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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
John Mooney | May 12, 2020 | Education
Star Ledger--N.J.'s education chief is leaving for a college president job
https://www.nj.com/education/2020/05/njs-education-chief-is-leaving-for-a-college-president-job.html
Adam Clark | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com| Updated May 11, 2020; Posted May 11, 2020
Star Ledger--Trump administration approves plan to provide extra food aid to 600K children in N.J.
Students who otherwise would receive free or reduced-price meals at schools will get special food assistance under a plan approved Monday by the Trump administration.
Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com| Posted May 11, 2020
Star Ledger--Drive-by wave parades don’t violate coronavirus rules if you stay in cars, don’t congregate, N.J. State Police clarifies
Alex Napoliello | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Matt Arco | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comV
Insider NJ--Statement from Governor Murphy on Appointment of Department of Education Commissioner Dr. Lamont Repollet as the Next President of Kean University
Insider NJ| May 11, 2020, 8:52 pm | in
Press of Atlantic City--'Bridge year' bill would give current juniors and sophomores optional extra year
A proposal allowing for current high school juniors and sophomores to voluntarily stay enrolled in high school one year longer after 12th grade is making its way through the state Legislature and would give students the chance to participate in an additional year of extracurricular activities and sports.
CLAIRE LOWE Staff Writer| May 11, 2020
Education Week--Devastated Budgets and Widening Inequities: How the Coronavirus Collapse Will Impact Schools
Daarel Burnette II| May 8, 2020
Chalkbeat--Millions of students are taking AP exams from home. They hope technology and internet glitches won’t hold them back.
Kalyn Belsha May 11, 2020, 6:18pm EDT
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.
Linda Jacobson @lrj417| May 11, 2020
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.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/curbing-teacher-burnout-during-pandemic
Nora Fleming| May 8, 2020
