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20% of N.J. school districts now offering full-time in-person instruction
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Nicole Parham teaches her kindergarten class remotely from her home in Trenton. Parham is at Irving School in Highland Park. Wednesday, September 16, 2020.
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The number of fully in-person districts continues to climb as schools return following coronavirus closures, but it remains unclear how many students are voluntarily choosing to learn virtually.
As of April 12, 496 districts were hybrid, 118 remote, and 161 were fully in-person, the third week in a row the number of in-person districts increased. Thirty-two districts have different educational formats for different schools.
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“There are districts that do not pay as well and it is important we are negotiating strong contracts in every district,” said Stephen Baker, a spokesman for the New Jersey Education Association, which represents teachers. “It is important to look at and make sure that teachers in every district receive fair compensation.”
The median salary for New Jersey teachers statewide is $72,644, while the nationwide typical pay is lower at $61,660, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A recent USA TODAY analysis ranked New Jersey eighth among median teacher salaries, behind New York, California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Alaska, Maryland and Rhode Island.