How ‘Write on Sports’ inspires teens to find a career
Over the course of two weeks, the tuition-free camp introduces middle school students to researching and writing about a sports topic of their choice.
Education
Summit aims to empower parents to be community leaders
For the last four years, thousands of parents from around the state have united in common purpose and platform for a program designed to empower them as community leaders.
Composer helps kids turn claps and stomps into audio masterpieces
Award-winning composer, producer and sound designer Brent Daniels showed about 400 Camden campers how music is created in the digital age.
Teens with Tourette syndrome learn how to be their own advocates
A four-day academy hosted by the New Jersey Center for Tourette syndrome brought teens with Tourette syndrome together to learn more about their disorders and how to educate those around them.
What does ‘equity for all’ mean for New Jersey’s students?
About 1,300 educators from across the state, from pre-school teachers to college professors, attended the New Jersey Department of Education’s first ever “Equity for All” conference.
Two new laws will help protect student borrowers
One in every nine New Jerseyans is carrying student debt, and Americans owe more in student loan debt than credit card debt.
Rutgers University president announces he’s stepping down
Rutgers President Robert Barchi announced that the upcoming school year will be his last.
Jury of one’s peers: Newark’s youth court lets kids run the courtroom
Youth Court recruits high school students to serve as judges, jurors, and community and youth advocates.
High schoolers learn what it takes to be police officers
Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden says many of the program's graduates have gone on to professions in law enforcement and public safety.
Questions over Jersey City teacher layoffs remain
While the district scraped together enough money to stave off the majority of 450 possible layoffs, 100 pink slips are still in the hands of teachers and other staff.
Kean University receives nearly $1.7M in federal funding for STEM program
Kean University has been awarded nearly $1.7 million to create a STEM program. The goal is to provide strategies other universities and colleges can emulate and increase success rate for ...
New Jersey school won’t sell music college to Chinese firm
Rider University instead will operate Westminster Choir College in Princeton for the 2019-2020 school year.
School at detention center arms students with vocational training
The Sojourn High Vocational Technology Lab is the first program of its kind taking place inside a juvenile detention center. The lab will prepare students for life after their detainment with ...
Murphy drills down on Legislature’s cut to free community college program
The governor continues to chide lawmakers for a rejecting his key budget priorities.
Summit prepares college students for advancing 2020 voter participation
The Andrew Goodman Foundation hosted 150 students and faculty from 60 different schools across the country at their fifth annual National Civic Leadership Training Summit at Montclair State ...
