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12-2-20 Education in the News

Star Ledger—N.J. says all schools should consider remote learning, but these say they want to stay open

https://www.nj.com/education/2020/12/nj-says-all-schools-should-consider-remote-learning-but-these-say-they-want-to-stay-open.html

Rob Jennings | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com| Updated Dec 01, 2020; Posted Dec 01, 2020

 

Asbury Park Press-- Op-Ed: Why NJ schools should stay open: COVID safety steps work, mental health is at risk

https://www.app.com/story/news/education/in-our-schools/2020/11/30/nj-schools-should-stay-open-jerry-carino/6419581002/

 Jerry Carino| Asbury Park Press| November 30, 2020

 

NY Times--Pantyhose and Trash Bags: How Music Programs Are Surviving in the Pandemic

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/us/coronavirus-music-students-band.html

Aishvarya Kavi| Dec. 2, 2020, 3:00 a.m. ET

 

Politics K-12 (via Education Week)-Could Biden Find a Middle Path on Student Testing During the Pandemic?

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/12/testing-options-biden-education-pandemic.html

Andrew Ujifusa on December 1, 2020 4:53 PM

 

Chalkbeat--Did students fall behind this spring? Yes, but not as much as feared, new data shows

https://www.chalkbeat.org/2020/12/1/21754406/learning-loss-data-spring-nwea-schools-covid

Matt Barnum Dec 1, 2020, 12:01am EST

 

Education Dive--Fall assessments to gauge 'COVID slide' may be skewed. Can school districts use them?

https://www.k12dive.com/news/fall-assessments-to-gauge-covid-slide-may-be-skewed-can-school-districts/589709/

Naaz Modan @NaazModan| Published Nov. 30, 2020

 

The Hechinger Report--OPINION: To the rescue — The schools we need now are community schools

https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-to-the-rescue-the-schools-we-need-now-are-community-schools/

Jane Quinn December 2, 2020