When School Bells Last Rung: New Jersey Schools and the COVID Shutdown

• In Event: Rethinking Learning Environments During a Pandemic

Abstract

This study examined the effects of remote learning during the COVID-19 shutdown in New Jersey during Spring 2020. This mixed methods study relied on survey data on the experiences, difficulties, and successes of 708 New Jersey public school educators during the first few weeks of the school closures. The findings indicate that educators found support from their administration, a spectrum of difficulties relating to the absence of face-to-face contact with students, and both successes coping with the situation as well as some successes that surpassed their experiences of schooling before the shutdown.

Authors

• Chris Shamburg, New Jersey City University

• Laura Zieger, New Jersey City University

• Tracy Amerman, New Jersey City University

• Dr. Samantha Bahna, New Jersey City University