NEW JERSEY EDUCATION NEWS

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Toms River Regional won’t sell school to fill $22.3M budget gap

Toms River Regional is in the process of selling its 92,000-square-foot Hooper Avenue headquarters to Ocean County, a transaction Citta said should close a $12.4 million budget gap in this year’s school budget.

Also covered in Asbury Park Press.

NJ Spotlight News

Middletown parents demand input to avoid closing three schools

The school district has a projected $10 million funding gap

TAPinto.net

Readington Referendum Date Set for November General Election

In anticipation of this year’s upcoming referendum, the Readington Board of Education unanimously voted to schedule a referendum vote for Nov. 4, election day,

NATIONAL EDUCATION NEWS

Education Week

States Get Antsy as Education Department Layoffs Delay Millions for Schools

Reimbursements for federal education aid are weeks late, according to state chiefs.

See All the Lawsuits Filed Over Trump’s Education Policies

Here’s a look at the moves that have drawn litigation, and where the complaints stand.

Dramatic Cuts to Ed. Data Programs Will Have Far-Reaching Consequences, Researchers Warn

Education research organizations asked Congress to intervene in cuts to ed. data, research staff.

What the Future Holds for Summer School as Federal Aid Dries Up

The vast majority of superintendents say summer programs are critical to their students’ academic success, and they plan to maintain or increase spending on them this summer despite the end of federal pandemic relief aid.