The New Normal: What needs to happen now before we send children back to school this fall?

News 12's Elizabeth Hashagen was joined by Nicholas Ferroni, Anthony Nicodemo and Raymond Williams to talk about education.

News 12 Staff

Jun 18, 2021, 1:56 PM

Updated 1,287 days ago

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News 12's Elizabeth Hashagen was joined by Nicholas Ferroni, Anthony Nicodemo and Raymond Williams to talk about education.
What needs to happen now before we send our children back to school in the fall? What is the biggest change we need for the fall? And how would you reimagine education next year?
In late May, the Education Department released other guidance providing more detail on how states and school districts can spend nearly $190 billion from three COVID relief packages to promote student health and academic success. How should this money be spent?
Do we need the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to come out with a blueprint for opening in September?
Some state education officials in New Jersey are sounding the alarm after midyear assessments showed more than 30% of New Jersey public school students scored below grade level in math and English language arts.