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School Board Notes: Artificial Intelligence Task Force Report Released
NEW JERSEY
MyCentralJersey.com
Pediatric therapist who ripped off East Brunswick, Edison schools stripped of license (Yahoo.com)
A Bridgewater woman who was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in restitution for pediatric therapy services for both the Edison and East Brunswick school districts that were never provided, has been stripped of her license.
NJ.com
Charges against a Middlesex County school board member are expected to be dismissed after his wife pleaded guilty to theft in the alleged disappearance of over $50,000 from a local PTA and youth sports organization, prosecutors said.
NJ Patch
NJ Districts With Highest-Paid School Administrators: See New Data
The state Taxpayer’s Guide to Education Spending includes median administrator salaries and other data for all of New Jersey’s public school districts, including charter and vocational schools.
NJ Spotlight News
NJ school board elections are supposed to be nonpartisan. What happened?
‘It is critical that we keep politics out of school board elections. We’re in a world marked by diverse rhetoric and partisan bickering, and the last place we need that to occur is at the local school board level.’ —Timothy Purnell, New Jersey School Boards Association executive director.
Poll: Most NJ voters don’t see schools as segregated
FDU poll find 8 in 10 respondents think their schools reflect ‘good mix’ of racial backgrounds.
NATIONAL
Education Week
What Elon Musk’s New Role in the Trump Administration Means for Schools
Musk’s new role may have big implications for schools.
School Leaders Confront Racist Texts, Harmful Rhetoric After Divisive Election
Educators say inflammatory rhetoric from the campaign trail is in schools.
Nex Benedict’s District Was ‘Indifferent to Students’ Civil Rights,’ Feds Find
The 16-year-old nonbinary student’s suicide prompted the investigation.
How Strict Are School Cellphone Policies?
Data show that schools are trying a variety of ways to curb students’ cellphone use.
As Biden Prepares to Leave Office, He Touts His ‘Classroom to Career’ Work
The president and first lady highlighted their workforce-development efforts.
USA Today
Schools are scrambling to find special education teachers. 3 ways to address shortage (MSN.com)
For the 2024-25 school year, 72% of public schools with special education teacher vacancies reported they’d “experienced difficulty” filling the positions, according to the Education Department’s National Center for Education Statistics.
Washington Post
A school banned a disabled student’s service dog. His parents are suing
A Tennessee couple says the district is failing to accommodate their 9-year-old son’s service dog, which helps detect his seizures.
