What Getting Thrown Out Of High School Taught Me About Equity | Op-Ed
When I was 14 years old, the principal of my school asked me a simple question that did not have a simple answer. “Barbara, what’s your address?” It wasn’t so simple because minutes earlier, I had been pulled out of class and told to collect my things from my locker and come to her office….Read More
NEW JERSEY CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION NAMES BARBARA MARTINEZ AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
NEW JERSEY CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION NAMES BARBARA MARTINEZ AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Newark Native, Education Advocate and Veteran Investigative Journalist Takes Reigns of Leading Non-Profit Dedicated to Improving Public Schools [Newark, New Jersey – September 21, 2023] The New Jersey Children’s Foundation (NJCF) announced today that it has named Newark native, education advocate and veteran investigative journalist…Read More
A Major Milestone.
Newark Common App, the new, state-of-the art school enrollment platform in Newark, recently passed a major milestone: releasing the initial round of school matches for the 2023-24 school year to all Newark families who applied by the March 6 deadline. Newarkers demanded an easier, more transparent and equitable school enrollment process – and in its…Read More