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6-8-21 Education in the News

Star Ledger--N.J. students can ditch masks at school during extreme heat, Murphy says

https://www.nj.com/education/2021/06/nj-students-can-ditch-masks-at-school-during-extreme-heat-murphy-says.html

Rob Jennings | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com| Updated Jun 07, 2021; Posted Jun 07, 2021

 

Education Week--Biden Team to Revisit How Schools Should Ensure Racial Equity in Discipline

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/biden-team-to-revisit-how-schools-should-ensure-racial-equity-in-discipline/2021/06

Evie Blad — June 04, 2021 4 min read

 

Chalkbeat--Transparency and tutoring: poll shows what Newark parents want from COVID relief

https://newark.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/4/22516185/transparency-tutoring-poll-shows-what-newark-parents-covid-relief-funds

Catherine Carrera Jun 4, 2021, 6:58am EDT

 

Education Dive--Study: Pre-COVID-19 summer slide worse for special education students

https://www.k12dive.com/news/summer-slide-worse-for-special-education-students-study-shows/601265/

Kara Arundel| Published June 4, 2021

 

The Hechinger Report--PROOF POINTS: Pandemic relief money is flowing to class-size reduction but research evidence for it isn’t strong

Results from heralded 1980s experiment in Tennessee rarely replicated

https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-pandemic-relief-money-is-flowing-to-class-size-reduction-but-research-evidence-for-it-isnt-strong/

Jill Barshay| June 7, 2021