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12-21-21 Education in the News

Star Ledger--More N.J. schools switch to remote learning before winter break as COVID cases surge

 https://www.nj.com/education/2021/12/more-nj-schools-switch-to-remote-learning-before-winter-break-as-covid-cases-surge.html

Noah Cohen | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com| Updated: Dec. 21, 2021, 6:35 a.m. | Published: Dec. 20, 2021, 5:37 p.m.

 

Star Ledger--N.J. schools may get ‘test and stay’ programs so kids don’t need to quarantine for COVID, state says

https://www.nj.com/education/2021/12/nj-schools-may-get-test-and-stay-programs-so-kids-dont-need-to-quarantine-for-covid-state-officials-say.html

Kelly Heyboer | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com| Updated: Dec. 20, 2021, 6:53 p.m. | Published: Dec. 20, 2021, 4:07 p.m.

 

Asbury Park Press--Lakewood school students suffer 'incalculable damage' due to funding formula: Appeal

https://www.app.com/story/news/education/in-our-schools/2021/12/21/lakewood-students-suffer-incalculable-damage-due-state-funding-woes-appeal-argues/8965549002/

Joe Strupp| Asbury Park Press| December 21, 2021

 

NY Times--Are Schools Ready for the Next Big Surge?

Districts say they don’t want to close classrooms again. But the latest wave in Covid-19 cases could challenge the rickety infrastructure that has kept schools running this year.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/21/us/covid-schools.html

Dana Goldstein| December 21, 2021

 

Education Week--The Teaching Profession in 2021 (in Charts)

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-teaching-profession-in-2021-in-charts/2021/12

 Madeline Will — December 20, 2021 10 min rea

 

Chalkbeat--Not getting into it: How critical race theory laws are cutting short classroom conversations

https://www.chalkbeat.org/2021/12/17/22840317/crt-laws-classroom-discussion-racism

 Kalyn Belsha, Matt Barnum, and Marta W. Aldrich Dec 17, 2021, 7:00am EST