NJ Education News:
The class of 2023 will be the first to take the standardized test
School board meetings throughout New Jersey are becoming political battlegrounds, as parents and community members wage war over Covid mitigation strategies, curriculum decisions and ideological beliefs.
Parents and teachers question whether their school buildings are safe or not
The majority of the Newark community, roughly 37,000 students have not entered classrooms since COVID-19 forced school buildings nationwide to shut down in March 2020
Teaneck Public Schools want to make sure students are in the right frame of mind before focusing on academics as they return to in-person classes.
Other State/National Education News:
Several education and civil rights organizations are urging the U.S. Department of Education to collect comprehensive state and district spending data for COVID-19 relief funds to ensure the money is reaching students who have been historically underserved or who have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
Biden traveled to NYC and other areas to survey disaster areas
Parents want kids to learn about ongoing effects of slavery – but not critical race theory. They're the same thing
