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N.J. parents worry more about kids not learning than catching COVID-19, poll says
By Adam Clark, NJ.com More New Jersey parents are worried about their kids falling behind in school than they are about them catching the coronavirus, according to a new poll. And concerns are especially heightened among low-income parents and parents of color, who have greater worries about both learning loss and their children contracting COVID-19….Read More…
Report Finds Fourth Straight Year of Gains for Newark Students
By TAPinto Newark, NEWARK, NJ – Newark public school students posted a fourth consecutive year of improved results on New Jersey state tests–with the city’s charter school sector continuing to stand out, according to a new report. The report by the New Jersey Children’s Foundation found that the citywide average of math and reading test…Read More…
Newark Students “Show The Rest of the State What is Possible”: A New Analysis Reveals Four Straight Years of Citywide Improvements for Children.
By Laura Waters for NJ Left Behind, “The bottom line is that a larger share of Newark kids are reading and doing math on grade level again this year, and in so doing, they show the rest of the state and the country what’s possible. “ That’s Kyle Rosenkrans, Executive Director of the New Jersey Children’s…Read More…