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The Way Forward: GSCS Leaders on COVID-19 Impact and Reopening-LaSusa
Superintendents Michael LaSusa and Mackey Pendergrast on "Lessons From the Pandemic on How to Re-Imagine and Improve Schooling"...'
The Way Forward: GSCS Leaders on COVID-19 Impact and Reopening-Sampson, et al.
"Up All Night"...'
The Way Forward: GSCS Leaders on COVID-19 Impact and Reopening--Aderhold
"19 Questions" by David Aderhold...'
5-29-20 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Fiscal Experts Project NJ Revenue Losses Won’t Be as Bad as Murphy’s Team Forecast...'
Star Ledger--N.J. slashes $335M from its school funding proposal. Here’s what it means for your district...'
USA Today--Back to school? 1 in 5 teachers are unlikely to return to reopened classrooms this fall, poll says...' Star Ledger--'Convoluted, contradictory and confused’: Frustrated N.J. school officials still puzzled by graduation rules...' Asbury Park Press--Rebuilding America: Will there be high school sports in the fall in NJ?...' Education Week--Will COVID-19 Spur Greater Use of Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education?...' Education Dive--High expectations for summer programs as learning gaps predicted to grow...'
5-28-20 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Op-Ed: As We Think About Reopening Schools in the Fall, 91 Questions to Start With...'
NJ Spotlight--Fine Print: New Jersey Guidance for High School Graduations...'
Star Ledger--Decision on when N.J. could reopen schools will likely come by mid-June, Murphy says...' NJ Spotlight--Explainer: What Parents Should Know About MIS-C, Syndrome with Possible Link to the Coronavirus...' Star Ledger--Graduation in July? Some N.J. schools won’t do it even with Murphy’s blessing...' Asbury Park Press--Rebuilding America: Reopened New Jersey schools will look much different...' NPR--Survey Shows Big Remote Learning Gaps For Low-Income And Special Needs Children...' Politics K-12 (via Education Week)--Poll: Teachers, Parents Wary of Returning to Schools Without COVID-19 Vaccine...' Edutopia--In Rural and Urban Communities, Kids Still Can’t Get Online...'
5-27-20 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Pandemic-Related Decline in Childhood Vaccines Prompts State Plea to Parents
Department of Health also urges pediatricians to devise new office protocols to keep patients and parents safe from coronavirus, reduce fear factor...'
NJ Spotlight--Can Bill to Protect Contact-Tracing Data Encourage Residents to Participate in These Programs?...' Star Ledger--N.J. schools can have in-person graduations in July in major change to coronavirus rules, Murphy says...' Star Ledger--Will N.J.'s wealthy private schools receive too much coronavirus aid?...' The Record—Editorial: Graduations, Murphy Sends Students into Whiplash Why the sudden change on graduations? In these early days of reopening the Governor seems willing to give in to impulse and gambling...' Washinton Post (via Philadelphia Inquirer)—20% of Teachers Probably Will Not Return to Classrooms If Schools Reopen This Fall Poll Finds...' NPR--A Bold Pitch To Boost School Funding For The Nation's Most Vulnerable Students...' Politics K-12 (via Education Week)--DeVos to Release Rule Cementing COVID Aid Push for Private School Students...' Chalkbeat--Colorado schools in the fall: 10 people per class, face masks, and remote learning too?...'
5-26-20 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--No Immediate Cuts in State Aid to Schools in Murphy’s Revised 2020 Spending Plan...'
NJ Spotlight--Murphy, Lawmakers Have Only Weeks to Make Hard Budget Choices...'
NJ Spotlight--Op-Ed: Lessons from the Pandemic on How to Reimagine and Improve Schooling ‘When school resumes, we will better appreciate what we have been missing, but we should build upon what we have learned’...' Star Ledger--Students, lawmakers putting pressure on Murphy to allow high school graduations...' Asbury Park Press—NJSIAA forms COVID-19 Task Force to Plan for Return of Sports...' The Atlantic-- The Misfortune of Graduating in 2020 The current economic conditions could take this year’s grads 10 years or more to recover from...' NPR--The Pandemic Is Driving America's Schools Toward A Financial Meltdown...' Education Week--Too Expensive to Re-Open Schools? Some Superintendents Say It Is...' Education Dive--NFHS releases high school sports guidelines during coronavirus pandemic...'
5-22-20 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--COVID-19 Lockdowns Impact Vaccination Rates in Children
Rutgers pediatric director says fewer children getting vaccinated puts public health at risk: 'If that percentage drops, it leaves us all open to the illness itself'...'
NJ Spotlight--Opinion: How to Meet the Financial Challenges Facing New Jersey The state should always be mindful of both the short- and long-term implications of the budget adjustments that are made — avoiding one-time revenue sources at all costs...' Star Ledger--Murphy says N.J. salons, gyms could reopen in ‘a matter of weeks.' And here’s his latest on schools...' Students sue N.J. over canceling graduation. A judge will hear their case...' Star Ledger--Teaching remotely hasn’t been easy. Try managing a classroom that speaks 10 different languages...' Education Week--Too Expensive to Re-Open Schools? Some Superintendents Say It Is...' Chalkbeat--N.J. decision to follow DeVos guidance will reduce coronavirus aid for public schools, advocates say...' Education Dive--Fast Forward: What could reacclimation mean for schools beyond COVID-19? Prioritizing SEL, adjusting approaches to testing and adopting a customer-service approach could be long-term changes districts have to embrace...'
5-21-20 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Fine Print: NJ School Boards’ Report Starts Conversation on Reopening
Ten recommendations for issues to be considered and questions to be answered...'
Star Ledger--Can N.J. schools really reopen this fall? ‘Hundreds of questions’ remain, report says...' Star Ledger—Op-Ed: NJEA: Now when every dollar counts, let’s pass our historic health care plan for teachers...' Star Ledger--Should N.J. schools give letter grades during a pandemic?...' Asbury Park Press—“Totally Different Set of Problems”: The Good, Bad of Coronavirus Remote Learning...' Insider NJ--Senate Republicans Call on Governor to Release Clear Plans for Child Care & Education (full text)...' NY Times--Not Everyone Hates Remote Learning. For These Students, It’s a Blessing. “At home, it seems to be a bit easier to focus on all the work,” said one eighth grader who was struggling in school. “Everything in general is easier.”... Education Week--Helping Students Grieve From a Distance...' Chalkbeat--Asked whether she is using crisis to support private school choice, DeVos says ‘yes, absolutely’...' Edutopia--Lessons Learned During the Pandemic Teachers have worked fast to meet the demands of this moment, but as they get a chance to slow down and reflect, some lessons are clear—like the primacy of relationships...'
5-20-20 Education in the News
Star Ledger--N.J. discussing what reopening schools in September could look like. Plan may include reduced capacities
With a vaccine for the coronavirus unlikely by early September, state officials are currently “war-gaming” what New Jersey schools will look like when the next academic year begins, Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday...'
Star Ledger--N.J. colleges want immunity if COVID-19 hits students, faculty this fall...' Education Week--How COVID-19 Will Balloon District Costs This Coming School Year...' Education Week--Calculator: How Much Will COVID-19 Cost Schools? The fast-moving recession driven by the coronavirus pandemic is expected to put financial pressure on schools as early as the 2020-21 school year. Use this interactive tool developed by Education Week and the Learning Policy Institute to calculate projected increased costs for the nation and the states...' Education Dive--Survey: Children's loss of social ties, learning top parents' closure concerns A desire for more regular contact with children’s teachers is also a recurring theme across multiple surveys...'
5-19-20 Education in the News
Star Ledger--Murphy has 'hope’ for graduations in N.J. later this summer...'
Star Ledger--Our school district is advocating for the invisible students...'
NPR--YMCA, American Camp Association Release Guide For Opening Summer Camps...' Politics K-12 (via Education Week)--USDA Extends Waivers to Help Schools Feed Hungry Kids During COVID-19 Closures...' Education Dive—How Feasible Are School Reopening Plans for Fall? Common trends across reopening plans from prominent education, government and health organizations suggest doing so may be easier said than done...' Edutopia--Maintaining Work-Life Balance During the Pandemic Keeping school and personal life separate, always a struggle for teachers, is even more difficult when they’re both in the same place...' The Hechinger Report--Facing uncertain futures, high school seniors weigh tough college options and alternate paths...'
5-18-20 Education in the News
Star Ledger--Big school cuts may be coming. Here’s where N.J. districts will slash first.
The video conference of the Toms River Regional school board’s budget committee began on a positive note Wednesday as members logged on from their kitchen tables and home offices and noted the agenda was the shortest anyone could remember...'
Star Ledger--COVID-19 layoffs are coming for N.J. teachers. How bad will it get?
NY Times--Glitches in Online A.P. Tests Add to Students’ Anxieties Technical problems with the digital versions of the Advanced Placement exams caused angst for high school students and parents at an already stressful time...' Politics K-12 (via Education Week)--Trump, Fauci, and Reopening Schools: What You Need to Know Are President Donald Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci talking past each other when it comes to reopening the nation's schools?...' Education Week--States All Over the Map on Remote Learning Rigor, Detail...' Chalkbeat--New CDC guidance offers few details for schools deciding how to reopen...' Education Dive--NEA poll: Lower online class attendance, equity among educators' top concerns...'
5-15-20 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--NJ Schools to Get $280M in Federal Emergency Aid, But Future Still Uncertain
Gov. Phil Murphy says state aid to schools is in jeopardy as New Jersey faces revenue shortfalls in the billions of dollars...'
NJ Spotlight--Counselors, Nurses, OtherSchool Staffers Adapt to Working From a Distance Like teachers, guidance counselors, librarians and school nurses are juggling more jobs than ever — on the phone and over the internet...' Washington Post (via Philadelphia Inquirer)--CDC offers brief checklists to guide businesses, schools and others on reopening...' NJ Times--DeVos Funnels Coronavirus Relief Funds to Favored Private and Religious Schools...' Education Week--Teachers Hungry for State Leadership on School Reopenings As educators wrap up the current school year in unprecedented circumstances due to the coronavirus, they want state leaders to give as much direction as possible about how to prepare for the next one...' Education Dive--Report: Nearly half of principals considering leaving their schools...'
5-14-20 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Sharp Dip in Total Tax Revenues Reveals COVID-19’s Impact on Garden State
April tax revenues plummeted 60% as pandemic began to take hold, and as tax deadlines were delayed...'
Star Ledger--N.J. got $310M in COVID-19 aid for schools. Here’s what your district will receive...' Politics K-12 (via Education Week)- COVID-19 Testing Key to Reopening Schools, Health Officials Tell Senators...' Star Ledger--N.J. schools can hold graduation events as long as everyone stays in cars amid coronavirus...' NPR--With School Buildings Closed, Children's Mental Health Is Suffering...' Education Dive--School reopenings leave educators in high-risk groups with difficult choice over return...' Edutopia--Helping Students Through a Period of Grief...'
5-13-20 Education in the News
Star Ledger--As jobs vanish, N.J. students search for elusive summer employment...'
Education Week--Teachers Work an Hour Less Per Day During COVID-19: 8 Key EdWeek Survey Findings
Less time teaching, dramatically reduced exposure to new learning material for students living in poverty, and lots of Zoom lessons...'
Chalkbeat--Will schools be able to reopen in the fall? Fauci says answer will be ‘very different’ across the country...' Education Dive--School closures changing districts' methods, terms for bargaining with unions Amid the pandemic, unions and districts are renegotiating labor contracts to address long-term closures at an unprecedented rapid pace, but experts suggest collaboration may fizzle in the summer...' Hechinger Report--OPINION: The outbreak didn’t need to be this hard on students — we can do better next time by rethinking how and when learning takes place...'
5-12-20 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Unanimous Board Vote Makes It Official: Repollet Moving to Kean University
Outgoing education commissioner leaves successor serious challenges, like remote learning, but new Kean president faces equally weighty issues...'
Star Ledger--N.J.'s education chief is leaving for a college president job...' Star Ledger--Trump administration approves plan to provide extra food aid to 600K children in N.J...' Star Ledger--Drive-by wave parades don’t violate coronavirus rules if you stay in cars, don’t congregate, N.J. State Police clarifies...' Insider NJ--Statement from Governor Murphy on Appointment of Department of Education Commissioner Dr. Lamont Repollet as the Next President of Kean University...' Press of Atlantic City--'Bridge year' bill would give current juniors and sophomores optional extra year...' Education Week--Devastated Budgets and Widening Inequities: How the Coronavirus Collapse Will Impact Schools...' Chalkbeat--Millions of students are taking AP exams from home. They hope technology and internet glitches won’t hold them back...' Education Dive--School meal programs seek relief, plan for uncertain summer With an increase in families reporting financial insecurity, experts also expect more students to become eligible for free and reduced-price meals...' Edutopia--Curbing Teacher Burnout During the Pandemic Teachers are adapting to a host of exhausting new challenges during the coronavirus. We asked educators and other experts for strategies to help address this new form of burnout...'
5-11-20 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Just the FAQs: What the State DOE Is Telling Schools About COVID-19
[Updated: May 11, 2020] The NJ Department of Education adds information on federal stimulus aid and virtual high school graduations...'
Star Ledger--What will N.J. schools look like when they reopen? 4 experts weigh in...' NPR--AP Tests Begin Online And At Home — But Not For Everyone...' NPR--Sen. Bill Cassidy On Reopening Schools: Children Are Paying A High Price At Home...' NPR--French Education Minister Says School Reopenings Will Be Done 'Very Progressively'...' Education Week---Teachers at Higher Risk of COVID-19 Wonder: Should I Even Go Back? When school buildings reopen, many teachers might not be there...' Education Week--What School Reopening Looks Like Around the World...' Chalkbeat--A looming issue for schools: Teachers with health worries who can’t or won’t go back...' Edutopia--Schools Are Opening Worldwide, Providing a Model for the U.S. Children are returning to school in countries that are weeks—or months—ahead of the U.S. in battling Covid-19. Here’s how it’s happening...'
5-8-20 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Senate to Hear Sweeney’s Furlough Plan for State, Local Government Workers Next Week
Senator says state would save hundreds of millions of dollars, while workers would make the same or even better pay because of expanded federal funding for unemployment benefits...'
Asbury Park Press—Op-Ed: A Gift to Teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week This Teacher Appreciation Week, let’s give a gift to our teachers and use this moment to re-evaluate our current focus on standardized testing...' NY Times--Scientists Consider Indoor Ultraviolet Light to Zap Coronavirus in the Air Some researchers hope a decades-old technology might get its moment and be deployed in stores, restaurants and schools...' NPR--CDC Guidance For Reopening Schools, Child Care And Summer Camps Is Leaked No field trips. No game rooms. No teddy bears. These are some of the CDC's guidelines for reopening schools, childcare centers and day camps safely in places where coronavirus cases are on the decline...' Education Week--Coronavirus Upends After-School World...' Politics K-12 (via Education Week)--Use COVID-19 Aid to Help Make Schools 'Command Centers,' Groups Urge...'
5-7-20 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Vigilance in NJ as Severe COVID-19 Cases Emerge in Kids in NY...'
The Record—Op-Ed: COVID-19: New Jersey's education system is imperiled by the pandemic. Here's how...'
NPR--A Few Schools Reopen, But Remote Learning Could Go On For Years In U.S...' Education Week--Should Schools Pay for Teachers' Internet Access?...' Politics K-12 (via Education Week)--Trump Again Pushes Schools to Reopen, Says Older Teachers Should Stay Home...' Chalkbeat--AFT and superintendents group to districts: Ignore DeVos’s guidance on aid to private schools...' Chalkbeat--Cuomo taps Gates Foundation to ‘reimagine’ what schooling looks like in NY...' Education Dive--7 students in a class? Not practical, school operations officials say...'
5-6-20 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Sweeney: We Need More Info on Governor’s Borrowing Plan
Murphy spokesman counters that administration has met with key legislators and answered questions about the need for fiscal help during pandemic...'
NJ Spotlight--Fine Print: Murphy Vetoes Distance-Learning Bill Governor rejects state money for remote-instruction technology, counting on feds to step up...' Star Ledger--Fewer people are studying to become teachers in N.J. Could higher pay, appreciation reverse the trend?...' Star Ledger--N.J. will keep federal coronavirus aid, and $467M is going to schools, Murphy says...'
NPR--When After-School Is Shut Down, Too...' Education Week--Is Betsy DeVos Trying to Throw Private Schools a Lifeline Using Coronavirus Aid?...' Politics K-12 (via Education Week)--New York State Teams With Gates Foundation to 'Reimagine Education' Amid Pandemic...' Chalkbeat--Guidance from DeVos means more coronavirus relief for private schools...' Edutopia--Teachers’ Most Common Tech Issues—and How to Fix Them...'
5-5-20 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Decision to Close Schools Brings Issues About Remote Learning to Fore
Graduation, special ed, summer school — and the all-too-familiar technology gap — are just a few of challenges that remain unresolved...'
NJ Spotlight--Bill Would Codify Order Allowing Longer Grace Period for Property-Tax Payments...' Star Ledger--Schools in N.J. will stay closed through the end of this academic year due to coronavirus outbreak...' Insider NJ-- Senate Education Recovery Task Force Holds First Meeting...' Education Week--Schools Struggle to Meet Students' Mounting Mental-Health Needs...' Education Dive--A Powerful Model for Understanding Good Tech Integration Good technology integration isn’t about using the fanciest tool, it’s about being aware of the range of options and picking the right strategy—or strategies—for the lesson at hand...'
5-4-20 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Murphy to Announce Today Whether Schools Will Be Closed Through End of Year
While thousands of students are still without necessary technology for remote instruction, education officials say there are ways to close the gaps...'
NJ Spotlight--Op-Ed: The Changes We Should Expect to Take Place in Schooling The societal disruption brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic also signals a major redesign in our schooling system; here are 10 likely changes...' Star Ledger--Will N.J. schools reopen or stay closed due to coronavirus? Decision expected today. Parents and students are expected to learn Monday whether New Jersey schools will reopen before the end of the academic year or if they’ll stay closed as the state battles the coronavirus pandemic...' Star Ledger--Schools giving out free lunches even if you don’t qualify and N.J. will pay the tab...' The Atlantic--Shop Class, Over Zoom How one career and technical high school is going remote...' Education Week--From Triage to Recovery: Issues States Will Address in School Reopening Plans...' Chalkbeat--Voluntary or mandatory? Remote or in person? Districts grapple with summer school logistics, equity questions...' Edutopia--Fostering a Strong Community in a Virtual Classroom The shift to working online requires teachers to think a little differently about how to build the culture they want with their students...' Education Dive--Survey: Teachers favor moving on to next year's content in the fall Administrators, however, are more supportive of picking up instruction where it left off when school closures began...'
5-1-20 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight--Taking on Education’s Toughest Task: Remote Learning and NJ’s Special Kids
An NJ Spotlight virtual roundtable brought together educators, teachers, parents to assess lessons learned, next steps with distance learning likely for rest of school year...'
Star Ledger--School’s proposed 22% tax hike will ‘force some people to lose their homes,’ taxpayers say...' NY Times--High School Seniors Are Making Yearbooks on Instagram The class of 2020 has given up prom, graduation and other rites, but they’re sharing memories and celebrating each other’s achievements online...' Education Week--Right-to-Education Ruling Jolts Education-Advocacy World A bold decision by a federal appeals court recognizing a right under the U.S. Constitution to a basic minimum education, in the form of access to literacy, has cheered education-equity advocates and may be felt far beyond the substandard Detroit schools that are the subject of the underlying lawsuit...' Politics K-12 (via Education Week)--Four Things to Know About Betsy DeVos' COVID-19 Grants for Parents, States...' Education Dive--Triaging trauma: Community schools tap partners to address needs made worse by COVID-19 Leaders say this crisis “makes the case” for the community school model, but with state revenues falling, funding for expansion is unlikely...' |
The Special Education Task Force Report was released in November 2015. GSCS, a Task Force member, looks forward to discussion on this important topic under the Murphy administration. See below for a link to the report. RELATED LINKS
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