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Ridgewood NJ, all Ridgewood Public Schools will reopen February 3rd following the regular hybrid schedule on Wednesday. Please use caution and allow extra time to travel. For those students who walk to school, please dress warmly, allow for extra time, and use caution while walking.
“With regard to expanding the virtual learning and the closing of schools I have three points to make: Science, The Problem, and A Solution.”
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood school district reported the following Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases from January
18 through January 22, 2021. In order to reduce the number of email communications, the district will issue COVID-19 notification letters on Tuesday and Friday beginning January 26, 2021, unless there is a situation where a school must transition to all remote learning.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Schools return from remote learning with the following reported Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases from January 9 through January 15, 2021.
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Ridgewood NJ, National School Choice Week 2021 will take place January 24 – 30, 2021 and New Jersey has many school options. https://schoolchoiceweek.com/guide-school-choice-new-jersey/
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Ridgewood NJ, All the media coverage about the COVID-19 vaccinations is likely bringing your regularly scheduled shots to mind. But with so many children in virtual school and adults working from home, are you on track or late with your vaccines? Have you received your flu shot? And finally, what should you know now about the COVID-19 vaccination?
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Ridgewood NJ, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put together some information to help parents along their child’s remote learning process. According to the CDC , there are many ways you can help children learn at home. Whether your child is attending in-person classes, online classes at home, or a combination of both, adjusting to a new learning routine can be challenging and stressful for everyone involved. The following strategies are meant to help you get the support you need to facilitate at-home learning while staying connected and engaged with your school community. Remember – there is no “right” way for your child to learn at home. Do what works for you and your family, and make sure to prioritize your own well-being so that you stay healthy and feel ready to address your child’s needs in education and beyond.
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Ridgewood NJ, COVID-19 and remote learning has changed the K-12 education landscape, perhaps permanently. More parents are focusing on their children’s education than at any time in recent memory. In addition to immediate challenges, like ensuring that their children learn during the pandemic, parents are getting an even closer look at the curriculum and textbooks their children are provided.
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Ridgewood NJ, since September New Jersey’s teachers union has been warning of teacher shortages being exacerbated by the COVID pandemic. Faced with a teacher shortage , NJ lawmakers are considering having the state recognize out-of-state teaching certificates to make recruiting easier for school districts.
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Ridgewood NJ, Due to two recent positive COVID-19 cases of unknown origin, Ridgewood High School will transition to all remote learning tomorrow, Tuesday, December 22, 2020.
In person instruction will resume on Monday, January 4, 2021.
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Ridgewood NJ, Due to the inclement weather, all Ridgewood Public Schools will be closed on Thursday, December 17. No virtual classes will be held. Due to potentially hazardous conditions related to the aftermath of the storm, Friday, December 18 will be a full day of remote instruction. Your child’s principal will send building-specific schedules. All afterschool activities are canceled. Thank you and please stay safe and warm.
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Due to an additional recent positive COVID-19 case of unknown origin at George Washington Middle School, the date for the return to in-person instruction has been adjusted.
In person instruction will resume on Wednesday, December 23, 2020.
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Clifton NJ, Common Security Corp. has published the following research brief titled “An Analysis on the Impact of COVID-19 School Closures on Future Earnings of Students in the United States”[https://www.commonsec.org/publication_04_12022020] to present a perspective into a situation that is currently being debated by many state and municipal leaders faced with determining how to approach the status of schools during the pandemic. It serves to highlight the possible long-term damage on economic recovery and the impact that future generations face. Our goal is to provide unique insight to help decision-makers on every level to address the challenges communities are facing as well as start discourse on the long-term variables when it comes public education.
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Ridgewood NJ, we have said it be for ,the COVID virus has been speeding up the implementation of remote technologies ,be it work from home or learn from home . The use of remote learning during the COVID19 pandemic has increased the likelihood the snow days may be a thing of the past .
Sorry to all the grand parents who over the years have spent snow days with their grand children but thirty-nine percent of principals and district leaders say their district has converted snow days to remote learning days, and another 32 percent say their districts are considering the change, according to an EdWeek Research Center survey conducted earlier this month.
