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Can volunteer tutors help NJ kids overcome learning loss?
Clip: 12/12/2022 | 5m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Governor has proposed inviting 5,000 volunteers to support students
Recently released assessment test results showed that COVID-19-driven school shutdowns and virtual learning took a stark toll on New Jersey students, apparently erasing years of achievement and widening existing gaps. As the state plans corrective strategies, it can dip into $135 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds.
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Can volunteer tutors help NJ kids overcome learning loss?
Clip: 12/12/2022 | 5m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Recently released assessment test results showed that COVID-19-driven school shutdowns and virtual learning took a stark toll on New Jersey students, apparently erasing years of achievement and widening existing gaps. As the state plans corrective strategies, it can dip into $135 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds.
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7th District’s congressional race, most expensive ever in NJ
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Clip: 12/12/2022 | 4m 45s | The race was also the most closely watched midterm contest in the state (4m 45s)
Assembly bills concern private details of elected officials
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Clip: 12/12/2022 | 4m 8s | One measure calls for the redaction and nondisclosure of their home addresses (4m 8s)
Lockerbie bombing suspect in US custody
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Clip: 12/12/2022 | 1m 20s | The suspect was allegedly involved in bombing of passenger plane in 1988 (1m 20s)
More union activity, tight labor market, economic pressures
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Clip: 12/12/2022 | 5m 56s | ‘It’s a perfect storm of issues coming together at once’ (5m 56s)
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