TRENTON Legislators and education officials say the state must do more to help schools reopen their doors and students recover from pandemic-inflicted learning losses over the next few years.
At a Tuesday hearing of the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, promised to be the first in a series on the topic, acting Education Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan said the response will need to cover the whole state.
“Our understanding from the research and what we’re gleaning from school districts is that every student in the state has, if you will, lost ground. They’ve had disrupted learning,” Allen-McMillan said. “And so how can we help everyone move forward?”
He was born in Plainfield, to parents Rosalie (Nicholson) and Stan Biedron.
Mark was a graduate of the Pingry School, earned a bachelor of arts degree in business from the University of Vermont and continued his studies at the University of Colorado.
He was vice president of sales and marketing at CON-LUX Coatings, Inc., in Edison, a manufacturer of architectural and chemical resistant coatings which his father started in 1947. He worked with his father and brother for 20 years before selling the business to the Sherwin-Williams Co. in 1995.
He co-founded Solid Wood Construction, which specialized in custom-crafted mortise and tenon barn homes, renovations and green buildings. He became an Accredited Professional of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED AP), managed all construction of the Willow School in Gladstone and achieved the first Living Building certification in New Jersey from the International Living Future Institute.