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NJ Spotlight--As applications plunge, Newark schools face threat of lower enrollment
About 4,000 fewer students applied to traditional schools and most charter schools. But time remains to recruit students
Patrick Wall, Chalkbeat Newark | July 14, 2021 | Education, Coronavirus in NJ
NJ Spotlight--Off-season spike in respiratory virus sends NJ kids to hospitals
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, which usually spikes over the winter, reappears after people shed their masks
https://www.njspotlight.com/video/off-season-spike-in-respiratory-virus-sends-nj-kids-to-hospitals/
Brenda Flanagan, Senior Correspondent | July 13, 2021 | Coronavirus in NJ, Health Care
Star Ledger--Number of free meals given to N.J. kids last July tripled. Here’s how to find help regardless of income.
Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com| Posted Jul 13, 2021
NY Times--New York City and California are sticking with their mask mandates in schools.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/us/nyc-schools-california-masks-covid.html
Alexandra E. Petri| July 13, 2021
NY Times--Schools Are Receiving $129 Billion in Stimulus Aid. Where Is It Going?
There’s money for summer schools, tutors and field trips, but other urgent needs will not be addressed.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/education/school-budget-stimulus.html
Madeleine Ngo and Kate Taylor| July 13, 2021
NPR: Illinois Has Become The First State To Require The Teaching Of Asian American History
Deepa Shivaram| July 13, 202110:54 AM ET
Education Week--Kids Are Behind on Routine Vaccinations. Here’s What Schools Can Do About It
Arianna Prothero — July 09, 2021
Education Week--Tears, Politics, and Money: School Boards Become Battle Zones
https://www.edweek.org/education/tears-politics-and-money-school-boards-become-battle-zones/2021/07
The Associated Press — July 12, 2021 4 min read
