Culture
Majority of blue state adults oppose hiding kidsâ gender transitions from parents: Poll(Daily Caller News Foundation) â About 77% of New Jersey adults say they believe schools should be required to notify parents if their children are transitioning genders, according to a Tuesday… Read More
Courts
Judge stops schools from telling parents about kidsâ gender transitions(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A New Jersey judge on Friday temporarily blocked three school districts from enforcing policies that alert parents if their child is transitioning genders. Democratic New… Read More
Public Education
New Jersey sues school districts to stop them from telling parents about their kidsâ gender transitions; governor says itâs the âAmerican wayâThe New Jersey attorney general has filed lawsuits against three school districts in the state over their policies to inform parents of their childrenâs gender transitions. Meanwhile, Gov. Phil Murphy… Read More
Courts
State Supreme Court says religious schools can require teachers to adhere to faith-based principles(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Catholic school Monday, arguing that religious organizations have the right to require their staff to… Read More
Public Education
New Jersey education board adopts âequityâ policy that nixes gendered language(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The New Jersey State Board of Education adopted an âequityâ policy Wednesday, changing all gender terms such as âmen and womenâ with the word âpersonsâ… Read More
Culture
Public library moves sexually explicit book to adult section after community backlash(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A New Jersey public library moved a pornographic book out of its young adult section following community backlash, according to Northjersey.com. Cedar Grove Public Library… Read More
Public Education
New Jersey school district changes policy to notify parents with issues of their child’s gender after AG suit(Daily Caller News Foundation) â New Jersey school district rewrote its policy which would notify parents if their child has changed their gender identity after the stateâs Democratic attorney general… Read More
Public Education
New Jersey AG sues school board over policy requiring parental notification of kidsâ gender transitionsÂNew Jerseyâs Democratic Attorney General Matthew Platkin is suing a township school board over its policy that requires parental notification in matters of gender dysphoria and sexual orientation. Hanover Township… Read More
Courts, Public Education
School librarian sues 2 New Jersey moms who criticized inappropriate booksTwo New Jersey moms are being sued by a high school librarian after the parents complained about a book with what they say contains age-inappropriate material. Kristen Cobo… Read More
Public Education
Murphy, lawmakers agree to spend more to taxpayer money on schools to offset revenue losses(The Center Square) â New Jersey’s schools will be spared deep budget cuts next year under a new deal reached between Gov. Phil Murphy and a group of Democratic lawmakers… Read More
Christian Schools
Catholic schools, home schooling retain pandemic enrollment(National Catholic Register) â When Damon and Lauren Paczkowski discovered that their two childrenâs public elementary school would only be open for half days in the fall of 2020, they… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Teacher, high school and teachersâ union accused in drunken party incidentA New Jersey high school teacher disciplined for drunken behavior is blaming the school for the party, but the school blames the teachersâ union. Rancocas Valley Regional High… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
New law requires New Jersey schools to teach critical thinking, but could it be politicized?A recently signed New Jersey law will ensure public schools teach critical thinking and other research skills, but some worry it could be politicized in the classroom. New… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Mask mandates make comeback in some public schools amid push back from MDs, parentsExperts and parents are questioning school districts which are imposing mask mandates over seasonal increases in viruses. Districts in Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Jersey and Massachusetts are among those… Read More
Culture, Public Education
States resort to desperate measures to make up for pandemic learning loss(Daily Caller) â State leaders are implementing new ways to boost their studentsâ academic scores after recent reports found that national averages plummeted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
Christian Schools
This week in Christian education (Dec. 12-16)New Jersey Christian school fills shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child â Students and staff at Atlantic Christian School in the Egg Harbor Township of New Jersey filled 69 shoeboxes with… Read More
Public Education
New Jersey Republicans rip school “equity” plan(The Center Square) â New Jersey Republicans are fuming over an update to the state’s “equity” plan for schools, accusing education officials of focusing too much on “identity politics” rather… Read More
Public Education
Parentsâ rights win big in north New Jersey school board racesVoters in North New Jersey elected slates of parentsâ rights advocates to two area school boards, according to a report by North Jersey. Voters in Wyckoff,… Read More
Public Education
New Jersey teachers’ union promotes drag queen story hour at annual convention(Daily Caller) â A New Jersey teachers union hosted a drag queen story hour as a part of its annual convention, according to the convention program. The New Jersey chapter… Read More
Public Education
Fewer people in New Jersey choose to become teachers(The Center Square) â The pandemic made New Jerseyâs teacher shortage worse, but the problem has been emerging for some time, a spokesperson for the New Jersey Education Association… Read More