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9-13-22 Education in the News

NJ Spotlight--Murphy administration faces fight over new rule to combat climate change

Thousands of apartment buildings, schools and government buildings would be required to replace heating systems with electric boilers

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2022/09/business-coalition-fights-murphy-electric-boilers-public-buildings-apartments-schools/

Tom Johnson, Energy/environment writer | September 13, 2022 | Energy & Environment

 

Star Ledger--N.J. public worker battle to fend off big health insurance hikes hitting fever pitch

https://www.nj.com/politics/2022/09/nj-public-worker-battle-to-fend-off-big-health-insurance-hikes-hitting-fever-pitch.html

Derek Hall| Updated: Sep. 12, 2022, 7:59 p.m.| Published: Sep. 12, 2022, 8:01 a.m.

 

Star Ledger--Educator: A little “r-e-s-p-e-c-t” will go a long way to resolving the teacher shortage | Opinion

Max Jacobs| Star-Ledger Guest Columnist| Updated: Sep. 12, 2022, 8:10 p.m.| Published: Sep. 12, 2022, 10:15 a.m.

 

NPR--The case for starting sex ed in kindergarten (hula hoops recommended)

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/12/1121999705/sex-education-school-kindergarten

Lee Gaines, Elizabeth Miller| September 12, 20229:15 AM ET

 

Education Week--We Talk a Lot About Student Mental Health. We Need More Action

Schools need lawmakers’ prolonged focus on this urgent issue

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/we-talk-a-lot-about-student-mental-health-we-need-more-action/2022/09

Evie Blad — September 06, 2022

 

The Hechinger Report--Teacher shortages are real, but not for the reason you heard

There’s little evidence of a mass exodus of teachers, but school districts flush with federal money are struggling to hire in a tight labor market

https://hechingerreport.org/teacher-shortages-are-real-but-not-for-the-reason-you-heard/

Sharon Lurye and Rebecca Griesbach September 12, 2022