New Jersey Children’s Foundation

Newark Education Advocates Roll Out Replacement For District’s Clunky Enrollment Platform To Honor Original Promises of Superintendent

In 2018 when Superintendent Roger Leon first took over the helm of New Jersey's largest school district, he inherited its…

2 years ago

New Jersey Children’s Foundation Invites Newark District to Add Its Schools to New Common Application Platform

This is a letter from Kyle Rosenkrans, Executive Director of New Jersey Children's Foundation, to the Newark Board of Education…

2 years ago

NJ Children’s Foundation Announces Grant To Send Newark Third and Fourth-Graders To Junior Olympics!

The New Jersey Children's Foundation announced today that it would provide a $10,000 grant to KIPP Life Academy, ensuring its…

2 years ago

VIDEO: Newark Non-Profits Join Hands To Battle Student Learning Loss

The research is clear: if school districts are serious about helping students recover from learning loss due to pandemic-interrupted schooling,…

2 years ago

In Newark, Public Charters Lift All Boats–and Here’s the Proof

Earlier this week the Newark Municipal Council Education Committee quizzed Superintendent Roger León about district student learning loss; meanwhile an…

2 years ago

In Newark This Weekend: Free In-Person School Fair Will Help Families Choose the Best School For Their Children

My Schools Newark announced today that it will host a school fair this Saturday, May 21st, from 10am-2pm at Military…

3 years ago

PETRILLI, GRIFFITH, ROSENKRANS: Gov. Murphy, Listen To the Evidence and Let Newark Charters Expand

Michael J. Petrilli is the president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. David Griffith is the institute’s associate director for…

3 years ago

COMMENTARY: The Dog Ate Our Homework, Says Murphy’s Ed Department, and Here’s What’s Missing

Chalkbeat's Patrick Wall, an excellent reporter who covers Newark, has a piece today that delves into a set of segregation…

3 years ago

A Tweet-Thread To Gov. Murphy Re: His Decision To Prioritize Politics Over Newark Students and Families

Monday: @PhilMurphyNJ: “If it’s a high-quality top performing school, regardless of what school it is…we’ve never, ever, ever been, ‘Hell…

3 years ago

New Newark Poll: Voters Strongly Support Charters But Many Think Education in Newark Is On the ‘Wrong Track’

Every year for the past three years New Jersey Children’s Foundation* has commissioned the progressive polling firm Change Research to…

3 years ago