Ruiz proposes 'czar' to tackle learning loss in NJ students
New Jersey has a lot of ground to make up for learning loss related to COVID-19. It’s why Senate Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz recently introduced a bill to create an Office of the Learning Loss Czar. "It could, for all intents and purposes, be an entity that is going to partner up with the Department of Education and the commissioner to foster this critical work," Ruiz said. Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE for daily videos: http://bit.ly/1ERsYqw **More info & videos below** For full episodes, check out https://www.njspotlightnews.org/ Let us know what you think! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/njspotlightnews/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/njspotlightnews/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/njspotlightnews/ ----------------- While NJ PBS does not and cannot review every submission and is not responsible for the content of your comments, NJTV reserves the right to delete, remove, move, or edit comments that it, in its sole discretion, deems abusive, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate or unacceptable for any reason. ----------------- NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi is a week-nightly news program on NJ PBS covering local New Jersey news as well as a multi-platform, local information source for New Jersey. Be sure to share with us your story ideas, feedback and tips about news in your neighborhood here: https://bit.ly/32zwJDT NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi airs every weeknight at 6, 7:30 and 11 p.m. ET on NJ PBS.
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