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NJ Spotlight--Higher scores needed to pass NJ’s new high school tests
Board says students should face rigorous hurdle to meet performance standards
John Mooney, Education writer | February 3, 2022 | Education
Star Ledger--Black History Month: 1969 set the stage for a conversation we’re still having today | Opinion
Kendra D. Boyd is an assistant professor, in the Department of History at the Rutgers-Camden campus. Boyd says the 1969 National Black Economic Development Conference gave birth to The Black Manifesto and made the term “reparations” a household word.
By Kendra D. Boyd| Star-Ledger Guest Columnist| Published: Feb. 02, 2022, 10:15 a.m.
The Record--'Doing a lot of harm': Group of doctors, scientists pushes for NJ schools to return to normal
Mary Ann Koruth| NorthJersey.com| February 3, 2022
The Atlantic--Book Bans Are Targeting the History of Oppression
The possibility of a more just future is at stake when young people are denied access to knowledge of the past.
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/02/maus-book-ban-tennessee-art-spiegelman/621453/
Marilisa Jiménez Garcia| February 2, 2022
NPR--Some families are being forced to choose between remote learning and school meals
February 2, 20227:01 AM ET
Cory Turner| February 2, 2022
Education Week--Student Mental Health Is Overwhelming Schools. Can Congress Help?
Andrew Ujifusa — February 01, 2022 4 min read
Chalkbeat--Majority Black, Latinx school districts in N.J. are the most underfunded, report says
By Catherine Carrera Feb 2, 2022, 6:35pm EST
Education Dive--COVID-19 testing in schools: Double-down or phase it out?
The logistical and financial burdens of school-managed testing are worth it if it keeps students learning in classrooms, some education stakeholders say.
https://www.k12dive.com/news/covid-19-testing-in-schools-double-down-or-phase-it-out/618157/
Kara Arundel Reporter| Published Feb. 2, 2022
