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School Board Notes • December 17, 2024
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Asbury Park Press
Wisconsin school shooting shows who matters in America | Opinion
This juxtaposition between reactions to the death of a CEO and the death of Wisconsin school kids – tragedies that deserve, at the very least, equal outrage — shows us an uncomfortable truth.
- Also covered in USA Today
MyCentralJersey.com
Somerville voters will decide $44 million school referendum in March
The board unanimously approved the first referendum question that would authorize $23.215 million for projects at the high school, middle school and Van Der Veer School.
- Also covered in msn.com
NJ Spotlight News
NJ readies schools for Trump immigration changes
School attorneys warn superintendents to be prepared.
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Education Week
Video: Why Are Parents Suing Lucy Calkins and Fountas & Pinnell?
Learn more about the lawsuit targeting popular literacy creators.
Is Bluesky the New Twitter for Teachers?
Educators are connecting and sharing resources with each other on a new social media platform.
‘Get Out of the Building Now’: A Teacher Reflects on Violence (Opinion)
A bomb threat brings home to a veteran educator why schools and teachers matter.
The Teaching Pool Isn’t Diversifying As Quickly as Other Workers. Why?
Teachers used to be more diverse than their college-educated peers. That’s changing.
Will Trump Cut Climate Funds for Schools? Here’s What Could Happen
Last week, a Seattle school district received a check from the IRS for close to $8 million to cover 40 percent of the total cost of the recently-completed installation of energy-efficient geothermal heating systems. The district was eligible for that money because of a combination of two Biden-era programs.
USA Today
Should I listen to music while studying?
December brings fall-semester’s final exams and some students turn to music to help while they study. But is that a good idea?
- Similar article covered in Healthline.com
