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12-3-21 Education in the News

NJ Spotlight--Back to school to learn financial literacy

Program will educate economically vulnerable in basics of financial literacy, from opening a bank account to maintaining good credit and building a better life

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2021/12/financial-literacy-economically-vulnerable-state-program-murphy-conditional-veto/

John Reitmeyer, Budget/finance writer | December 3, 2021 | Personal Finance

 

Jersey Journal--Jersey City raises starting salary for new teachers to $61K

https://www.nj.com/hudson/2021/12/jersey-city-raises-starting-salary-for-new-teachers-to-61k.html

Joshua Rosario| December 2, 2021

 

Asbury Park Press--17 Shore school districts would share $20 million in returned state aid

https://www.app.com/story/news/2021/12/03/jersey-shore-school-districts-state-aid-returned-covid-relief-eligibility/8836185002/

Joe Strupp| Asbury Park Press| December 3, 2021

 

NY Times--After Michigan Killings, Students Praised Shooter Drills. But Do They Really Work?

Oxford High School held repeated trainings on how to handle a gunman in school. But some critics are questioning their purpose.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/us/school-shooting-drills-oxford-high.html

Dana Goldstein| Dec. 2, 2021

 

Education Week--Omicron or No, Schools Should Prepare for a Pandemic Winter

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/omicron-or-no-schools-should-prepare-for-a-pandemic-winter/2021/12

Sarah D. Sparks — December 01, 2021

 

Chalkbeat--Newark teachers were already overwhelmed. A $1,000 grant made them angry.

https://newark.chalkbeat.org/2021/12/2/22814747/newark-teachers-pandemic-burnout-bonus-grant

Patrick Wall Dec 2, 2021, 5:43pm EST

 

Education Dive--GAO: Hostile behaviors on the rise in schools

https://www.k12dive.com/news/hostile-behaviors-increased-on-k-12-campuses-in-recent-years/610856/

Kara Arundel Reporter| Published Dec. 2, 2021

 

Edutopia--10 Best Plants for the Classroom

Plants do more than liven up your decor—they can help students feel better, and learn better too.

https://www.edutopia.org/article/10-best-plants-classroom

Christopher Weber| December 2, 2021