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6-24-21 Education in the News

NY Times--The Dangers of Failing Grades

Districts are trying to figure out what to do with students who fell behind this year.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/23/us/failing-grades-covid.html

Kate Taylor and Amelia Nierenberg| June 23, 2021

 

NY Times--Supreme Court Rules for Cheerleader Punished for Vulgar Snapchat Message

The decision set new limits on disciplining students for off-campus speech but did not totally bar administrators from doing so.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/23/us/supreme-court-free-speech-cheerleader.html

Adam Liptak June 23, 2021

 

NPR--Academic Who Brought Critical Race Theory To Education Says Bills Are Misguided

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/22/1009182206/academic-who-brought-critical-race-theory-to-education-says-bills-are-misguided

Audie Cornish, Anna Sirianni,,Patrick Jarenwattananon| June 22, 20214:11 PM ET

 

Education Week--Understanding Learning ‘Acceleration’: Going Slow to Go Fast

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/understanding-learning-acceleration-going-slow-to-go-fast/2021/06

Stephen Sawchuk & Liana Loewus — June 22, 2021 4 min read

 

Chalkbeat--As school year ends, New Jersey families are still waiting for pandemic food money

https://newark.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/21/22544302/new-jersey-pandemic-ebt-delay

Patrick Wall Jun 21, 2021, 6:35pm EDT