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6-16-21 Education in the News

The Jersey Journal--A ‘chaotic and insane’ school year like no other, with routines that were anything but

https://www.nj.com/hudson/2021/06/a-chaotic-and-insane-school-year-like-no-other-with-routines-that-were-anything-but.html

Teri West | The Jersey Journal| Updated Jun 15, 2021; Posted Jun 15, 2021

 

Education Week--To Get Billions in COVID-19 Aid, States Pledge Focus on Mental Health, Learning Recovery

https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/to-get-billions-in-covid-19-aid-states-pledge-focus-on-mental-health-learning-recovery/2021/06

Andrew Ujifusa — June 14, 2021 | Corrected: June 15, 2021 4 min read

 

The Atlantic—Summer Learning is About More Than Reading and Math

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2021/06/homeroom-how-make-summer-learning-fun/619200/

 Abby Freireich and Brian Platzer|June 15, 2021

 

NPR--After Months Of Special Education Turmoil, Families Say Schools Owe Them

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/16/994587239/after-months-of-special-education-turmoil-families-say-schools-owe-them

Cory Turner, Rebecca Klein| June 16, 20215:00 AM ET

 

NPR--Why Juneteenth Isn't Taught In Schools — And What That Means For Our Understanding Of Slavery

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2021/06/15/juneteenth-education-slavery

Tonya Mosley| June 15, 2021

 

Chalkbeat--As college enrollment drops, a proposed free tuition program in New Jersey could be ‘life-changing’

https://newark.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/14/22533668/college-enrollment-drops-free-tuition-program-new-jersey-life-changing

Catherine Carrera Jun 14, 2021, 5:02pm EDT

 

Education Dive--As discipline guidance pendulum swings once again, what does it mean for schools?

With yet another reversal — and potential expansion — of policy expected from the Education Department, administrators must once again adjust.

https://www.k12dive.com/news/as-discipline-guidance-pendulum-swings-once-again-what-does-it-mean-for-sc/601631/

Naaz Modan| Published June 15, 2021

 

The Hechinger Report--Schools bar Native students from wearing traditional regalia at graduation

https://hechingerreport.org/schools-bar-native-students-from-wearing-traditional-regalia-at-graduation/

Charlotte West June 16, 2021