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NJ Spotlight--NJ lawmakers find millions for pet projects in budget that borrows billions, raises taxes

https://www.njspotlight.com/2020/09/nj-budget-2020-lawmakers-add-last-minute-pet-projects-millions/

John Reitmeyer, Budget/finance writer | September 23, 2020 | Budget, Coronavirus in NJ

 

NY Times--This Is the Casual Racism That I Face at My Elite High School

Amazingly, the school did something to fix it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/24/nyregion/regis-catholic-school-racism.html

Rainier Harris| Sept. 24, 2020, 5:00 a.m. ET

 

NPR--School Attendance In The COVID Era: What Counts As 'Present'?

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/24/909638343/school-attendance-in-the-covid-era-what-counts-as-present

Anya Kamenetz|  September 24, 20206:00 AM ET

 

Education Week--COVID-19 Education Relief: Congress Dithers and Advocates Fume

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/09/23/covid-education-relief-congress-dithers-and-advocates.html

Andrew Ujifusa| September 23, 2020

 

Politics K-12 (via Education Week)--Five Reasons Policymakers Now Think Money Should No Longer 'Follow Students'

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/09/five_reasons_policymakers_now_.html

Daarel Burnette II on September 23, 2020 4:34 PM

 

Chalkbeat--N.J. eased its attendance rules during the pandemic. Then Newark said 99.8% of students were present.

https://newark.chalkbeat.org/2020/9/23/21452648/newark-remote-learning-attendance-spring

Patrick Wall Sep 23, 2020, 1:38pm EDT

 

Education Dive--Study: Schools still struggle with distance learning, but key solutions are emerging

https://www.educationdive.com/news/study-schools-still-struggle-with-distance-learning-but-key-solutions-are/585720/

Shawna De La Rosa| Published Sept. 23, 2020

 

The Hechinger Report—Op-Ed--COLUMN: Endangered public schools need federal leadership more than ever

https://hechingerreport.org/endangered-public-schools-need-federal-leadership-more-than-ever/

 Liz Willen September 23, 2020