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Less than 50 N.J. school districts remain all-remote in the last week of April
Updated Apr 29, 2021;
Posted Apr 28, 2021
Kindergarten teacher Christine Gappa, reads a book to the class at Irving School in Highland Park. Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media
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Less than 50 New Jersey school districts remain closed for in-person instruction, including half of the 10 largest, as the number of fully in-person districts continue to rise.
As of April 26, 470 school districts were hybrid, 47 were remote and 246 were fully in-person the fifth week in a row the number of in-person districts increased. Forty-eight districts have different educational formats for different schools.
How will Gloucester County schools split $41M in federal relief?
Gloucester County public school districts can expect more than
$41 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to get students back in buildings and on track academically after more than a year of learning disruptions.
Funding is part of the
$1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act signed by President Joe Biden in early March. A
$112 billion chunk of the COVID-19 rescue plan is earmarked for American K-12 schools.
New Jersey s Department of Education will receive
$2.765 billion to allocate to school districts.
Paulsboro will receive the highest amount of funding –
$5.4 million – under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund in the ARP Act. The funding formula is based on Title 1 No Child Left Behind standing and other factors.