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12-15-20 Education in the News

Star Ledger--Google services down. Outage includes Gmail, Google Classroom, YouTube, Docs

https://www.nj.com/education/2020/12/google-services-down-outage-includes-gmail-google-classroom-youtube-docs.html

Katie Kausch | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com| Updated Dec 14, 2020; Posted Dec 14, 2020

 

The Record--'The kids are so disengaged': NJ families rally to reopen schools in Montclair, Nutley

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/essex/2020/12/12/nj-school-closings-bad-kids-parent-group-says-montclair-nutley-rally/3867553001/

Hannan Adely| NorthJersey.com| December 12, 2020

 

NY Times--If Teachers Get the Vaccine Quickly, Can Students Get Back to School?

Teachers’ unions largely support plans to put educators near the front of the line, but given availability and logistics, that might not be enough to open more schools in the spring.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/us/teachers-vaccine-school.html

Eliza Shapiro and Shawn Hubler| Dec. 15, 2020, 5:00 a.m. ET

 

Education Week--CDC: Here’s How Much It Would Cost Schools to Safeguard Against COVID-19

https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/cdc-heres-how-much-it-would-cost-schools-to-safeguard-against-covid-19/2020/12

Andrew Ujifusa — December 11, 2020 3 min read

 

Edutopia--The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2020

We reviewed hundreds of educational studies in 2020 and then highlighted 10 of the most significant—covering topics from virtual learning to the reading wars and the decline of standardized tests.

https://www.edutopia.org/article/10-most-significant-education-studies-2020

Youki Terada, Stephen Merrill| December 4, 2020

 

 

The Hechinger Report--As the pandemic trudges on, what to say to our kids

Five tips on how to have tough Covid-19 conversations with children

https://hechingerreport.org/as-the-pandemic-trudges-on-what-to-say-to-our-kids/

Jackie Mader December 10, 2020