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1-5-22 Education in the News

NJ Spotlight--Pandemic education: The only certainty is uncertainty

The Murphy administration and many educators and parents think the best place for kids is in school. But who makes the call — especially with test kits in short supply?

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2022/01/covid-19-school-remote-learning-test-to-stay-test-kits-murphy-superintendent-students-teachers-masks/

John Mooney, Education writer | January 5, 2022 | Education, Coronavirus in NJ

 

NJ Spotlight--NJ could allow retired teachers to return to work amid staff shortages

Staff could temporarily return to work without impacting their pensions

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/video/nj-could-allow-retired-teachers-to-return-to-work-amid-staff-shortages/

Raven Santana, Correspondent | January 4, 2022 | Education, Coronavirus in NJ

 

Star Ledger--My kids were exposed to COVID. Am I supposed to keep them home from school?

https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2022/01/my-kids-were-exposed-to-covid-am-i-supposed-to-keep-them-home-from-school.html

Steven Rodas | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com| Updated: Jan. 04, 2022, 10:27 p.m. | Published: Jan. 04, 2022, 11:00 a.m.

 

Star Ledger--COVID is pounding HS sports again. Schools are enacting restrictions and more

https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/01/covid-is-pounding-hs-sports-again-schools-are-enacting-restrictions-and-more.html

Brian Deakyne | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com| Updated: Jan. 04, 2022, 9:54 a.m. | Published: Jan. 04, 2022, 9:51 a.m.

 

Philadelphia Inquirer--How ‘cultural Marxism’ and ‘critical race theory’ became dangerously misunderstood | The Grammarian

When terms jump from academic theory to popular consumption, their usages can be misconstrued and repurposed for nefarious aims.

https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/cultural-marxism-critical-race-theory-language-20220104.html

 

NY Times--‘Insurmountable’: Parents Grapple With Omicron’s Upending Force in Schools

Some want classrooms to stay open through the surge; others are desperate for a remote option. For nearly all, it’s an agonizing situation.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/04/us/school-closing-omicron-covid.html

Maggie Astor| Jan. 4, 2022

 

NPR--Officials are determined to keep schools open, despite omicron

https://www.npr.org/2022/01/03/1069907437/officials-are-determined-to-keep-schools-open-despite-omicron

Anya Kamenetz| Updated January 3, 20227:05 PM ET,   Updated January 3, 20227:05 PM ET

 

Education Week--For Anxious Teachers, Omicron ‘Feels Like Walking Into a Trap’

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/for-anxious-teachers-omicron-feels-like-walking-into-a-trap/2022/01

Madeline Will — January 03, 2022

 

Education Dive--8 K-12 trends to watch in 2022

https://www.k12dive.com/news/8-k-12-trends-to-watch-in-2022/616602/

Roger Riddell , Kara Arundel , Naaz Modan , and Anna Merod| Published Jan. 4, 2022