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School Board Notes • December 17, 2024
NEW JERSEY
Asbury Park Press
Biden student loan forgiveness to benefit 55,000 public employees
About 55,000 public employees nationwide — individuals who work for federal, state, local or tribal governments or a nonprofit organization — could see their student debt canceled through a new round of federal loan relief.
- Also covered inMyCentralJersey.com and NorthJersey.com
MyCentralJersey.com
FAFSA myths, debunked | College Connection
New Jersey made FAFSA filing a graduation requirement, which has resulted in the proliferation of myths and undue stress on many families.
NJ.com
An urgent strategy to boost N.J’s literacy standards | Opinion
New literacy standards and laws aligned with evidence-based reading are now in effect in New Jersey. That’s a good thing because, as announced last week, for the third year in a row, reading proficiency rates for New Jersey’s 3rd graders are still lagging well below pre-pandemic levels.
N.J. educator scores ‘Superintendent of the Year’ honor after nearly 50 years in schools – nj.com
A 47-year veteran of Rutherford Public Schools is being celebrated as one of New Jersey’s best educators after earning the state’s 2025 “Superintendent of the Year” award.
- Also covered inmsn.com
Driver, aide fired by N.J. school district after preschooler was left on a bus for hours
Miguel Lugo, told authorities that he put his daughter on the school bus on Tuesday morning, only to be told later in the day she was absent.
- Also covered in msn.com
TAPinto.net
Plainfield School Superintendent Warns of Budget Cuts Amid Flat Funding, Charter Expansion
As part of his remarks at Tuesday’s Plainfield Board of Education meeting, superintendent Rashon Hasan addressed upcoming budget reductions for next school year.
NATIONAL
Chalkbeat
It’s past time to take teacher harassment seriously
Teacher harassment in Malvern, Pennsylvania, grabbed national headlines earlier this year. But what happened there is hardly an isolated incident.
Education Week
The Education Word of 2024 Is …
Educators, policymakers, and parents all zeroed in on students’ tech use in 2024.
Public Schools by the Numbers: How Enrollment, Funding, and More Changed in 2024
Key takeaways from newly available school finance data.
Local Education News You May Have Missed in 2024 (and Why It Matters)
Here are a four local education stories you may have missed in 2024—and some brief analysis of what they may signal for your school or district.
