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Ron Chaluisan said a study two years ago found students in urban areas such as Newark were 10 years behind students in other settings in access to computers and broadband
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Paula White, former NJ Education Official, Is First African-American to Run JerseyCAN Advocacy GroupWhite, who founded a charter school in Newark that has since merged with another school, says recovering learning lost to the pandemic is her top priority.
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Over the past decade, access to mental health staff for Black students decreased, while white students’ access increased.
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A shortage of support staff is exacerbating a continual teacher shortage in the Garden State.
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The students volunteered to teach elementary school students about careers and the importance of education
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The education nonprofit JerseyCAN has posted videos with hints for parents on how to work learning into everyday life.
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As schools grapple with the safety of kids learning in classrooms, some small towns in Vermont have been using outdoor classrooms designed specifically as a response to the pandemic. WBGO's Jon Kalish reports that these structures are the brainchild of a family in the mountain town of Rochester, Vermont and that word is spreading to neighboring states.
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The WBGO Journal, hosted by News Director Doug Doyle, airs every Saturday morning at 630.
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The tutoring is free of charge and is for 9th and 10th graders in Newark.
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Students who are turning 21 and would otherwise age out of the system will get an extra year of school and services.