COVID's impact on NJ public schools; An in-depth look
NorthJersey.com took a deep look at the many ways K-12 learning was thrown off course — and high school seniors missed milestone moments.
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NorthJersey.com took a deep look at the many ways K-12 learning was thrown off course — and high school seniors missed milestone moments.
Amid the pandemic, hundreds of students logged in from as far away as the Dominican Republic, Egypt and Australia. But schools are pulling the plug.
Amid the COVID pandemic, hundreds of students logged in from as far away as the Dominican Republic, Egypt and Australia. But schools are pulling the plug.
Remote learning let some NJ kids log in from around the globe. Is it a sign of the future? Replay Video UP NEXT For Melanie Ringrisaca, it was a difficult choice. Back home in her native Ecuador, her great-uncle had died of COVID-19. Her father was ill as well and was even more vulnerable due to a heart condition. Ringrisaca, a 15-year-old student at Elizabeth High School, returned to Ecuador in December. But staying on to help her extended family could have meant missing weeks of school. The solution — joining her Elizabeth classmates online from 3,000 miles away in South America —...