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5-5-21 Education in the News

NJ Spotlight--Two-thirds of kids are behind on regular vaccines, herd immunity at risk

https://www.njspotlight.com/video/two-thirds-of-kids-are-behind-on-regular-vaccines-herd-immunity-at-risk/

Joanna Gagis, Correspondent | May 4, 2021 | Coronavirus in NJ

 

InsiderNJ--Governor Murphy Announces New Jersey Department of Education Grants to Create Computer Science Learning Hubs Throughout State

https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/governor-murphy-announces-new-jersey-department-education-grants-create-computer-science-learning-hubs-throughout-state/

  May 4, 2021, 6:41 pm | in

 

Education Dive--States, districts debate whether to end remote learning option

The 2021-22 school year will likely be a transition year during which districts will start to phase out their locally created remote learning models.

https://www.k12dive.com/news/school-districts-debate-whether-to-end-remote-learning-option/599482/

Kara Arundel Reporter| Published May 4, 2021

 

NY Times--‘I Used to Like School’: An 11-Year-Old’s Struggle With Pandemic Learning

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/us/remote-learning-education-pandemic.html

Rukmini Callimachi| May 5, 2021Updated 6:57 a.m. ET

 

The Hechinger Report--STUDENT VOICE: Once schools reopen fully, some lessons from distance learning will endure

https://hechingerreport.org/student-voice-once-schools-reopen-fully-some-lessons-from-distance-learning-will-endure/

Amelia Evard May 5, 2021

 

Chalkbeat--NYC is making summer school available to all students. After a grueling year, will enough teachers sign up?

https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/5/3/22418156/nyc-summer-school-teacher-recruitment

Alex Zimmerman May 3, 2021, 7:10pm EDT