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11-9-21 Education in the News

NJ Spotlight--Murphy: Mask mandate goes if parents vaccinate kids

It’s not ‘strong-arming,’ he says in first post-election briefing

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2021/11/nj-school-mask-mandate-may-be-phased-out-controversial-muzzled-parental-opposition-gov-phil-murphy/

Lilo H. Stainton, Health care writer | November 9, 2021 | Coronavirus in NJ, Education, Health Care

 

Philadelphia Inquirer--Pa. mask mandate for public and private schools expected to end in January, Wolf says

Gov. Tom Wolf’s update to the school mask mandate comes as vaccinations have expanded to children ages 5-11. The mandate will remain in early learning and child care centers.

https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/spl/pa-mask-mandate-schools-wolf-update-20211108.html

Jamie Martines| November 8, 2021

 

InsiderNJ--Weinberg Bill to Modify Procedures for School Emergency Drills Clears Education Committee

https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/weinberg-bill-modify-procedures-school-emergency-drills-clears-education-committee/

November 8, 2021, 4:12 pm |

 

Asbury Park Press--Gov. Murphy signs school bus safety bills into law

https://www.app.com/story/news/investigations/watchdog/2021/11/09/school-bus-safety-laws-signed-gov-murphy-asbury-park-press-investigation/6346623001/

Mike Davis| Asbury Park Press| November 9, 2021

 

NY Times--First Lady Kicks Off Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign for Children

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/08/us/politics/jill-biden-kids-vaccine.html

Sheryl Gay Stolberg| Nov. 8, 2021

 

The Atlantic--Parents Still Have a Thanksgiving Problem

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/11/kids-fully-vaccinated-thanksgiving-holidays/620636/

Catyherine J. Wu| November 9, 2021

 

Education Week--A ‘War on Books': Conservatives Push for Audits of School Libraries

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/a-war-on-books-conservatives-push-for-audits-of-school-libraries/2021/11

Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times — November 08, 2021

 

Education Dive--Incentives, morale boosters crucial to curb K-12 teacher, other workforce shortages

https://www.k12dive.com/news/incentives-morale-boosters-crucial-to-curb-k-12-teacher-other-workforce-s/609622/

Shawna De La Rosa Contributor, K-12| Published Nov. 8, 2021

 

The Hechinger Report--Some families don’t want to go back to in-person school. Here’s how one S.C. district is dealing with this demand

With its new online academy, Fairfield County — where 90 percent of families live in poverty and 50 percent lack high-speed Internet — hopes to overcome problems with virtual school

https://hechingerreport.org/some-families-dont-want-to-go-back-to-in-person-school-heres-how-one-s-c-district-is-dealing-with-this-demand/

Sharon Lurye November 8, 2021