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5-25-21 Education in the News

NJ Spotlight--New mask rules for NJ: Check the details here

New rules will go into effect in time for Memorial Day weekend

https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/05/nj-indoor-mask-mandate-lifting-most-cases-friday-may-28-memorial-day-weekend-gov-phil-murphy/

Genesis Obando | May 25, 2021 | Coronavirus in NJ

 

Star Ledger--NJEA: Let’s spend that extra $3.7B for schools wisely | Opinion

NJEA President Marie Blistan said with the $3.7 billion in additional federal funding New Jersey has received for education, the state must seize this opportunity to make a transformational investment in students' success.

https://www.nj.com/opinion/2021/05/njea-lets-spend-that-extra-37b-for-schools-wisely-opinion.html

Marie Blistan| Star-Ledger Guest Columnist| Posted May 24, 2021

 

Patterson Press (via The Record)--Paterson schools become third NJ school district to file vaping lawsuit

https://www.northjersey.com/get-access/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northjersey.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fpaterson-press%2F2021%2F05%2F24%2Fpaterson-nj-schools-file-vaping-lawsuit%2F5184895001%2F

Joe Malinconoco| May 24, 2021

 

NY Times--States and cities across the U.S. debate the future of online learning.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/24/us/schools-reopening-remote-learning-covid.html

Dana Goldstein and Kate Taylor| May 24, 2021

 

NY Times--New York City Schools Will Fully Reopen With No Remote Option This Fall

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/24/999825807/new-york-city-schools-will-fully-reopen-with-no-remote-option-this-fall

Jessica Gould| May 24, 20212:08 PM ET

 

Education Week--What’s the Best Way to Address Unfinished Learning? It’s Not Remediation, Study Says

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/whats-the-best-way-to-address-unfinished-learning-its-not-remediation-study-says/2021/05

Sarah Schwartz — May 24, 2021 5 min read

 

Education Dive--Taking time to hear teachers' concerns crucial to encouraging, retaining them

https://www.k12dive.com/news/taking-time-to-hear-teachers-concerns-crucial-to-encouraging-retaining-th/600655/

Shawna De La Rosa| Published May 24, 2021

 

The Hechinger Report--PROOF POINTS: Could more time in school help students after the pandemic?

It’s an appealing idea but research often shows small to no benefits

https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-could-more-time-in-school-help-students-after-the-pandemic/

Jill Barshay May 24, 2021