NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Senator Michael Testa blasted Rutgers University for forcing overburdened students and New Jersey taxpayers to pick up the tab for a $73 million deficit after spending on athletics …
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Governor Murphy teases on lifting school mask mandate, but don’t count on it
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTRENTON, NJ – As New Jersey begins to emerge from the other side of a month-long pandemic peak, due to the highly contagious, but mild omicron variant of the COVID-19 …
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Asian and Pacific Islander history and heritage learning to be added to New Jersey K-12 school curriculum
TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation (S4021/A6100 and S3764/A3369) that will ensure that the contributions, history, and heritage of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are included in the …
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North Carolina NewsSchoolsUS and World News
State Superintendent Says She Won’t Approve Curriculum That Instructs Disabled Preschoolers To ‘Deconstruct Whiteness’
The North Carolina State Superintendent walked back plans to implement a statewide curriculum that would teach disabled preschoolers to “deconstruct whiteness,” according to a report from Education First Alliance (EFA). Catherine …
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Lakewood basketball players harassed in Barnegat over race, sneakers, report
BARNEGAT, NJ – Lakewood middle school girls basketball players reported they were called racist epitaphs and mocked for not wearing good sneakers during a December matchup against Barnegat Middle School. …
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Jackson School District to hold closed Board of Education Meeting this week before public meeting
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonThe Jackson Township Board of Education will conduct a Closed Conference Meeting on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. in the Conference Room of Jackson Memorial High School, 101 Don Connor …
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Nation’s Largest Teachers Union Wrote A Letter Calling On Social Media Companies To Restrict ‘Propaganda’ About Critical Race Theory
Following the National School Boards Association letter sent to the White House comparing parents to domestic terrorists, the nation’s largest teachers union sent a letter to social media companies encouraging …
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Wall Township High School football players charged for locker room hazing incident
FREEHOLD – Juvenile complaints have been filed against a number of Wall Township High School students as the result of two separate investigations conducted by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, …
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SchoolsUS and World News
Texas Dads Arrested For Questioning School Board Demand Charges Against Them Be Dropped Following Superintendent Suspension
Two Texas fathers who were arrested for disorderly conduct at a school board meeting are requesting that the charges against them be dropped following the suspension of the district superintendent …
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Biden Administration To Distribute Millions Of COVID-19 Tests To K-12 Schools Each Month
President Joe Biden’s administration plans to provide millions of COVID-19 tests to K-12 schools each month, the White House said in a Wednesday statement. This month, the Biden administration will …
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NCAA recognizes natural immunity in latest guidance, says recovered patients “fully vaccinated”
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonThe NCAA has announced it’s winter 2022 sports COVID-19 guidelines and has determined that athletes who had COVID-19 in the past 90 days are now considered ‘fully vaccinated’. The NCAA …
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SchoolsUS and World NewsVirginia News
Parents Group Claims Documents Show Anti-Asian Bias By Virginia School Board
A parents group is claiming documents obtained in a lawsuit over admissions policies to an elite high school prove that a northern Virginia school board had a bias against students …
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SchoolsUS and World News
Minnesota School Boards Association Terminates Membership With NSBA, Announces Creation Of New National ‘Consortium’
The Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) terminated its membership with the National School Boards Association on Tuesday, according to a statement released by the organization. Minnesota is the latest state …
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New York NewsSchoolsUS and World News
NYC Students Stage Walkout Calling For Remote Learning Options Over COVID Concerns
New York, NY – New York City students walked out of school Tuesday as part of a protest calling for a temporary halt in in-person learning amid a rise in …
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NJEA Prez gushes after Phil Murphy announces children will stay masked up indefinitely
TRENTON, NJ – It’s no secret that the NJEA leadership, including President Sean Spiller and Vice President Steve Beatty are not ready to let public school children unmasked after nearly …
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NJEA wants to keep your children in masks as Murphy’s 90-day extension request is unlikely to pass before Tuesday
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Education Association is in a fit this week after the union learned that Phil Murphy’s request to keep children in public schools indefinitely trapped …
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Teacher charged after police find child in her trunk “quarantining” for COVID-19
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesHOUSTON, TX – A Cypress Falls High School Teacher, Sarah Beam is being charged for child endangerment after police found that she had locked her child in her car trunk …
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Former Planned Parenthood President Says School Closures Harm Children
A former Planned Parenthood president and public health professional argued in a Thursday op-ed for The Washington Post that the rise in cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant is not …
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SchoolsUS and World News
Teachers Union Strike Forces Chicago Public Schools To Cancel Classes For Second Straight Day
Kendall Tietz on January 6, 2022 Chicago Public Schools canceled classes for a second consecutive day Thursday because of a union decision to teach remotely, instead of in-person, according to …
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New Jersey NewsSchools
Phil Murphy benching unvaccinated children from school activities is cruel and unscientific
TRENTON, NJ (editorial/opinion) – This week, the New Jersey Department of Health, under the direction of Governor Phil Murphy announced it will ban unvaccinated students from participating in extracurricular activities …
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New Jersey NewsPoliticsSchools
New Jersey school mask mandate to expire January 11th, but Murphy pushing to extend
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has officially asked the New Jersey legislature to extend a school mask mandate that is set to expire January 11th. Murphy made …
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New Jersey Elementary School Whistleblowing, mask shaming principal says boot camp-style lunch timing policy will end
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonHAZLET TOWNSHIP, NJ – Students in Hazlet Township at the Raritan Valley Elementary School returned to school to a new lunchtime routine. Students were given only 15 minutes to eat …
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Government NewsIllinois NewsSchoolsUS and World News
Chicago Public Schools Forced To Cancel School After Teachers Union Votes To Move To Remote Learning
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) voted Tuesday to move to remote learning Wednesday, citing concerns over safety amid the rise in COVID-19 cases, the union said in a press release. …
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New York NewsSchoolsUS and World News
Teacher Reassigned After Allegedly Injecting A Minor With The COVID-19 Vaccine
A Long Island, New York, teacher who allegedly illegally injected a 17-year-old boy with a COVID-19 vaccine was relieved of her classroom duties and reassigned, Herricks Public Schools told the …
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Joe Biden calls for social distancing on school busses, and for busses to also be socially distanced from each other
President Joe Biden today called for the social distancing of students on school busses and even the actual busses themselves. “Social distance in classrooms, even larger classrooms, on buses and …