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4-15-21 Education in the News

NJ Spotlight--Op-Ed: Autism acceptance is key in helping kids with autism reach their full potential

 ‘I encourage everyone to educate themselves on autism to further help break the social stigma’

https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/04/op-ed-autism-acceptance-month-foster-change-improved-support-challenge-non-autistic-people-implicit-explicit-biases/

Tara Matthews, MD | April 15, 2021 | Opinion, Health Care

 

Star Ledger--Under new proposal, NJSIAA would allow COVID transfers to return to original school

https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/04/under-new-proposal-njsiaa-would-allow-covid-transfers-to-return-to-original-school.html

Brian Deakyne | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com| Updated Apr 14, 2021; Posted Apr 14, 2021

 

Chalkbeat--As Biden eyes infrastructure, recent research suggests students’ environments really do matter for learning

https://www.chalkbeat.org/2021/4/14/22384257/biden-schools-infrastructure-research-environment

Matt Barnum Apr 14, 2021, 3:45pm EDT

 

Education Week--Kids and COVID-19 Vaccines: The Latest News

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/kids-and-covid-19-vaccines-the-latest-news/2021/04

April 13, 2021

 

Education Dive--Social-emotional learning is essential to 'build back better'

The CEOs of CASEL and Urban Assembly write that the crises of the past year drive home the importance of SEL in preparing students for the future.

https://www.k12dive.com/news/social-emotional-learning-is-essential-to-build-back-better/598185/

Karen Niemi and David Adams| Published April 12, 2021

 

 

Edutopia--Healthy Parental Support of Student Writing

Tips from a veteran English teacher on how to coach parents and guardians to support high school students’ growth as writers.

https://www.edutopia.org/article/healthy-parental-support-student-writing

Christina Baulch| April 14, 2021