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7-15-20 Education in the News

NJ Spotlight--Op-Ed: Congress Needs to Finish Job, Help Nation Rebuild Crumbling Schools

Now that the U.S. House has passed the historic Rebuild America’s Schools Act, it’s up to the GOP-controlled Senate to help the nation fix the problem

https://www.njspotlight.com/2020/07/op-ed-congress-needs-to-finish-job-help-nation-rebuild-crumbling-schools/

Kyle Rosenkrans | July 15, 2020 | Opinion, Education

 

Star Ledger--Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students

  https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/07/trump-administration-rescinds-rule-on-foreign-students.html

Associated Press| Updated Jul 14, 2020; Posted Jul 14, 2020

 

NPR--A Teacher Who Contracted COVID-19 Cautions Against In-Person Schooling

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/14/890716897/teacher-recovering-from-covid-19-says-school-reopening-is-tough-decision

James Doubek| July 14, 20205:38 PM ET

 

Education Week--Tracking Student Attendance Under Remote Learning Is a Complicated Mess

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/07/14/tracking-student-attendance-under-remote-learning-is.html

Penelope Blackwell, Claire Fox, Jenna Gyimesi, Kara Grant, Carter Johnson, and Kyra Senese|

July 13, 2020

 

Chalkbeat--Despite stress of closures, most parents wary of rush to return to school buildings, polls show

https://www.chalkbeat.org/2020/7/14/21324873/school-closure-reopening-parents-surveys

Matt Barnum and Claire Bryan Jul 14, 2020, 6:24pm EDT

 

Chalkbeat--I’m a class scheduler in NYC. Here’s what I need to know to do my job.

When assigning students to classes, there are always a lot of pieces to fit together. Now there are even more. 

https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/7/14/21323482/im-a-class-scheduler-in-nyc-heres-what-i-need-to-know-to-do-my-job

Stephen Lazar Jul 14, 2020, 1:29pm EDT

 

Education Dive--Parents, teachers challenge school reopening decisions

https://www.educationdive.com/news/parents-teachers-challenge-school-reopening-decisions/581495/

Naaz Modan @NaazModan| Published July 13, 2020