NEW JERSEY
MyCentralJersey.com
How students can prepare for thriving careers in medicine, arts, more (yahoo.com)
High school students may have more options than they are aware of when it comes to their education. Students in Somerset and some neighboring counties can seek admission to Somerset County Vocational & Technical School in Bridgewater.
NJ.com
The 17 N.J. school districts with highest teacher salaries, ranked (msn.com)
Public school teachers in New Jersey had median salaries of more than $80,000 during the 2023-24 school year.
N.J. professor goes on archaeological digs. Now she’s teaching students to do the same (msn.com)
Stockton University is introducing a new course this year that uses archeology to help students be, potentially, more competitive in finding a job, or a hidden passion.
Clarkson surprised the students by picking them to join her for the upcoming Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
N.J. university launching new effort to battle ‘misinformation’ in politics (msn.com)
The lab, based at the Eagleton Institute of Politics in New Brunswick, is designed to help students recognize disinformation, engage effectively with people who hold different views, and tackle the challenges facing American democracy.
NJ Spotlight News
How would Trump’s call to end education department hit NJ?
He will need to clear major hurdles to make good on campaign promise to disband U.S. Department of Education.
Economic concerns dominate as state lawmakers face local officials
‘Clearly, there’s been a mandate at the federal level,’ leading Democrat acknowledges.
New Jersey Monitor
Trump unveils his lineup for FDA, CDC and surgeon general • New Jersey Monitor
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump announced his choices to lead two of the country’s top public health agencies late Friday, as well as his pick for surgeon general.
NorthJersey.com
NJ argues rules in some school districts would ‘out’ trans students to parents: Video (yahoo.com)
Natalie Kraner, an attorney for the ACLU, discusses the dispute between the NJ AG and several school districts over parental notification policies.
NJ districts defend policies state says would ‘out’ transgender students to parents (msn.com)
Lawyers for four school districts argued before a state appeals court panel Tuesday that new district policies requiring school officials to inform parents of transgender students who out themselves in school do not violate the state’s Law Against Discrimination, as Attorney General Matthew Platkin’s office says they do.
NATIONAL
EducationWeek
Should Schools Have Cellphone Restrictions for Teachers Too?
Schools expect teachers to model responsible cellphone use.
Linda McMahon: 5 Things to Know About Trump’s Choice for Education Secretary (Video)
Learn more about longtime Trump alley Linda McMahon.
A State Changed Anti-Bias Guidelines for Teachers After a Lawsuit. Will Others?
The lawsuit took issue with state guidelines on examining biases and diversifying curriculum.
How Special Education Might Change Under Trump: 5 Takeaways
Less funding and more administrative chaos could be on the horizon, but IDEA is likely to remain.
Billions of School Tech Dollars At Risk as Supreme Court Takes Up E-Rate Case
The $4 billion E-rate program connects schools and libraries to the internet.
Can Trump Force Schools to Change Their Curricula?
He pledged to cut federal funding to schools “pushing critical race theory” and “transgender insanity”.
What Elon Musk’s New Role in the Trump Administration Could Mean for Schools
Musk’s new role as a chief architect of Trump’s plan to slash and remake the federal government may also have big implications for schools use of technology, treatment of transgender students, work related to kids’ social media use, and what schools’ STEM and career and technical education programs might look like.
USA Today
GOP Senator Introduces bill to eliminate US Department of Education
Sen. Mike Rounds, a South Dakota Republican, introduced a bill in the Senate Thursday to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, promoting a policy President-elect Donald Trump backed to close the agency if he regained the White House, according to a news release from Rounds’ office.
Wall Street Journal
Christopher Rufo Has Trump’s Ear and Wants to End DEI for Good (msn.com)
The first time then-President Donald Trump asked Christopher Rufo to come to Washington for a meeting with his team, the result was a 2020 executive order banning race or sex stereotyping in the federal government.
