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September 20, 2023

New Jersey Tutoring Corp Will Expand to 41 Locations To Provide Services to 1,300 Students

The New Jersey Tutoring Corps (NJTC) announced today a dramatic expansion of its high-impact tutoring program to critical areas across the state. Specifically, as classrooms […]
August 21, 2023

Gateway U and Newark Groups Join Together for New Teacher Pathway Program To Relieve Shortages

New Initiative Provides Local Paraprofessionals and School Staff with Needed Support and Funding to Earn Teaching Certification NEWARK, NJ – Gateway U, a nonprofit committed […]
July 6, 2023

NJ Tutoring Corps Gets $1.5 Million from Murphy’s 2024 Budget to Address ‘Massive Declines in Proficiency’

New Jersey Tutoring Corps, Inc. (NJTC), the statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to providing K-8 students with high-impact tutoring in Math and Literacy, announced today that […]
April 18, 2023

Murphy’s Education Commissioner on the Hot Seat at Legislative Hearing: ‘These Numbers Are Deplorable.’

At today’s Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee meeting, Acting Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan was in the hot seat, particularly when Senate Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz was […]
February 8, 2023

This New Bill Proposal To Eliminate Diploma-Testing Has Two Fatal Flaws. Here’s What We Should Do Instead.

Tomorrow morning the New Jersey Assembly Education Committee will consider a bill, Assembly Bill 4639, sponsored by Assemblyman Ralph Caputo, that would eliminate the requirement […]
January 23, 2023

COMMENTARY: Roger Leon Gets By With a Little Help From His Friends While Newark Families Pay the Price

Newark Superintendent Roger Leon is under a harsh spotlight as the district endures a growing list of revelations that would make any social justice advocate […]