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School Board Notes

Board Members Consider Seven Resolutions at Delegate Assembly

NEW JERSEY

NJ.com

2 N.J. school principals honored as best in the state – nj.com

Two New Jersey principals were honored at this month’s state Board of Education meeting for going above and beyond in their commitment to improving their school communities this year.

NJ Spotlight News

New anti-book ban now law in NJ

Supporters call it a victory for freedom of speech and parental rule.

New Jersey Monitor

Governor signs new law to limit book bans and protect librarians

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new law Monday to limit book bans and protect librarians from liability, amid rising book challenges nationally.

NATIONAL

Education Week

U.S. Reading and Math Gap Is Getting Worse for Adults, Too

It’s not just children whose skills have fallen over the past few years.

What Teacher PD on AI Should Look Like. Some Early Models Are Emerging

A more structured approach to professional development on AI is emerging.

Inside a Class Teaching Teens to Stop Scrolling and Think Critically

The course helps students learn what’s true online so they can be more informed citizens.

No, the U.S. Ed. Dept. Won’t Be Abolished. But Here’s What’s Likely to Happen Instead (Opinion)

Rick Hess, director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, has been getting a surprising number of stressed-out emails from college students and teachers asking about what’ll happen to them if President-elect Donald Trump shuts down the U.S. Department of Education. They want to know what’ll happen to their Pell Grants, their schools, or their retirement benefits. 

Most States Will See a Steady Decline in High School Graduates. Here’s the Data

The graduating class of 2025 will be the largest, possibly ever in the nation’s history, to don their caps and gowns this spring—but a long-predicted, steady decline in the number of high school graduates will follow in most states, threatening to shake up higher education enrollment and the country’s workforce unless policymakers and education leaders intervene soon, a new report indicates.