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Districts, lawmakers try to address dire teacher shortage
Clip: 3/30/2022 | 4m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
‘The pipeline for all aspects of education is starting to run dry’
There’s a teacher shortage in New Jersey that’s only gotten worse during the pandemic, and some new ideas are being offered to fill the gaps. A bill was introduced in the state Legislature that would remove a licensing test that experts say is unnecessary. Other proposed solutions include teacher training programs for high school students.
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Districts, lawmakers try to address dire teacher shortage
Clip: 3/30/2022 | 4m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
There’s a teacher shortage in New Jersey that’s only gotten worse during the pandemic, and some new ideas are being offered to fill the gaps. A bill was introduced in the state Legislature that would remove a licensing test that experts say is unnecessary. Other proposed solutions include teacher training programs for high school students.
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Clip: 3/30/2022 | 1m 1s | US Sen. Cory Booker first introduced the legislation in 2018 (1m 1s)
Business Report: ADP says 455,000 new private-sector jobs
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Clip: 3/30/2022 | 3m 6s | A separate report shows still more job openings than there are people to fill them. (3m 6s)
Democrats make case for early presidential primary in NJ
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Clip: 3/30/2022 | 3m 41s | Party chair LeRoy Jones calls on Democratic National Committee to act boldly (3m 41s)
How to make NJ’s food system more equitable, resilient
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Clip: 3/30/2022 | 4m 15s | Interview with Jeanine Cava, co-founder of New Jersey Food Democracy Collaborative (4m 15s)
Lawmakers displeased with latest legal marijuana delay
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Clip: 3/30/2022 | 4m 45s | But some advocates are praising the Cannabis Regulatory Commission’s decision (4m 45s)
US to give Ukraine $500M more, Russia continues bombing
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Clip: 3/30/2022 | 1m 20s | Ukrainian officials say bombing in Kyiv and Chernihiv has worsened (1m 20s)
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