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Governor Murphy Caves to Teachers Union on School Personnel Vaccine Mandate

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Trenton NJ, in what can only be perceived as caving in to pressure from the NJEA (NJ teachers Union ) Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 253, requiring all preschool to Grade 12 school personnel to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 18, 2021 or be subject to COVID-19 testing at minimum one to two times per week. This requirement will strengthen protections against the spread of COVID-19, including the highly transmissible Delta variant, to children in school settings, many of whom are under 12 years old and not yet eligible for vaccination.

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No Evidence to Suggest That Child Masking Works

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Ridgewood NJ, across the country and in New Jersey kids are headed back to school this week, so the Ridgewood blog thought we would offer the latest case for children wearing masks for six hours a day.

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Useful Tip For Choosing The Right Degree For You

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Moving on to higher education is a big step into adult life. Choosing a degree often feels like making a decision that will determine what you end up doing for the rest of your life. Although this is not always the case it is important to pick a degree that you will enjoy. This article will give you some useful tips for choosing the right degree.

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How To Upgrade Your Medical Education From Home: 4 Useful Tips

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Just because online education is new, doesn’t mean it doesn’t have amazingly beneficial perks. Even though it can be a bit challenging, especially for science majors that require a lot of practical work, there are always ways to get creative and overcome that obstacle.

For medical education, it was a bit tricky to learn the information required for students to be excellent doctors and nurses that save people’s lives. We bring you this article to give you 4 great tips on how to upgrade your medical education from home.

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Launch Back to School With NASA: Student and Educator Resources for the 2021-2022 School Year

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Ridgewood NJ, as students across the country are saying goodbye to the summer and the new school year is kicking off, NASA is gearing up to engage students in exciting activities and thought-provoking challenges throughout the year ahead. The agency offers many resources to inspire the next generation of explorers, and help educators and students stay involved in its missions.

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10 Tips for Choosing the Right College

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As high school graduation nears, it is time to start gathering information on colleges you want to attend and make probably the most difficult decision so far. Away from the movies in which the best College is the furthest one, choosing a college can be a daunting task. With so much information to collect and process before making the decision of which college to apply to this year, you may need some help. What follows are the top 10 Tips for Choosing the Right College this year. 

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Raise Trout in Your Classroom

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Ridgewood NJ, Trout in the Classroom registration will close on September 10 for the 2021-2022 school year. Not familiar with this middle school-geared program? Consider joining this hands-on science-based program that currently reaches 40,000 students a year! Raise trout from eggs to fingerlings to release while discovering the importance of clean, cold water not only for trout but also for other organisms – including people!

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5 Helpful Ideas to Support Students Who Are Now Learning Offline

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No matter how dedicated you are as a student or whether you’re in high school or college, checking your phone for new notifications is second nature. According to Inside Higher Ed, 49% of students use technology for non-learning tasks which distract them, with 68% of teachers being bothered by the fact. 

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Governor Murphy Expected to Announce NJ Teacher Vaccine Mandate

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Ridgewood NJ, according to multiple sources  Governor Phil Murphy is expected to announce that all teachers including Ridgewood teachers will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine this school year.

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Parents Group Challenges Murphy’s Mask mandate for School Children

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Trenton NJ, a group of 25 families filed an appeal late Friday in the Superior Court of NJ Appellate Division against Governor Phil Murphy and the State of New Jersey. The appeal was filed in response to Executive Order (EO) 251, signed on August 6th, which mandates masking in the indoor premises of all public, private, and parochial preschool, elementary, and secondary school buildings, with limited exceptions.

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Americans Overwhelmingly Reject Oregon’s New Education Law Letting Illiterates Graduate

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Ridgewood NJ, The state of Oregon has eliminated requirements that students demonstrate proficiency in reading, writing and math before graduating high school, and an overwhelming majority of Americans don’t want such a policy in their schools.

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Ridgewood Soprano Says There is a Shortage of Tuba Players and has Decided to Do Something About it !

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Ridgewood NJ, soprano Kristen Plumley says we have shortage of tuba players . The tuba shortage is so severe she have decide to take up tuba lessons herself and share her adventure on videos.

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Ridgewood Residents got their first look the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Design Assistance Program on August 12th

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood residents got their first look the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Design Assistance Program on August 12th .Lets hope these improvements are more soundly implemented than the “suicide bike lane” and traffic easing disasters of the past witch created dangerous congestion for Ridge school and Ridgewood School students .

The “suicide bike lane” and traffic easing disasters were driven by grant money with little thought to their practical application ,in the real word.

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Chuck Johnson is Back as Head Coach of Ridgewood Football

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Ridgewood NJ, longtime Ridgewood Coach Chuck Johnson was back of the sidelines for Ridgewood Maroon Football  .  After missing most of the last two seasons, Johnson, 69, was back as the head coach of the Maroons for fall practice sessions officially beginning on Monday.

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Ridgewood Safe Routes to School Project

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Village of Ridgewood – NJDOT Local Aid Design Assistance Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Design Assistance Program (Various Locations Throughout the Village) Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey Preliminary Engineering Phase • Public Information Center Village of Ridgewood Municipal Court, 131 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 August 12, 2021 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

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Ridgewood NJ, the Village of Ridgewood will hold a Public Information Center (PIC) to provide local residents and businesses with information on the Ridgewood Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Project.

You are encouraged to actively participate by providing comments at the meeting, by mail, or by e-mail.

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