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5-29-20 Education in the News

NJ Spotlight--Fiscal Experts Project NJ Revenue Losses Won’t Be as Bad as Murphy’s Team Forecast

Nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services predicts less daunting shortfall on same day that Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio tells lawmakers why major changes needed in budget

https://www.njspotlight.com/2020/05/fiscal-experts-project-nj-revenue-losses-wont-be-as-bad-as-murphys-team-forecast/

John Reitmeyer | May 29, 2020 | Budget, Coronavirus in NJ

 

Star Ledger--N.J. slashes $335M from its school funding proposal. Here’s what it means for your district.

https://www.nj.com/education/2020/05/nj-slashes-335m-from-its-school-funding-proposal-heres-what-it-means-for-your-district.html

Adam Clark | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com| Updated May 28, 2020; Posted May 28, 2020

 

USA Today--Back to school? 1 in 5 teachers are unlikely to return to reopened classrooms this fall, poll says

Most Americans expect schools to reopen in the fall, but a stunning number of teachers and students may not be there.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/05/26/coronavirus-schools-teachers-poll-ipsos-parents-fall-online/5254729002/

Susan Page| USA TODAY| May 26

 

Star Ledger--'Convoluted, contradictory and confused’: Frustrated N.J. school officials still puzzled by graduation rules

https://www.nj.com/education/2020/05/convoluted-contradictory-and-confused-frustrated-nj-school-officials-still-puzzled-by-state-graduation-rules.html

Adam Clark | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com| Updated May 28, 2020; Posted May 28, 2020

 

Asbury Park Press--Rebuilding America: Will there be high school sports in the fall in NJ?

https://www.app.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/05/28/nj-high-school-football-fall-coaches-preparing-coronavirus-covid/5243157002/

Stephen Edelson, Asbury Park Press Published 5:01 a.m. ET May 28, 2020 | Updated 7:06 a.m. ET May 28, 2020

 

Education Week--Will COVID-19 Spur Greater Use of Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education?

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/05/20/will-covid-19-spur-greater-use-of-artificial.html

David Saleh Rauf| May 19, 2020

 

Education Dive--High expectations for summer programs as learning gaps predicted to grow

Advocates and researchers are emphasizing the role of remediation and enrichment in mitigating learning loss as "three months away from school has stretched to six."

https://www.educationdive.com/news/high-expectations-for-summer-programs-as-learning-gaps-predicted-to-grow/578644/

Linda Jacobson @lrj417| May 28, 2020