NJ Spotlight--Universal pre-K takes another step on long road 

Murphy says process started to get long-sought programs running 

https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/09/nj-universal-pre-k-preschool-murphy-expansion-process/ 

JOHN MOONEY, EDUCATION WRITER | SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 | EDUCATION 

Star Ledger- What is the ‘devious lick’ TikTok trend? What does it mean? Here’s what to know  

https://www.nj.com/news/2021/09/what-is-the-devious-lick-tiktok-trend-what-does-it-mean-heres-what-to-know.html 

Katherine Rodriguez--Updated: Sep. 15, 2021, 1:54 p.m. | Published: Sep. 15, 2021, 1:54 p.m. 

Asbury Park Press-NJ bus driver shortage forcing Toms River Regional to move sports games 

https://www.app.com/story/news/education/in-our-schools/2021/09/17/bus-driver-shortage-impacting-toms-river-regional-school-district-sports/8359128002/ 

Jean Mikle| Asbury Park Press| September 17, 2021 

Education Week--Why School Districts Are Unprepared for COVID-19 Disruptions, Again 

Exhaustion, misplaced optimism, bad state policies, and a rush to open full-time virtual schools led districts to shelve last year’s hybrid learning models 

https://www.edweek.org/technology/why-school-districts-are-unprepared-for-covid-19-disruptions-again/2021/09 

Benjamin Herold — September 14, 2021  

Education Dive--Panelists: Heal school community polarization for sake of children's health 

 https://www.k12dive.com/news/heal-polarizations-in-school-communities-for-the-sake-of-childrens-health/606678/ 

Kara ArundelReporter| Published Sept. 16, 2021