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Washington DC, the big Biden “infrastructure” proposal contains $100 billion for the teacher unions, er, sorry…for “education.” This is on top of the $112 billion for the teacher unions tucked in the 2020 COVID relief bills, and on top of another $170 billion in the $1.9 trillion Biden “stimulus” bill that passed in March.
Continue reading Teachers Union Hits the Jackpot With the Biden “infrastructure” Proposal
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Ridgewood NJ, New Jersey continues to rank among the states reporting the most new COVID cases, and the LD1 lawmakers say the statistics prove that economy-killing lockdowns and quarantines are not the answer.
Continue reading Lockdowns Failed to Tame Virus Time Prompt Reopening of Schools, Businesses
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Ridgewood NJ, in USA Today that stops just short of accusing the CDC of scientific fraud. The CDC infamously met with teachers unions before coming out with shocking “school opening” guidance that, if followed would actually inhibit getting kids back in school.
Continue reading CDC Distorts Schools Study to Benefit the Unions
Continue reading Ridgewoood Schools Reopening Plans Comes Under Criticism
Continue reading CDC : Vaccinating Teachers is not a Prerequisite for Resuming in-person Classes
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Ridgewood NJ, Keeping things green. To get ready for the opening of school, Hawes teachers were joined by a student to do some planting in the courtyard. What a wonderful way to make Hawes so welcoming.
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Ridgewood Nj, at the Friday August 28th Special Public Meeting of the Ridgewood Board Education meeting the board focused on the reopening of Ridgewood public schools. Mr. Lembo shared that the Special Public Meeting was scheduled to get more information and to discuss questions pertaining to the reopening plan. Dr. Fishbein and Ms. Poelstra gave a reopening plan update presentation. Dr. Fishbein began by thanking the administrators and teachers for their hard work and creativity in making this reopening possible. A revised 2020-2021 school calendar will be approved at the August 31 Regular Public Meeting. To give teachers an extra day to prepare for the start of school, a Professional Development Day was added on August 31 and removed from October 12. Schools will be closed on October 12 for teachers and students. The district has worked very hard on logistics and operations, and the buildings are ready for the return of students. The Pandemic Response Teams have taken walkthroughs of the buildings, and the response from those teams was very positive. Our reopening plan was submitted to the state, and the three areas for revision (recess, cleaning manual, and technology services) were addressed. The cleaning manual is posted on the district website.
Continue reading Ridgewood Board of Education Discuses Return to School Plan
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Ridgewood NJ, according to the NYTimes , “Economists, business leaders and labor experts have warned for years that a coming wave of automation and digital technology would upend the work force, destroying some jobs while altering how and where work is done for nearly everyone.
In the past four months, the coronavirus pandemic has transformed some of those predictions into reality. By May, half of Americans were working from home, tethered to their employers via laptops and Wi-Fi, up from 15 percent before the pandemic, according to a recent study.”
Continue reading Pandemic “Educational Pods” All the Rage for Ridgewood Parents
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Ridgewood NJ, The Board of Education meets on Monday, August 31, 2020 at 6 PM for a Regular Public Meeting. Due to health concerns related to COVID-19, the public cannot attend this meeting.
“Even if we agree that teachers work as much as the average worker, they are only working 10 months out of the year and those are 6 hour days, not 8 hour days.
And lets not talk about “teacher prep time” done before and after their 6 hour day, that is canceled out by the “overtime” done by the average worker before and after their 8 hour day.”
Continue reading Reader Comments of Teacher Pay “…but they continue to whine”
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Ridgewood NJ, As it continues addressing challenges unique to the coronavirus pandemic, the NJSIAA today released updated guidelines related to transfers and spectators attending games.
Regarding transfers, while NJSIAA will continue to prohibit students from transferring for athletic advantage, it has modified what it identifies as “athletic advantage.” For the 2020-21 school year, a transfer for athletic advantage will not include a transfer made because the student’s school cancels or postpones an athletic program due to the pandemic. However any student who transfers after September 1, regardless of the reason, will be required to sit for half of the fall season, or 30 days, whichever is shorter. Fuller details on this revision and others related to transfers are available online, HERE .
Continue reading NJSIAA Revises Guidelines on Spectators Attending Games
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Ridgewood NJ,a new report released yesterday from the United Kingdom is the most comprehensive look yet at students returning to class. The reported concluded :
“In conclusion, re-opening of schools was associated with very few outbreaks after easing of national lockdown in England. SARS-CoV-2 infection and outbreaks were more likely to
involve staff members, highlighting a need to improve education and infection control measures for this group. The strong correlation between COVID-19 outbreaks and regional
SARS-CoV-2 incidence highlights the importance of controlling the disease in the community to protect the staff and students in educational settings.”
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/911267/School_Outbreaks_Analysis.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2w-j5Hc9KYdfmPJQxkbAp_BVNntlmN-MgUXq3SN36pM6-OiuGPMmqX3Pc
Continue reading Ridgewood BOE Special Public Meeting on Friday August 28th at 3pm
