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6-30-21 Education in the News

NJ Spotlight--Op-Ed: Why pre-K by itself is not enough to produce strong readers

It would take a relatively modest sum to make a big impact on early literacy efforts

https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/06/op-ed-why-pre-k-by-itself-is-not-enough-to-produce-strong-readers/

Gordon MacInnes | June 30, 2021 | Opinion, Education

 

Star Ledger--N.J. will not require masks in schools. Reactions from docs, educators are mixed.

https://www.nj.com/education/2021/06/nj-will-not-require-masks-in-schools-reactions-from-docs-educators-are-mixed.html

Rob Jennings | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com| Updated Jun 29, 2021; Posted Jun 29, 2021

 

Press of Atlantic City--Local superintendents taking wait-and-see approach to masks next school year

https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/education/local-superintendents-taking-wait-and-see-approach-to-masks-next-school-year/article_4afc009e-d91c-11eb-96c8-b7f48d82032f.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

Claire Lowe| June 29, 2021

 

Education Week--Vaccinating Kids Against COVID-19: Why Families Are Afraid and How Schools Can Help

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/vaccinating-kids-against-covid-19-why-families-are-afraid-and-how-schools-can-help/2021/06

Arianna Prothero — June 28, 2021 11 min read

 

Chalkbeat--Behind the scenes, civil rights groups urge Biden administration to place limits on school police

https://www.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/29/22554788/biden-cardona-schools-police-discipline-education-trust

Matt Barnum and Kalyn Belsha Jun 29, 2021, 7:00am EDT

 

Education Dive--How can schools re-engage 'missing' students ahead of fall?

https://www.k12dive.com/news/how-can-schools-re-engage-missing-students-ahead-of-fall/602476/

Shawna De La Rosa| Published June 28, 2021

 

The Hechinger Report--TEACHER VOICE: This wasn’t a ‘lost year’

While enduring isolation and, in some cases, depression, my students found ways to learn about literature and themselves. Let’s not welcome them back to classrooms with a battery of tests and a ‘business as usual’ attitude

https://hechingerreport.org/teacher-voice-this-wasnt-a-lost-year/

Will Johnson June 30, 2021