NJ teachers shortage: COVID relief funds to create jobs
The U.S. government has instructed school districts to hire more teachers using federal COVID-relief funds, as the country faces a teacher shortage.
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The U.S. government has instructed school districts to hire more teachers using federal COVID-relief funds, as the country faces a teacher shortage.
Districts received an unprecedented windfall, with few restrictions on how to use it and no system for assessing the money's impact on education.
Of that money, $50 million will be divided among the 31 SDA districts, while the remaining $25 million will go to regular operating schools districts.
Of that money, $50 million will be divided among the 31 SDA districts, while the remaining $25 million will go to regular operating schools districts.
Districts do not appear to echo the governor's confidence in all-in-person learning. Many are planning contingencies for quarantining students.