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More than 9,000 N.J. students are still without a computer, internet connection or both, state says Updated Dec 26, 2020; Posted Dec 23, 2020 State officials say the digital divide in New Jersey is shrinking, but too many student are still unable to participate in remote learning.AP Facebook Share , a special resource guide created for parents, students and educators. But Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday that the so-called “digital divide” continues to close in New Jersey. “Today we can say that what was originally a gap estimated at roughly 231,000 students is now down to 9,281, and t...

Percentage of NJ elementary schools with no counselor on staff in 2018-2019 Nine out of every 10 New Jersey middle and high schools employed school counselors in the 2018-2019 school year, according to a new report by the Education Law Center. But 40% of elementary schools — with a total of 244,111 students — had no counselor on staff. Their lack “is a serious barrier to implementing interventions to promote school safety and reduce the rate of suspensions, bullying, violence, and police involvement, since counselors are crucial to supporting restorative practices and other alternatives...