Education

But in New Jersey, where nearly 10,500 new cases have been diagnosed this week, state leaders said Thursday that they will stick to the current plan that allows district and local health officials to decide what is best for the community’s schools. Currently, roughly one in five districts is providing remote lessons only, they said, and relatively few outbreaks have been tied directly to schools.

The state Department of Education is reporting a significant drop in the last month of districts and other public schools going all-remote, with nearly a third moving instead to a hybrid model that includes both remote and in-person schooling.

A looming budget deficit and the postponement of a reopening of schools took center stage during Thursday night’s monthly meeting of the Jersey City School Board.

JCT got a chance to ask new TECCS principal, Chloe Lewis, some questions about her background, her teaching philosophy and the future of the school.

With national politics taking center stage, it would be easy to overlook an important school board election on the November 3rd ballot.

At the Jersey City School Board meeting this past Thursday evening, Superintendent Franklin Walker led two presentations on mandates by the state of New Jersey.

Personal finance website WalletHub has ranked New Jersey the third best state (including the District of Columbia) for teachers.