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NJ.com
Data about N.J. students, teachers stolen in nationwide cyberattack
New Jersey school districts were impacted by a nationwide data breach of an educational technology company that included the possible release of student and staff names, addresses and grade levels, local school officials said this week.
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2 N.J. schools close for 2nd time this week after power outage
A regional high school and an elementary school in Sussex County closed Thursday — for the second time this week — due to a power outage, local officials said.
NJ Spotlight News
As Trump term nears, NJ advocates push ‘parental rights’
Supporters pressed trans issues, library access and more at state school board.
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Associated Press
Judge scraps Biden’s Title IX rules, reversing expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ students
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found they overstepped the president’s authority.
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Education Week
How Trump’s Cabinet Picks Could Affect K-12 Schools
Trump’s Cabinet could affect everything from students’ meals to schools’ broadband access.
Is Student Behavior Getting Any Better? What a New Survey Says
Student misbehavior has routinely topped teachers’ lists of concerns and challenges in recent years.
What Parents Say They Want Their Kids to Get Out of High School
A new poll finds that parents strongly support more options for their kids.
What Makes an Effective School Cellphone Policy? An Overview (Video)
A rundown of how schools, districts, and states are addressing students’ cellphone use.
USA Today
Why Trump wants to ‘close’ one of Jimmy Carter’s top accomplishments
In 1979, former President Jimmy Carter oversaw the creation of the modern U.S. Department of Education – an accomplishment the Biden administration has hailed as a hallmark of Carter’s legacy in the wake of his death.
