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NJ Spotlight--Sweeney: We Need More Info on Governor’s Borrowing Plan
Murphy spokesman counters that administration has met with key legislators and answered questions about the need for fiscal help during pandemic
https://www.njspotlight.com/2020/05/sweeney-we-need-more-info-on-governors-borrowing-plan/
John Reitmeyer | May 6, 2020 | Politics, Coronavirus in NJ
NJ Spotlight--Fine Print: Murphy Vetoes Distance-Learning Bill
Governor rejects state money for remote-instruction technology, counting on feds to step up
https://www.njspotlight.com/2020/05/fine-print-murphy-vetoes-distance-learning-bill/
John Mooney | May 6, 2020 | Coronavirus in NJ, Education
Star Ledger--Fewer people are studying to become teachers in N.J. Could higher pay, appreciation reverse the trend?
A new report found that fewer people are studying to become teachers in New Jersey. Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media
Amanda Hoover | NJ Advance Media For NJ.com| Posted May 05, 2020
Star Ledger--N.J. will keep federal coronavirus aid, and $467M is going to schools, Murphy says
A day after he warned New Jersey was facing a “fiscal disaster” because of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday the state won’t have to return $1.8 billion in federal aid after President Donald Trump’s administration relaxed its restrictions on how the state could spend the money.
Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
South Jersey Times--No time better than now for ‘universal school lunch’ | Editorial
https://www.nj.com/opinion/2020/05/no-time-better-than-now-for-universal-school-lunch-editorial.html
South Jersey Times Editorial Board| Posted May 05, 2020
NPR--When After-School Is Shut Down, Too
When Jessyka Bagdon set out to move her tap dancing classes online, big questions started popping up right away: What about kids who don't own their own tap shoes? How to tap dance at home without ruining the floor?
https://www.npr.org/2020/05/06/846958017/when-after-school-is-shut-down-too
Kavitha Cardoza| May 6, 20206:57 AM ET
Education Week--Is Betsy DeVos Trying to Throw Private Schools a Lifeline Using Coronavirus Aid?
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has made educational choice a priority during her tenure; her move last week to offer "microgrants" for parents using coronavirus emergency aid is one recent example. And her department just issued a new directive about that relief money that illustrates the extent to which she's also focused specifically on private schools.
Andrew Ujifusa on May 5, 2020 1:03 PM
Politics K-12 (via Education Week)--New York State Teams With Gates Foundation to 'Reimagine Education' Amid Pandemic
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/05/new-york-gates-coronavirus-education.html
Evie Blad on May 5, 2020 4:43 PM
Chalkbeat--Guidance from DeVos means more coronavirus relief for private schools
Private schools are set to receive more support than they expected from the federal coronavirus relief package, while high-poverty school districts are set to receive less, thanks to guidance put out by Betsy DeVos’s federal education department.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2020/5/5/21248179/equitable-services-coronavirus-private-schools
Matt Barnum Updated May 5, 2020, 4:27pm EDT
Edutopia--Teachers’ Most Common Tech Issues—and How to Fix Them
After fielding his fellow teachers’ tech problems for two months, the writer has an eight-step DIY plan for addressing them before calling the IT department.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/teachers-most-common-tech-issues-and-how-fix-them
John S. Thomas| May 5, 2020
