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GSCS Statement Condemning Violence Motivated by Race, Ethnicity or Sexual Orientation
With the recent spate of violent bias-based crimes and other incidences of hatred based on perceived characteristics of individuals or groups, the Garden State Coalition of Schools wants to reaffirm our support of all those who advocate for the changes that will put an end to those expressions of hatred and promote increased understanding and peaceful resolution of conflict in our communities.
Latest Testimonies and Letters
Testimony on delayed learning from Rachel Goldberg, letter on cessation of SBYSP and more...'
Virtual and In-Person Meeting Calendar for 2024-2025
All Meetings, starting in September 2021...'
5-9-25 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--NJ moves to protect student data from immigration officials...' Star Ledger--N.J. student set Chromebook on fire for viral TikTok challenge, cops say...'

InsiderNJ--Press Release: Governor Murphy and Education Commissioner Dehmer Advance Literacy Education Initiatives: Grants and Guidance Now Available to School Districts...'

The Atlantic--A Totally Unnecessary Way to Stress Parents Out...'

Education Week--PowerSchool Paid a Hacker’s Ransom. Now Cyber Criminals Are Threatening Schools...'

Education Dive--School districts say losing E-rate would have ‘catastrophic’ impact ...'

5-8-25 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--More Trump cuts, now to school mental health teams...' Star Ledger--Survivor N.J...'

NPR--On Teacher Appreciation Week, union leaders say teachers are underpaid and under attack...'

Education Week--Trump’s Barrage of Executive Orders for Education: How Significant Are They?...'

5-7-25 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Student details might get added protection...' Star Ledger--N.J. schools are No. 1 in the nation, new ranking says...'

Philadelphia Inquirer—In South Jersey, school districts are raising property taxes and considering cuts...'

Education Week--Schools Brace for Tariff-Related Price Increases of Chromebooks and iPads...'

Chalkbeat--Judge orders Education Department to restore pandemic relief funds in some states...'

Education Dive--$1B to support student mental health is gone. Schools fear what’s next...'

Edutopia--A Restorative Alternative to Out-of-School Suspensions...'

5-6-25 Education in the News
Education Week--The Big Questions About Trump’s K-12 Budget Proposal, Answered...' Education Dive--Maine scores victory in Title IX feud with Trump administration...'

The Hechinger Report--OPINION: Book bans draw libraries into damaging culture wars that undermine their purpose...'

Wall Street Journal--Trump Administration Threatens Schools With Student-Loan Restrictions...'

The Atlantic--Parenthood Cannot Be Optimized...'

5-5-25 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Here’s the NJ impact from Trump’s planned cuts to Head Start...' NY Times--Funds for K-12 Students Are on the Chopping Block in Trump’s Budget...'

Education Week--National Science Foundation Cancels More Than 400 STEM Grants...'

Chalkbeat--After Uvalde, school mental health grants had bipartisan support. Now Trump is cutting them...'

The Hechinger Report--Education researchers sue Trump administration, testing executive power...'

5-2-25 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Trump’s plan to cut suicide hotline funding has ‘lethal consequences’...' The Record--New Jersey’s education spending among nation’s highest, benefit costs double US average...'

NJ Monitor--Technologists welcome executive order on AI in schools but say more detail is needed...'

Washington Post--Trump administration cuts school mental health grants created after shootings...'

The Atlantic--Why Are Young People Everywhere So Unhappy?...'

Education Week--Trump’s Spending Plans Are Late—Raising Worries About K-12 Funds...'

Education Dive--Lawsuit challenges Trump ICE raid policy, citing LAUSD activity...'

The Hechinger Report--Education research takes another hit in latest DOGE attack...'

5-1-25 Education in the News
Star Ledger—Op-Ed: Cell phone ban in schools is a step forward for mental health    Opinion...'
The Record--How much do NJ teachers make? Report ranks NJ teacher salaries among top 10 nationwide...'

The Atlantic--What Parents of Boys Should Know...'

NPR--Republicans say they will still push education based on legal status...'

Education Week--Trump Ends $1 Billion in Mental Health Grants for Schools...'

Education Dive--What’s next for the registered teacher apprenticeship movement?...'

4-30-25 Education in the News
Star Ledger--N.J. special education students at risk amid proposed federal cuts...' The Record--After dropped charges against Paterson bus companies, what's NJ doing to protect students?...'

Philadelphia Inquirer—Supreme Court could spark religious charter schools—or new charter limits...'

Education Week--Trump’s Push to Slash Federal K-12 School Funds, Explained...'

Chalkbeat--Trump administration launches investigation into Chicago Public Schools’ Black Student Success Plan...'

Education Dive--Congress passes bill criminalizing illicit deepfakes as students are targeted...'

4-29-25 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--NJ’s preschool success could be undercut by Trump...' Star Ledger--N.J. school bus company admits using unqualified drivers, faces decade-long ban, officials say...'

NY Times--Justices Appear Skeptical of School District in Student Disability Rights Case...'

Education Week--Trump Wants to Gut Head Start. He’s Already Begun...'

Chalkbeat--Why national charter leaders are very worried about Oklahoma’s religious charter school...'

The Hechinger Report--Education Department restarts online library ERIC...'

4-28-25 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--How federal funding cuts could jeopardize NJ’s child welfare system...' Washington Post—How religious public schools went from a long shot to the Supreme Court...'

NPR--Why judges blocked the Trump admin's school DEI crackdown...'

Education Dive--Will Trump’s school discipline order drive wider disparities or ‘restore common sense’?...'

Education Dive--New COPPA Rule to take effect in June...'

The Hechinger Report--A smaller Nation’s Report Card...'

4-25-25 Education in the News
NY Times--Courts Block Trump From Withholding School Funds Over D.E.I., for Now...' Education Week--Supreme Court to Weigh Discrimination Standard for Some Special Education Cases...'

Education Week--Trump to Schools: Banish ‘Equity Ideology’ in Discipline...'

The Hechinger Report—Opinion: Policy changes sweeping the nation are harming our students. Educators must fight back...'

4-24-25 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Experts fear disease resurgence amid declining pediatric vaccination rates...' The Record--President Trump signs executive order boosting AI in K-12 schools...'

Philadelphia Inquirer—Chronic absenteeism remains a big challenge for some South Jersey school districts...'

NJ Monitor--Trump signs education orders, including overhaul of college accreditations...'

Education Week--Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ Asks How Cruelty Can Go Unnoticed in Schools...'

Chalkbeat--New Jersey GOP lawmaker demands investigation into Newark schools’ finances...'

Education Dive--Justice Department: Maine Education Department at risk of losing $864M...'

The Hechinger Report--COLUMN: Teachers, states stepping up to keep climate change education alive as federal government defunds it...'

4-23-25 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Op-Ed: More Holocaust education is needed in New Jersey...' NPR--Supreme Court leans toward parents who object to LGBTQ books in public schools...'

Education Week--The Skill Students Need Most to Succeed in Future Jobs...'

Education Dive--Op-Ed: States have the tools to improve literacy — now they need to use them...'

The Hechinger Report--A treasure trove of education reports and studies is under threat...'

4-22-25 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Navigating NJ’s youth mental health services can be daunting...' The Record--NJ lawmakers question school funding formula, federal aid in Trenton budget hearing...'

NJ Monitor--State school officials preparing new proficiency exam...'

NPR--Supreme Court weighs who should decide public school curriculum: Judges or school boards?...'

Education Week--Who Will Support English Learners? Experts Warn of Crisis...'

Education Dive--Layoffs, cuts, chaos: The Education Department in Trump’s first 90 days...'

The Hechinger Report--Schools push career ed classes ‘for all,’ even kids heading to college...'

4-21-25 Education in the News
Star Ledger--RFK Jr. promises to find ‘environmental toxins’ behind rising autism rates. N.J. welcomes his help...' The Record--NJ won't sign Trump letter affirming its schools don't use DEI programs...'

NJ Globe--N.J. sues messaging app Discord for alleged youth endangerment...'

Asbury Park Press--New Jersey school taxes to rise dramatically in many Ocean and Monmouth school districts...'

Washington Post--Supreme Court to hear religious freedom case involving LGBTQ+ storybooks...'

NPR--With federal funding on the line, school leaders weigh Trump DEI order...'

Education Week--Teacher Pay, Explained: Salary, Benefits, and Pensions...'

Education Dive--Despite layoffs, NAEP to continue as planned in 2026...'

The Hechinger Report--A treasure trove of education reports and studies is under threat...'

4-17-25 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--What the latest NJ school performance reports show...' Education Week--Inside Trump’s Full-Force Approach to Ban Trans Athletes and DEI in Schools...'

Chalkbeat--New Jersey school segregation case: Plaintiffs ask higher court to step in...'

Education Dive--‘Many, many’ other states next: DOJ sues Maine over transgender athlete policies...'

4-16-25 Education in the News
The Record--What is the 'senior assassins' game and why are police issuing warnings about it...' Asbury Park Press--Lakewood Schools to hire three more state monitors. A critic called it 'a waste of money'...'

NY Times--A.C.L.U. Sues Defense Department Schools Over Book Bans...'

NPR--Families say school civil rights investigations have stalled after federal cuts...'

Education Week--Which States Ban or Restrict Cellphones in Schools?...'

Education Week--What Should Teachers Do When Students—or Parents—Ask for a Better Grade?...'

Education Dive--School’s in session for SCOTUS: 3 K-12 cases to watch in April...'

4-15-25 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Time for teens to vote...' Star Ledger--The $35M candidate...'

MyCentralJersey.com--Education Secretary Linda McMahon confuses AI with A1, sauce brand capitalizes on blunder...'

NPR--As special ed students are integrated more at school, teacher training is evolving...'

Education Week--What Might Happen to State Testing Under the Trump Administration?...'

Chalkbeat--Trump’s anti-DEI funding threat hit like an earthquake. This is what’s happened since...'

Education Dive--Bills in Congress detail path to closing the Education Department...'

The Hechinger Report--International students may be among the biggest early beneficiaries of ChatGPT...'

4-14-25 Educationb in the News
NJ Spotlight--Trump administration shutters Head Start regional offices...'
Star Ledger--Trump mocks the disabled, now he threatens disability rights    Opinion...'

Philadelphia Inquirer—Trump’s funding cuts could scuttle work to revive Philly’s beleaguered school libraries...'

NY Times--Teachers Worry About Students Using A.I. But They Love It for Themselves...'

Washington Post—Trump administration to pull Maine K-12 funding over trans athlete dispute...'

NPR--DOGE abruptly cut a program for teens with disabilities. This student is 'devastated'...'

Education Week--See Which States Are Telling Trump Their Schools Don’t Use ‘Illegal’ DEI...'

Chalkbeat--State attorneys general and Gov. Shapiro sue Trump administration for halting COVID school aid...'

Education Dive--Will end to federal Office of Ed Tech mean an end to equity?...'

4-11-25 Education in the News
NY Times--Attorneys General Sue Over Access to $1 Billion in Federal School Aid...' NPR--'What did I say in class today?': Teachers feel watched under Trump's anti-DEI push...'

Education Week--School Leaders Look Out for Students as Trump Steps Up Immigration Enforcement...'

Chalkbeat--Michigan state superintendent signals he won’t sign Trump’s anti-DEI certification...'

Chalkbeat--Colorado won’t comply with Trump anti-DEI demand, state schools chief says...'

Education Dive--Education Department’s DEI order postponed as case pends...'

4-10-25 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Op-Ed: New Jersey must continue to lead in climate change education...' The Record--Montclair Board of Education names Ruth Turner its new schools superintendent...'

Philadelphia Inquirer—Pa. tells schools they don’t need to make changes amid Trump’s DEI funding threats...'

NY Times--Kennedy Offers Qualified Support for Measles Vaccination...'

Education Week--Moms for Liberty Has a ‘University.’ What Is It Teaching?...'

Chalkbeat--Illinois schools chief pushes back against Trump administration’s anti-DEI push...'

Education Dive--Teens are embracing AI — but largely not for cheating, survey finds...'

4-9-25 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--NJ loses herd immunity to measles, now at greater risk...' Philadelphia Inquirer--Gov. Shapiro says he’s still reviewing federal funding threat to schools over DEI, as other states vow to fight Trump...'

Washington Post--Feds end a civil rights agreement on treatment of Native students, citing DEI...'

Education Week-- Defending Ed. Dept. Cuts, Linda McMahon Says It’s Time to ‘Do Something Different’...'

Education Dive--The Education Department’s approach to civil rights enforcement is changing. Here’s how...'

4-8-24 Education in the News
NY Times--Trump Is Threatening School Funding. Here’s What Families Should Know...' Education Week--Trump Admin. Funding Cuts Could Hit Efforts to Restore School Libraries...'

Chalkbeat--Effort to adapt Philly schools to rising temperatures threatened by Trump...'

Education Dive--Do superintendents seem younger? It’s not your imagination...'

The Hechinger Report--Knitting, cheerleading, fishing: This is what a cellphone ban looks like in one school district...'

4-7-25 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--NJ school districts scramble to close funding gaps...' Star Ledger--These 9 N.J. school districts are taking desperate measures to keep from going broke...'

NJ Monitor--‘Really scared’: Parents of kids with disabilities confront Education Department chaos...'

NY Times--The Pandemic Is Not the Only Reason U.S. Students Are Losing Ground...'

Washington Post—N.Y. tells Trump administration it won’t comply with anti-DEI school order...'

NPR--Supreme Court sides with administration over Education Department grants...'

Education Week--Groups Sue Over Trump’s Cuts to Education Department Research Arm...'

Education Dive--‘New sheriff in town’: DOJ to enforce anti-trans Trump orders...'

The Hechinger Report--NAEP, the Nation’s Report Card, was supposed to be safe. It’s not...'

4-4-25 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Feds threaten funding cuts if NJ schools don’t apply Trump’s anti-diversity policies...' NJ Monitor--New Jersey officials reviewing federal threat to pull school funding over DEI...'

NY Times--How the Trump Administration Might Target D.E.I. in Public Schools...'

Wall Street Journal--The Schools Reviving Shop Class Offer a Hedge Against the AI Future...'

Education Week--Will Fired Federal Workers Consider Teaching? Some Schools May Soon Find Out...'

Education Dive—Op-Ed--The value of cybersecurity: How a New Jersey district protects student data...'

4-3-25 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Chronic school absenteeism is declining in NJ...' Star Ledger--N.J. just released report cards for 2,500 schools. Here’s how to look up your district...'

Washington Post--Naval Academy removes 400 books after defense leaders’ DEI orders...'

NPR--How the Education Department helps students with disabilities get an education...'

Education Week--What Makes Curriculum ‘High-Quality’?...'

Education Dive--Districts encouraged to use Title I flexibility for school choice...'

Edutopia--What an Award-Winning School Leader Has Learned From Shadowing His Students...'

4-2-25 Education in the News
Star Ledger--Who’s to blame?...' Philadelphia Inquirer—Some Philly-area schools are sticking with DEI, despite Trump’s orders...'

Asbury Park Press--Murphy's education 'COVID slush fund is over, says U.S. education press secretary...'

Wall Street Journal--The Democrats Who Are Fighting—and Winning—Against Trump in Court...'

Education Week--Teacher Burnout Is Real. What’s to Blame—and How to Keep It at Bay...'

Education Week--See Which Schools Trump’s Education Department Is Investigating and Why...'

The Hechinger Report--Special education and Trump: What parents and schools need to know...'

4-1-25 Education in the News
Star Ledger--Trump is trying to ‘claw back’ $85M from 20 N.J. school districts, state says...' NY Times--Trump’s Mantra From Schools to FEMA: ‘Move It Back to the States’...'

Education Week--Trump Admin. Tells States, Schools How to Use Title I for School Choice...'

Education Week--Why Trump’s Move to Shift Special Ed. to HHS Is Rattling Educators...'

Education Dive--School shooting database slashed in Trump downsizing...'

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