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Paterson NJ school budget for 2021-22 hikes taxes 12%

by Cassondra Kame on May 14, 2021 in News

Joe Malinconico, Paterson Press
Published 8:36 a.m. ET May 14, 2021

Darrelle Bell’s children Josiah, seventh-grade, and Trinity, fifth-grade, attend school virtually in Paterson on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.

NorthJersey.com

PATERSON — For the third straight year, the Paterson Board of Education is imposing a double-digit percentage increase in school property taxes.

The 12% hike in the board’s $639 million budget for 2021-22 — which was approved Wednesday night — will cost homeowners an average of $155 in additional annual property taxes. The board raised school taxes by 14% last year and by 15% in 2019-20.

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Today’s Headlines: A push for early education

by Cassondra Kame on May 13, 2021 in Education Center

California’s governor proposes adding a full school year before kindergarten. How will it work?

Northam announces $62.7M in Virginia LEARNS Education Recovery grants

by Cassondra Kame on May 13, 2021 in Education Foundation

Published Thursday, May. 13, 2021, 6:15 am

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Gov. Ralph Northam has announced $62.7 million in Virginia LEARNS Education Recovery grants to help school divisions expand and implement targeted initiatives to address learning loss among Virginia students as they continue to recover from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

“Over the past year, we have worked tirelessly to minimize educational disruptions and meet the social, emotional, and

Scotland’s education system weakest in UK, according to new report

by Cassondra Kame on May 13, 2021 in Education Publishing

Scotland’s education system is the weakest performing in the UK, according to a detailed prosperity index published to be published today (Thursday).

The report, which was conducted by the Legatum Institute’s Centre for UK Prosperity and is based upon latest available data, will be used to track the UK Government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda.

It found that Scotland is currently the worst region in the UK in terms of education performance, with particularly poor outcomes at primary and secondary level.

According to the index, the proportion of primary students in Scotland achieving the expected standard of literacy when leaving school is

Readers respond: Civics education bill is essential

by Cassondra Kame on May 12, 2021 in News

We are amid a civics education crisis in our state. Oregon is one of only 11 states without arequired high school civics class. As a high school teacher, I know that when there’s no mandated course, the quantity and quality of a student’s civics education depends entirely on the whims of their school, district or teachers. While some schools offer robust civics programs, others offer few options.

It is no surprise that only 24% of high school seniors test at or above proficiency in civics or that significant gaps exist between students of color and white students. Teaching civics unlocks

Paterson NJ school budget for 2021-22 hikes taxes 12%

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