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10-21-21 Education in the News

Star Ledger--Actors in N.J. school plays might not need masks, Murphy says

https://www.nj.com/education/2021/10/actors-in-nj-school-plays-might-not-need-masks-murphy-says.html

Rob Jennings | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Updated: Oct. 20, 2021, 4:59 p.m. | Published: Oct. 20, 2021, 2:56 p.m.

 

MyCentralJersey.com--Murphy shies away from strict vaccine orders for public workers, teachers

https://www.mycentraljersey.com/get-access/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mycentraljersey.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fcoronavirus%2F2021%2F10%2F20%2Fnj-vaccine-mandates-phil-murphy-teachers-public-workers%2F6106400001%2F

October 20, 2021

 

NY Times--Biden’s Pick for Education Dept.’s Civil Rights Chief Squeaks Through Senate

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/20/us/politics/lhamon-biden-education-senate.html

Madeleine Ngo| Oct. 20, 2021

 

NPR--School board elections will be an early test of what issues motivate voters

https://www.npr.org/2021/10/20/1047532269/school-board-elections-will-be-an-early-test-of-what-issues-motivate-voters

Tamara Keith| Updated October 20, 202110:55 AM ET

 

Education Week--School Boards, ‘Domestic Terrorism,’ and Free Speech: Inside the Debate

https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/school-boards-domestic-terrorism-and-free-speech-inside-the-debate/2021/10

Andrew Ujifusa — October 20, 2021 13 min read

 

Chalkbeat--Biden admin: New effort to start COVID

vaccination sites at schools on the way

https://www.chalkbeat.org/2021/10/20/22736356/biden-admin-child-covid-vaccination-plan-schools

By Sarah Darville and Matt Barnum Oct 20, 2021, 10:10am EDT

 

Education Dive--Student engagement critical for academic, emotional recovery

https://www.k12dive.com/news/reports-highlight-importance-of-student-engagement-for-academic-emotional/608530/

Kara Arundel Reporter| Published Oct. 20, 2021

 

The Hechinger Report--OPINION: Why school ratings can backfire

School ranking schemes often reinforce inequalities rooted in which students attend a particular school

https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-why-school-ratings-can-backfire/

Aaron Pallas October 21, 2021