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September 26, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at September 26, 2023

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Camden
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Women of the Dream Uses Camden Education Fund Grant to Address Trauma in Middle School Girls

When the nonprofit Women of the Dream organization began working on life skills and college preparation with girls from Camden public schools, an alarming trend […]

September 26, 2023

By Guest Contributor at September 26, 2023

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MARTINEZ: What Getting Thrown Out of School Taught Me About Equity

Barbara Martinez is the new Executive Director of the New Jersey Children’s Foundation. This was first published in Mosaic. When I was 14 years old, […]

September 22, 2023

By Laura Waters at September 22, 2023

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Three More Districts Call Murphy’s Bluff On Parent Notification Policies–And a Federal Court Weighs In

News just broke that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California granted an injunction in favor of two teachers, who said their school […]

September 22, 2023

By Laura Waters at September 22, 2023

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News

NJ Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab for School Leaders’ ‘Boat Checks’

In 2018 Hudson County Schools of Technology Superintendent Frank Gargiulo stopped showing up for work. For the next three years he received a big fat […]

September 22, 2023

By NJER Newsroom at September 22, 2023

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News

Democratic Senators: Protecting Children & Giving Parents A Voice Are Not Mutually Exclusive

Senators Troy Singleton, Jim Beach, Nilsa Cruz-Perez, and Fred Madden issued the following statement today: “The ongoing politicization of health education standards here in our […]

September 21, 2023

By Laura Waters at September 21, 2023

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A True Newark Hero Takes the Helm at NJCF (and a Personal Note)

A personal note on Barbara Martinez’s new position as Executive Director of New Jersey Children’s Foundation: I first met Martinez in 2017 when I spent […]

COMMUNITIES

May 1, 2023

By Laura Waters at May 1, 2023

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Newark
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In Newark District High Schools, Chronic Absenteeism Rates Are Soaring

Chronic absenteeism—missing 10 percent of schools days—has long been a problem in Newark Public Schools District. However, according to a report from Tapinto, the rates, […]

May 1, 2023

By Staff Writer at May 1, 2023

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JerseyCAN Joins With Local Education Advocates in Asbury Park, Camden, and Newark to Launch Literacy Coalition

New Statewide Campaign to Unite Organizations and Institutions from Around the State to Disrupt Business As Usual Approach to Reading Instruction Initiative to Launch with […]

April 28, 2023

By Laura Waters at April 28, 2023

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Newark
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New: Twice as Many Newark Charter School Third-Graders Read at Grade-Level Compared to District Students

Two weeks ago we learned that nearly 73% of Newark School District’s third through eighth graders aren’t reading on grade level. Now Tapinto has followed […]

OPINION

January 6, 2022

By Contributor at January 6, 2022

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WRIGHT: A Year After the Capitol Insurrection It’s Unclear Whether We Have Woken Up a Changed Nation

Zach Wright, a New Jersey resident, is an assistant professor of practice at Relay Graduate School of Education serving Philadelphia and Camden. Prior to that, […]

January 6, 2022

By Contributor at January 6, 2022

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Opinion

First-Gen Rutgers Grad Has Five Tips on Mentorship: First, It Takes a Village

Andrej Gjorgiev is a first-generation immigrant and graduate of Rutgers University-Newark’s Class of 2021. He is currently a Program Manager of Workforce Development at Braven. […]

January 3, 2022

By Laura Waters at January 3, 2022

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COMMENTARY: This Is What Murphy Is Getting Wrong About COVID and Schools

Here we go again. As the list of shuttered New Jersey school districts grows, Governor Phil Murphy remains on mute, forcing district leaders to make […]