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12-10-21 Top Education Stories

Star Ledger--N.J. kids must keep wearing masks at school, judge says. Parents vow to keep fighting.

Updated: Dec. 09, 2021, 6:45 p.m. | Published: Dec. 09, 2021, 5:51 p.m.

https://www.nj.com/education/2021/12/nj-kids-must-keep-wearing-masks-at-school-judge-says-parents-vow-to-keep-fighting.html

Kelly Heyboer | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

 

MyCentralJersey.com--Ethan Crumbley: Can parents be held responsible when kids face murder charges? | Mike Kelly

https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/columnists/mike-kelly/2021/12/10/oxford-high-school-shooting-ethan-crumbley-parents/6452259001/

Mike Kelly| NorthJersey.com| December 10, 2021

 

NPR--For kids grappling with the pandemic's traumas, art classes can be an oasis

School's a little different this year, so art teachers are using their classes to help kids cope.

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/09/1061027655/arts-education-kids-teens-pandemic-stress-help

Elizabeth Blair| December 9, 2021

 

Education Week--Teaching Unvaccinated Students Separately? This District Will Be the First to Try It

An in-person program for unvaccinated kids honors families' choice, says the superintendent. Legal experts say it would violate state law.

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/a-school-just-for-unvaccinated-students-this-district-will-be-the-first-to-try-it/2021/12

Catherine Gewertz| December 8, 2021

 

Chalkbeat--‘We need help’: Newark teachers feel strain of staff shortages, survey finds

https://newark.chalkbeat.org/2021/12/9/22826669/newark-teachers-staff-shortage-covid-burnout-survey

Patrick Wall Dec 9, 2021, 4:18pm EST

 

Education Dive--NASSP survey suggests looming 'mass exodus' of principals

https://www.k12dive.com/news/nassp-survey-suggests-looming-mass-exodus-of-principals/611243/

Kara Arundel Reporter, Roger Riddell Editor| Published Dec. 9, 2021

 

Edutopia--The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2021

From reframing our notion of “good” schools to mining the magic of expert teachers, here’s a curated list of must-read research from 2021.

https://www.edutopia.org/article/10-most-significant-education-studies-2021

Youki Terada, Stephen Merrill, Sarah Gonser| December 9, 2021