ Restroom Use, Appeals Court Rules
A federal appeals court has declined to block an Idaho law requiring public school students to use only the restroom and changing facilities corresponding to their “biological sex,” ruling that it likely does not violate the 14th Amendment’s equal-protection clause or Title IX.
Reading Comprehension Teaching Has Improved—But Not Nearly Enough
Many teachers still aren’t deploying evidence-based methods.
Why Understanding AI Starts With Math
Giving students a peek at the math of AI can help them better understand technology.
USA Today
Will the gutted Federal Student Aid office have enough staff?
Current and former staffers, financial aid officers and previous education secretaries are doubtful the office that helps students pay for college won’t be disrupted by mass layoffs and resignations.
Washington Post
Europe races to lure U.S. scientists as Trump puts pressure on universities
Some European universities are offering funding for American scientists considering a relocation and promising a safe haven free from academic censorship.
