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NJ Spotlight--Parents weigh risks of COVID shots for youngest kids. Vaccinate or wait?
Doctor notes COVID-19 vaccines are largely safe, but they’ve caused problems in some 12-24-year olds
Brenda Flanagan, Senior Correspondent | June 21, 2021 | Coronavirus in NJ
NJ Spotlight--Biggest spending plan in NJ history headed to budget committees
John Reitmeyer, Budget/finance writer | June 22, 2021 | Budget
Star Ledger--N.J. district reverses course, will add holiday names back onto school calendar
Chris Sheldon | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com| Updated Jun 21, 2021; Posted Jun 21, 2021
NY Times--She Fought to Reopen Schools, Becoming a Hero and a Villain
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/us/emily-oster-school-reopening.html
Dana Goldstein| June 22, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
Education Week--Starting School After the Pandemic: Youngest Students Will Need Foundational Skills
Sarah D. Sparks — June 21, 2021 4 min read
The Hechinger Report--OPINION: The time has come to stop assigning letter and number grades
A leading researcher offers other ideas for evaluating student learning post-pandemic
https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-the-time-has-come-to-stop-assigning-letter-and-number-grades/
H. Richard Milner IV June 17, 2021