Their son had autism. Mom didn t speak English well. COVID-19 put school online: One family s fight for special ed services Ashley Okwuosa and Sharon Lurye, The Teacher Project
This teacher is going the extra mile for her ESOL students during Covid-19 pandemic
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This story was produced by the Teacher Project, an education reporting fellowship at Columbia Journalism School.
NUTLEY, N.J. – Ever since Carlos Tejada was diagnosed with autism at 13 months old, his parents have struggled to find him the right services. It was not for lack of trying. His mother, Adelaida Checo, attended more than a dozen meetings to discuss his special education plan at the Jersey City elementary school the boy started at age 3.
As the weather worsens, we must make sure students still get their school lunches | Opinion
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Posted Dec 16, 2020
Rutgers graduate student Bintu Fofana and law professor Jennifer Rosen Valverde say that as COVID-19 rates rise, temperatures drop and the weather worsens, getting meals to those in need should be a top priority. Above, Trenton Public School students pick up free breakfasts and lunches this past spring. (Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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By Bintu Fofana and Jennifer Rosen Valverde
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced public school districts across New Jersey and parts of the United States to grapple with unprecedented challenges. Initially, much of the focus was on remedying access to technology and internet capacity issues; more recently, attention has shifted to finding ways to diminish the loss of earlier academic gains and best-enabling students to make educational progres