Credit: (Newark Chalkbeat)
High school students from across Newark gathered virtually on May 19 to share their experiences during the pandemic and brainstorm ideas for the recovery.
In Newark and nationwide, education officials are plotting a pandemic recovery of massive proportions.
Due to an unprecedented infusion of federal funds, the Newark school district has received more than $100 million in relief money and still more is on the way. The district is planning summer programs and tutoring to get students back on track, and officials recently surveyed community members to solicit more ideas.
But what do students, the focus of all this planning and spending, really want from the recovery?