NJ teachers brace for more COVID trauma as pandemic lengthens
TRENTON – Take the regular societal challenges that lead to educational inequities in New Jersey, layer on COVID-related issues that aggravate those problems, and you’ve got the conditions for an even more imbalanced state school system.
Then add to that the coronavirus delta variant that has dimmed the light at the lengthening pandemic tunnel and the complications teachers face in the approaching school year get compounded.
The state Department of Education held its third annual Statewide Equity Conference online Tuesday. While many of the workshops focused on how to assess and address racial disparities, the trauma on students and families caused by the pandemic was also top of mind.