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With Remote Learning are Snow Days a Thing of the Past ?

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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.

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Remote Learning Extended At Ridgewood High School

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Ridgewood NJ, Due to two recent separate positive COVID-19 cases of unknown origin at Ridgewood High School, the date for the return to in-person instruction has been adjusted. In person instruction will resume on Thursday, December 10, 2020.Ridgewood High School students should not participate in out of school activities during this time of remote learning. The situation is fluid and updated information from the NJDOH may alter this return date.

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Orchard Elementary School Goes Full Remote

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Ridgewood NJ, Due to two recent separate positive COVID-19 cases of unknown origin, Orchard Elementary School will transition to all remote learning tomorrow, Tuesday, December 1, 2020. In person instruction will resume on Tuesday December 15, 2020. Orchard Elementary School students should not participate in out of school activities during this time of remote learning. The situation is fluid and updated information from the NJDOH may alter this return date.

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Generation Alpha and the New Digital Divide

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By Charles Stampul

Children born after 2010 and before 2024 belong to “Generation Alpha.” We’ve moved from the end of the English alphabet to the start of the Greek, but there may be more of a reset in store for these children.

The phrase “digital divide” dates back to the internet technology boom of the 1990s, a time when only wealthy parents and schools could put emerging information technology in the hands of children and hardly any downside could be envisioned.

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Hawes Elementary School Goes Full Remote Due to COVID

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Ridgewood NJ, Due to two recent separate positive COVID-19 cases of unknown origin, Hawes Elementary School will transition to all remote learning tomorrow, Monday, November 30, 2020. In-person instruction will resume on Thursday, December 10, 2020. Hawes Elementary School students should not participate in out-of-school activities during this time of remote learning. The situation is fluid and updated information from the NJDOH may
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Willard Elementary School Goes All Remote on Monday

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Ridgewood NJ, Due to two recent separate positive COVID-19 cases of unknown origin, Willard Elementary School  will transition to all remote learning, Monday, November 30, 2020. In-person instruction will resume on Thursday, December 10, 2020. Willard Elementary School students should not participate in out-of-school activities during this time of remote learning. The situation is fluid and updated information from the NJDOH may alter this return date.

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Paramus Schools Go Full Remote Till January 19th 2021

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November 25, 2020

Dear Paramus Community,
Throughout this school year, our approach to designing, implementing, and adjusting our learning models has remained consistent in its prioritization of health and safety above all else. As a community, we have come together in our adherence to the enhanced health and safety protocols that have allowed our school buildings to remain safe places for our staff and in-person students to participate in the learning process. While we have needed to implement COVID-19 related quarantines of student and staff groups (you may view data related to these quarantines on the district’s new COVID-19 Quarantine Dashboard), our number of confirmed in-school transmissions of COVID-19 remains at zero.

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Benjamin Franklin Middle School and Ridgewood High School Go All Remote

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Ridgewood NJ, Due to two recent separate positive COVID-19 cases of unknown origin in each school, Benjamin Franklin Middle School and Ridgewood High School will transition to all remote learning , Wednesday, November 25, 2020.

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Leaf Blower Noise Driving Ridgewood Residents Crazy

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Ridgewood NJ, its been a less contentious leaf season so far this season but with so resident working from home the constant sound of leaf blower is driving residents crazy .  COVID19  has pushed many into a remote work environment  and remote learning environment .  This often means neighbors are hearing the sweet sound of power tools for the very first time .  Many have expressed frustration and the inability to enjoy the outdoors .

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Wayne and Clifton Schools Go Full Remote

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Wayne NJ,  Students will begin a full week of virtual learning on Monday, as the K-12 district comes to grips with more potential cases of COVID-19 than its contact tracers can handle, school officials said. Sports and other extracurricular activities also will be suspended until at least Nov. 16.

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Ramapo Indian Hills High School Goes Full Remote after 5 Cases of COVID Reported

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Dear Ramapo Indian Hills High School Community:

Yesterday we sent out a letter notifying the community of an additional confirmed positive case of Covid-19 at Ramapo High School. We have since learned of two additional laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Ramapo in addition to the two cases previously identified earlier this month.

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Top Renovations For Those Adapting to Their New COVID Working Environment

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If you are considering a renovation to create a more comfortable and spacious at home work space, you aren’t alone.  Home renovations have been on the rise for over six months according to 76% of agents surveyed and are showing little sign of slowing.  Since March of 2020 there has been a drastic rise in home improvement and renovations, totalling $328 billion during the 2nd quarter of this year, a massive $8 billion over the same time period in 2019.  

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Rather than eliminating our right to vote, we have many options to eliminate safety concerns at schools on election days

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Ridgewood NJ, Rather than eliminating our right to vote, we have many options to eliminate safety concerns at schools on election days.
1) Have professional development day on election day.
2) Now with remote learning, it can be a remote learning day.
Which by the way, our schools already practice. One Village One Voice is misleading residents and using fear to take away your vote. VOTE NO!
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Europe debates whether to reopen schools and how to best protect students and teachers

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, like most of the rest of the world, European countries have been debating whether to reopen schools and how to best protect students and teachers. Public Health England conducted enhanced surveillance among schools that reopened between June 1-July 31 in order to provide better information regarding SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk in school settings. While approximately 80% of schools remained open in some capacity during the UK lockdown to support certain priority groups (eg, children of healthcare workers), the vast majority of children did not attend in-person classes. In June, the number of students attending schools increased from 475,000 to more than 1.6 million.

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Teacher says, “Don’t diminish teachers, they are the ones who are with your kids all day”

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“As a teacher this is so discouraging to read. If you feel your tax money is going all to the school and the teachers are “ineffective” move elsewhere. My districts teachers have zero say in the decisions happening. It is sad you place blame on teachers being lazy when several go above and beyond to help children succeed and please parents. Remote learning in the spring was far from a vacation for me, it was difficult but I would rather do that than potentially get sick or infect a family member. Don’t diminish teachers, they are the ones who are with your kids all day.”