Cave said until “internet for all” is viewed as a basic need or commodity, there will be variation not only in who has access to the internet and who doesn’t, but also who has stable, rapid access and whose connection lags. 2020 Best School Districts in New Jersey About this List The 2020 Best School Districts ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education.

New Jersey has the 10th least equitable school districts in the U.S. overall, but some districts within the state are fairer than others. The digital divide in New Jersey is much worse than previously thought. The average number of top enrollment districts in a state is 20. (Shutterstock) Data compiler Niche has ranked New Jersey's best school districts … I just can’t imagine it will be day one of school opening.” To buy some time, state lawmakers are rallying behind a bill, NJ A4509, that would require districts to begin the 2020-21 school year with virtual or remote instruction, except for special education and related services that must be delivered in person.Assemblymember Pamela Lampitt (D-Camden) who chairs the Education Committee in the lower house, told POLITICO that lawmakers are working on a slightly different version of the bill that would delay the opening of schools and require teachers to come in “so they have ample time to train, acclimate themselves to technology and determine whether or not their students have the tech to be able to learn.”That bill is expected to be introduced sometime next week.With the state deep in the throes of a fiscal crisis brought on by the pandemic, attempts to get kids connected have been creative, if not direct.Lawmakers previously passed a measure sponsored by Ruiz, Darryl Isherwood, a spokesperson for the state Economic Development Authority, said the agency received 35 responses to its Request for Information eliciting donations from companies and organizations for this purpose.It’s unclear if those responses will be enough to fill the gap. But Rick Cave, director of technology for the West-Windsor Plainsboro Regional School District, said it’s not as simple as buying laptops and handing them out to kids. The 230,000 estimate includes the districts’ responses to the June survey and also incorporates numbers of low-income students state assumes may need support in this area, he said.Yaple said the DOE conducted several surveys between March and June assessing districts’ technology needs and has promised reporters and Legislators access to the data. Ruiz, who rebuked the DOE in June for what she called an “unacceptable” number of students without access to the internet, said in an interview Thursday she also has not received updated data from the state.“The Administration is committed to ensuring that all school districts are able to address device access and connectivity issues for students,” said Alyana Alfaro Post, a spokesperson for the governor, in an email. “No matter what shape or form the school opening looks like, you need access to equipment, tech, infrastructure and the internet to succeed.”DOE spokesperson Mike Yaple said the sharp increase in the number of students impacted by the digital divide is due in part to a greater number of districts responding to the department’s technology needs survey — around 80 percent responded in March and April while nearly 100 percent responded in June — combined with a change in the definition of “need.” When schools buildings were shut down in March and families had to quickly pivot to online learning for what they assumed would be maybe a few weeks until the end of the school year, many parents reported they could make do with smartphones, shared laptops and other devices.

There are 555 school districts in New Jersey, which serve 1,372,203 students.In the top 1,000 largest school districts by enrollment, New Jersey has 23 school districts. One column or the other evidently dates from before the re-districting based on the 2010 census. List of members of the New Jersey United States House delegation, their terms, their district boundaries, and the districts' political ratings according to the CPVI.The delegation has a total of 12 members, including 10 Democrats, and 2 Republicans.. Most districts assume a breakage rate of around 15 percent, he said. This is the connection you have, it’s not a choice.”Paterson Superintendent Eileen Shafer said the biggest hurdle her district is facing is getting its hands on the much-needed devices. The district put in an order on June 2 for more than 13,000 Chromebooks that have yet to be delivered.“A lot of districts used the Covid money to buy devices and everybody ordered around the same time,” Shafer said.

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