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9-29-21 Education in the News

NJ Spotlight--Quarantined kids learning remotely have limited access to classrooms and teachers

As of Tuesday morning, 44 COVID-19 outbreaks were reported in schools statewide with no clear-cut guidelines on how to handle them

https://www.njspotlight.com/video/quarantined-kids-learning-remotely-have-limited-access-to-classrooms-and-teachers/

Joanna Gagis, Correspondent | September 28, 2021 | Education, Coronavirus in NJ

 

Star Ledger--Cyberbullying in a time of COVID can be especially dangerous for children | Opinion

https://www.nj.com/opinion/2021/09/cyberbullying-in-a-time-of-covid-can-be-especially-dangerous-for-children-opinion.html

Eleanor Letcher| Star-Ledger Guest Columnist | September 28, 2021

 

Asbury Park Press--More than 1,100 Toms River students out after COVID after mask-optional opening

https://www.app.com/story/news/education/in-our-schools/2021/09/29/covid-mask-optional-policy-fallout-toms-river-students-quarantine-ill/5890968001/

Joe Strupp| Asbury Park Press| September 29, 2021

 

Education Dive--CDC research finds higher COVID-19 outbreak rates in schools without universal masking

https://www.k12dive.com/news/cdc-research-finds-higher-covid-19-outbreak-rates-in-schools-without-univer/607254/

Naaz Modan| Published Sept. 28, 2021

 

Chalkbeat--Bus driver shortage leaves some Newark students with disabilities behind

https://newark.chalkbeat.org/2021/9/28/22696095/bus-driver-shortage-leaves-newark-students-with-disabilities-behind

Catherine Carrera Sep 28, 2021, 4:26pm EDT

 

The Hechinger Report--‘Protect my babies’: Parents desperate for safe school options as the virus surges

In states fighting mask mandates, parents feel like they’re being forced to choose between their children’s education and their lives

https://hechingerreport.org/protect-my-babies-parents-desperate-for-safe-school-options-as-the-virus-surges/

Kelsey Davis Betz September 27, 2021