Experts told the N.J. Assembly Education Committee about learning loss, learning acceleration, and what schools need from the state to address the pandemic’s harm to students.
First-graders participate in class at Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School in Layton during the omicron surge on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022.The N.J. Assembly Education Committee heard from about a dozen experts Monday about learning loss, learning acceleration, and what schools need from the state to address the pandemic’s harm to students.
Rachel Goldberg, superintendent of the Springfield district in Union County, noted that its school board would be going over long-awaited results of the spring statewide tests on Monday evening. She asked legislators to look closely at the state budget, saying federal investment had been essential to weathering the pandemic but would run out soon.She also warned that officials should not compare school systems’ test scores in 2022 to 2019.
“We have done small group, one-on-one, virtual, and in-person learning acceleration before, during, and after the school day,” he said. “There are things COVID pushed us to do that we kept in place, so if a family doesn’t have transportation or if people prefer to learn virtually, we have both in-person and virtual tutoring opportunities for our students.”
He urged the committee to take bolder action, providing emergency certifications for teaching positions in math, science, and special education and for school nurses. Teachers of color, in particular, need lower certification fees, and teacher aids need help getting trained to become classroom teachers. He also spoke of the need for charters to get per-pupil funding similar to traditional schools, especially as facilities’ costs keep teacher salaries low.
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