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Q&A: NJ local school board seats up for election too
Timothy Purnell of the New Jersey School Board Association discusses what’s at stake as hundreds of seats will be decided.
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Thousands Gather at NJSBA’s Workshop, 10/29/24
NEW JERSEY
Asbury Park Press
‘One by one they turned their backs’: Survivor stories take Asbury teens to Nazi Germany
The provided a demonstration of “Inside Kristallnacht,” a mixed-virtual reality project created by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference).
Chalkbeat
Newark leaders launch professional learning community to help educators tackle literacy crisis
My Brothers Keeper Newark, in partnership with Rutgers University Newark, is hosting the Newark Early Literacy Professional Learning Community, which will focus on strengthening educators’ understanding of foundational literacy skills and practices in the classroom.
Daily Record
North Jersey students raise money to help orphans in India
Two Saddle River Day School seniors are wrapping up a three-year quest to organize support for orphans in India. Through their student chapter of the HELP Foundation, they have raised almost $49,000.
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NJ.com
Bilingualism at Stake: The Battle for School Boards in Arizona (palabra)
Arizona voters approved Proposition 203 and, in doing so, abolished bilingual education.
NJ Spotlight News
Q&A: Important school board elections on the ballot too
Timothy Purnell of the New Jersey School Board Association discusses what’s at stake as hundreds of seats will be decided.
NJ nonprofit reports success of high-impact tutoring
Interview: Katherine Bassett, CEO of New Jersey Tutoring Corps.
NorthJersey.com
Are schools open on Election Day 2024? Check your district
As Election Day approaches on Nov. 5, school districts across New Jersey are preparing to close their doors in observance of the state holiday, while others leave the decision up to local administrations.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Federal authorities are investigating complaints that the Mount Holly school district discriminated against students based on race, sexual orientation and gender.
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Education Week
What Happens When Every Teacher in a School Has the Tools to Improve Reading?
A whole-school approach helps teachers model how to break down discipline-specific texts.
9 Ways Schools Can Improve Life for Teachers and Students (Opinion)
Educators suggest low-cost strategies to improve the education experience for teachers and learners alike.
Polarization in Schools: 5 Timely Remedies for Educators
What contributes to polarization? What is its impact on K-12? We have the answers.
The ‘Zero-Sum Game’ of School Budgets and Teacher Pensions
Many school district administrators and board members across the country say they’ve recently had to cut investments in facilities and instruction to make room for the ballooning cost of pensions for their retired staff members.
Washington Post
Lost for centuries, Virginia school for enslaved children gets new life (msn)
The Williamsburg Bray School is expected to be dedicated as a part of Colonial Williamsburg on Friday, 250 years after the school closed on the tumultuous brink of the American Revolution.
