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N.J. school district needed substitutes, so it doubled their pay. The move worked. Updated Apr 11, 2021; Assistant Schools Superintendent Donna Reichman told the school board Thursday night that approximately 68 substitute teachers had been hired since February, including 17 that were on the agenda for approval at the board’s 7:30 p.m. meeting. Wayne’s new rates — $225 per day for permanent substitutes, $200 per day for less-regular substitutes — took effect Feb. 16, the same day that students resumed a hybrid classroom schedule following two months of all-remote learning. “We are ...

Some school districts have acted swiftly to launch COVID-19 vaccine efforts for educators, though the eligibility announced last week by the governor has not appeared to hasten return plans in schools that have been fully remote for an entire year. Jersey City and Paterson both announced programs to vaccinate teachers starting Monday, in efforts to return to in-person instruction for the first time since last March. Roughly 3,000 vaccines in Jersey City for the week of March 15 would go directly to teachers and staff from the city public school system, Mayor Steve Fulop told New Jersey 101.5....

N.J. district offering full-day kindergarten, but you’ll need a lottery ticket and $7K to get in Updated Feb 15, 2021; A Morris County school district is reviving its tuition-based, full-day kindergarten program in September after it stalled for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The School District of the Chathams is doling out by lottery up to 60 slots with a tuition rate of $7,000 per student, according its website. Full-day kindergarten debuted in the K-12 district in the 2019-20 school year, also on a tuition basis, Schools Superintendent Michael LaSusa said. Prorated refunds wer...

Closing in on a full year since New Jersey schools shuttered amid the arrival of COVID-19, the frustrations of both parents and educators have reached a fever pitch. Montclair reached a new level of community tension on Tuesday as the superintendent of schools announced plans to sue the township’s teachers union over a refusal of elementary school teachers to return to building classrooms. Ventilation at the township’s oldest school buildings has been the concern shared by the Montclair Education Association, but efforts to negotiate use of facilities with proper HVAC systems have not pro...