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12-11-20 Education in the News

NJ Spotlight--Debate starts over COVID-19 vaccine for children in NJ

Leading state legislator to propose that, once approved, vaccination should be required for schoolchildren 

https://www.njspotlight.com/2020/12/debate-starts-over-covid-19-vaccine-for-nj-children/

John Mooney, Education writer | December 11, 2020 | Coronavirus in NJ, Education

 

NPR--New Studies Show The Pandemic Highlights Inequality In U.S. Education System

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/10/945136613/new-studies-show-the-pandemic-highlights-inequality-in-u-s-education-system

Cory | December 10, 20203:56 PM ET

 

K12 Dive (Education Dive)-Study: Evaluations penalized teachers in low-income schools

https://www.k12dive.com/news/study-evaluations-penalized-teachers-in-low-income-schools/591857/

Shawna De La Rosa| Published Dec. 10, 2020

 

Edutopia--What Educators Are Learning During the Pandemic

Many school leaders and teachers are focusing on whole child education, an idea that seems likely to grow in prominence in the future.

https://www.edutopia.org/article/what-educators-are-learning-during-pandemic

Becki Cohn-Vargas| December 9, 2020

 

 

The Hechinger Report--As we reimagine schooling, let’s reimagine gun violence prevention, too

Gun violence in K-12 schools isn’t inevitable, but we need to change our focus from triage to prevention

https://hechingerreport.org/as-we-reimagine-schooling-lets-reimagine-gun-violence-prevention-too/

Sonali Rajan and Charles Branas December 10, 2020