Archive for August, 2020

Reopening Schools in New Jersey

EducatingNJ is a one-stop news site focusing on K-college level instruction in the age of COVID. Timely, informative articles, lists of school districts planning to reopen online, and other relevant writings are found here.

The education section of NJ Spotlight offers valuable information as well.

As of September 4, here is a listing of what school districts are planning for the resumption of instruction.

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Here Is a List of the New Jersey School Districts Going Online Only

As of this writing, this is the list of districts (139 at last count) that will be going virtual starting in September.

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International Responses to COVID-19

Many NGOs and governmental agencies have compiled comparisons of how various countries have responded to the COVID crisis. This informative CRS report – COVID-19 International Responses: Resources for Comparison with U.S. Policies – guides you to many relevant sites of relevance.

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What Are the Reopening Plans for the Nation’s 15 Largest School Districts?

As of this writing, only one district is offering in-person only education; all the other districts are offering modified/hybrid models. Of course, these plans may be altered as COVID-19 surges continue; this feature will be regularly updated as districts change their respective approaches to dealing with this pandemic.

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National Security Reports – July 2020 Update

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Historic Accounts of Epidemics

This collection from Harvard – Contagion: Historical Views of Diseases and Epidemics – contains hundreds of items spanning the 15th to the early 20th centuries. You will find here works dealing with yellow fever, small pox, plague, and other diseases that have beset mankind.

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