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Governor Cuomo : ” the old model of our education system where everyone sits in a classroom is not going to work in the new normal”

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NYS and Gates Foundation Will Convene Experts to Answer Key Questions About What Education Should Look Like in the Future

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Albany NY, remote learning could replace the practice of a teacher standing in front of a classroom instructing students in the post-coronavirus area, Gov. Andrew Cuomo suggested Tuesday. Cuomo dropped the bombshell while announcing a partnership with the Gates Foundation to “reimagine” education in the post-COVID era.

“The last few months have been an incredibly stressful time full of change, but we have to learn and grow from this situation and make sure we build our systems back better than they were before,” Governor Cuomo said. “One of the areas we can really learn from is education because the old model of our education system where everyone sits in a classroom is not going to work in the new normal. When we do reopen our schools let’s reimagine them for the future, and to do that we are collaborating with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and exploring smart, innovative education alternatives using all the new technology we have at our disposal.”

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Ridgewood Board of Education Candidates Unkind Words for the REA

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Ridgewood NJ, after having a little fun at BOE candidate Dan Creeds expense and sustaining a myriad of “troll” attacks , we figured we must be on to something so we found the posts so heinous that Mr Creed would basically stop campaigning and go on a Facebook rampage over who posted  as opposed to  to discussing what was posted .

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Governor Murphy Announces That Schools Will Remain Closed Through the End of the Academic Year

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Ridgewood NJ, Citing the need to protect the health of New Jersey’s 1.6 million public and private school students as well as thousands of educators and support staff, Governor Phil Murphy today announced that statewide school closures will be extended through the end of the 2019-2020 academic year. Private schools with longer academic years will remain closed until at least June 30.

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Welcome RHS Class of 2020!

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Dear RHS Class of 2020,

 

We hope this message finds you and your family all safe and well during this unprecedented time in our lives. While we normally save our alumni greeting for Graduation Day, we felt this year’s Seniors deserved an early, special welcome.

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CDC: Reopening Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting Public Spaces, Workplaces, Businesses, Schools, and Homes

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Ridgewood NJ, the CDC has issued new guidelines intended for all Americans, whether you own a business, run a school, or want to ensure the cleanliness and safety of your home. Reopening America requires all of us to move forward together by practicing social distancing and other daily habits to reduce our risk of exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19. Reopening the country also strongly relies on public health strategies, including increased testing of people for the virus, social distancing, isolation, and keeping track of how someone infected might have infected other people. This plan is part of the larger United States Government plan external iconand focuses on cleaning and disinfecting public spaces, workplaces, businesses, schools, and can also be applied to your home.

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Ridgewood Board of Education Candidate Shopping Far Left Groups For Support

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Ridgewood NJ, a board of ed candidate is using national politics in local elections and going to far left groups and asking support on issues that are not relevant to school / non-partisan local government. Lets try to keep bad politics out of the schools and focus on learning .

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Ridgewood School Home School Day 18 ,Due to COVID 19

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April 27, 2020

Dear Ridgewood School Community,

While we have not received any official notification from the Governor, I sense that people are slowly coming to the conclusion that schools may not reopen and remote learning may continue for the duration of the school year. Governor Cuomo stated in one of his press conferences that particular challenges or events define many generations. The Spanish Flu, World War II, the Vietnam War, and 9/11 are examples of historical events that had a lasting impact; similarly, this global pandemic will be a landmark moment for this generation.

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CENSUS 2020 ZOOM EVENT HOSTED BY THE RIDGEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY TONIGHT AT 7PM

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The Census is important. Click here to read Dr. Fishbein’s April column, which appeared in The Ridgewood News. Also, see the attached flyer about the Be Safe; Be Counted Zoom event that is being hosted by the Ridgewood Public Library tonight at 7:00 pm. Don’t forget to send your redacted “receipt” to your principal or just let your principal know it is complete.  Let’s see which school has the highest percentage of completed questionnaires.  If you have multiple children in a school, each one counts. If you have children in multiple schools, send the receipt to each principal.

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UPDATE : Time for New Jersey to Start Laying off School Teachers and other Nonessential State and Municipal Employees

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Ridgewood  NJ, time to start laying public school teachers and other non essential state workers, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has made the decision to keep New Jersey’s schools closed for at least four more weeks.

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The Ridgewood blog Endorses Dani, Kwak, Lembo for Ridgewood Board of Education

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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Board of Education Election (to vote on the Board of Education budget and elect one Board of Education member for an unexpired 1-year term and two Board of Education members to three-year terms) and the Ridgewood Municipal Election (to elect three Village Council members to 4-year terms) will be held on the same date, May 12, 2020.  These elections will be a Vote by Mail election only.  There will be two separate ballots in the envelope sent to you, one for the Board of Education and the second one for the Village Council.  Vote by mail ballots will be mailed to all registered voters, no later than April 24, 2020.  The Vote by Mail ballots must be postmarked by May 12, 2020 and received at the County by May 14, 2020.  Therefore, please vote your ballot and mail it back, as soon as possible so that your vote will count.  The envelopes included with the ballots are postage paid.

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Car Takes Out Fencing at Ridgewood School Ball Field

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Ridgewood NJ, fortunately no injuries were reported after a Ford SUV crashed front first through a chain link fence and rolled down an embankment before coming to a stop on a school baseball field in Ridgewood early Sunday afternoon, 04/05. Damage to the vehicle was light; the fence was destroyed. Fortunately, the mishap occurred several hundred feet away from a small group of children who were playing on the school grounds. Ridgewood Police Patrol Officer Colin Donnelly assisted the SUV’s adult female driver in getting her vehicle off the field and back into a nearby parking lot.

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What Will be the Long term Impact of Coronavirus “accidental homeschooling”on Public Education ?

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Ridgewood NJ, currently, 124,000 schools are closed nationwide, forcing more than 55 million children to school from home for the time being. In an effort to slow the spread of the pandemic, some states have even decided to keep schools closed for the remainder of the school year. More than ever, “ We’re All Homeschoolers Now.”
Something to think about with a $115 million Ridgewood school budget vote coming up >

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