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6-24-22 Education in the News

NJ Spotlight--Lawmakers move to make mental health of NJ’s youth a key issue

Concerned with rise in gun violence and school shootings, as well as pandemic-related stress and depression, legislators look to safeguard Garden State students

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2022/06/students-k-12-schools-mental-health-bills-package-lawmakers-psychologists-counselors-social-workers-police-liaison-medicaid-rates-professional-assessment/

Bobby Brier | June 24, 2022 | Health Care, Education

 

NJ Spotlight--FDA orders Juul to remove all vaping products from US market

The agency's dramatic action is an effort to crack down on youth vaping

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/video/fda-orders-juul-to-remove-all-vaping-products-from-us-market/

Briana Vannozzi, Anchor | June 23, 2022 | Health Care, Business

 

Star Ledger--With all N.J.’s extra cash, replace crumbling schools | Editorial

Thousands of kids in urban districts like Newark and Paterson go to school in buildings that have been falling apart for decades. (File photo. AP Photo | Matt Slocum)AP Photo/Matt Slocum

Star-Ledger Editorial Board| Updated: Jun. 23, 2022, 7:12 a.m. | Published: Jun. 23, 2022, 7:00 a.m.

https://www.nj.com/opinion/2022/06/with-all-njs-extra-cash-replace-crumbling-schools-editorial.html

 

The Record—Here’s what would be tax-free under N.J.’s school supplies “tax holiday”

https://cm.northjersey.com/offers-reg/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northjersey.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fnew-jersey%2F2022%2F06%2F22%2Fnj-phil-murphy-tax-holiday-inflation-school-supplies%2F7697888001%2F

June 22, 2022

 

Philadelphia Inquirer--LGBTQ Students would get new protections under Biden plan

https://www.inquirer.com/politics/nation/biden-sexual-assault-college-campuses-20220623.html

Colin Binkley| Associated Press| June 23, 2022

 

Education Week--The Stay Interview: How It Can Help Schools Hold Onto Valued Staff

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/the-stay-interview-how-it-can-help-schools-hold-onto-valued-staff/2022/06

Elizabeth Heubeck — June 22, 2022

 

Chalkbeat--‘A loud message’: LGBTQ students protected from discrimination, proposed rules say

https://www.chalkbeat.org/2022/6/23/23180349/lgbtq-students-discrimination-school-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-title-ix

Kalyn Belsha|   Jun 23, 2022, 2:08pm EDT