A New Foundation in New Jersey Wants Newark Students to Have Great Schools. Period. District or Charter? It Doesn’t Matter.
By Laura Waters for The 74, “Equity is what drives me. Education is what I’m most passionate about, but it’s all in the same soup.” That’s Kyle Rosenkrans, who today formally launched the New Jersey Children’s Foundation, a nonprofit organization aimed at promoting a fact-based discussion about public education in Newark. False narratives to the contrary,…Read More
Amid charter-district dispute over enrollment, new Newark nonprofit looks to play ‘diplomacy role’
By Patrick Wall, As some Newark charter schools clash with the district over their shared enrollment system, a new charter-friendly nonprofit is hoping to play peacemaker. The head of the New Jersey Children’s Foundation, a Newark-based nonprofit that launched last week with a goal of fostering district-charter collaboration, said he will try to help ease the tension…Read More
Social Justice Activist Leads New Education Foundation in Newark
By KEI-SYGH THOMAS NEWARK, NJ – Growing up in Sussex County, Kyle Rosenkrans always knew he was going to college because of his mother. She attended college for one semester but returned home to find a job when the family couldn’t afford the tuition. She wanted a different life for her son, one she decided education…Read More