@JerseyCAN

We are a nonprofit that advocates for all students across NJ to have access to high-quality schools. We support equity & excellence in NJ education. 📕🎓✏️

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🎉 As Teacher Appreciation Week winds down, we're grateful for educators who light the way for our future.Our Teacher Leader Fellowship program is empowering educators to lead change in their communities! #TeacherAppreciationWeek #TeacherLeaders
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PRESS RELEASE 🗣️: JerseyCAN Executive Director Paula White Joins Rutgers University Panel Discussion For more information regarding the event, click here: bit.ly/47pgZE7 To attend the event, register here: bit.ly/4zvTiWy
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Parents & Teachers: Today is the LAST DAY❗️ to apply for the JerseyCAN Parent & Teacher Fellowships! ❗️IMPORTANT INFO: - $3,000 stipend provided - Must be a NJ teacher or parent of a NJ student - Fellowships last a year Learn more and apply here: jerseycan.org/education-advo…

Education Advocacy Fellowships - JerseyCAN

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JerseyCAN Parent Fellowship: Apply Now! ✅ Stipend provided. Apply Here 👉: jerseycan.org/education-advo…
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PRESS RELEASE 🗣️: JerseyCAN Opens Enrollment for its 2026-2027 Fellowships New Jersey’s teachers and parents urged to apply for year-long education action training and become part of the next generation of education advocates!
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Calling all parents and teachers! 🗣️ The 2026-2027 JerseyCAN Parent and Teacher Fellowship applications are open! APPLY HERE: jerseycan.org/education-advo… Hear from Paula White about how YOU can make a difference!
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Check out JerseyCAN Parent Fellow Clayton Gonzalez's op-ed in NJ.com, bringing an important parent voice from Camden about a significant issue statewide. ARTICLE ✍: bit.ly/4zzkDrF

New Jersey Local News, Breaking News, Sports & Weather

Get the latest New Jersey local news, sports, weather, entertainment and breaking updates on NJ.com

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New article! Hear from NJ Department of Education Commissioner Lily Laux in an interview with education reporter Mary Ann Koruth. Article ✍: bit.ly/4cJ8TJm

New NJ education head wants to help districts with costs | Exclusive

Education Commissioner Lily Laux said in an interview that catching kids up on reading and reducing cost pressures on districts are her priorities.

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Attention Parents! Do you have K-4 students looking for free tutoring this summer? The Newark summer reading program still has open seats. Check out this article for more information on how to sign up! ARTICLE ✍: bit.ly/45a9Mqj

Newark lacked free tutors outside of schools. Now they’re ready, and parents can still sign up.

Newark K-4 students can get two tutoring sessions a week this summer.

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OPINION 🌱: N.J. students deserve a voice in school board elections 🗣️ LINK 🔗: bit.ly/4q5ShRT

N.J. students deserve a voice in school board elections | Opinion

Sixteen- and 17-year-olds navigate education policies daily but have no say in who makes them. It's time to give them electoral power, not just advisory seats.

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Two local parents in Irvington recently graduated from fellowship programs hosted by JerseyCAN. 🎓 Read more below! ARTICLE ✍: bit.ly/4gsddjc

Fellowship Helps Irvington Parents Elevate Their Leadership Skills

Two local parents in Irvington recently graduated from fellowship programs hosted by JerseyCAN.

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A Newark teacher and a local parent recently graduated from fellowship programs hosted by JerseyCAN. 🎓 Read more below! ARTICLE ✍: bit.ly/4p7kc34

Fellowships Help Newark Teacher, Parent Elevate Their Leadership Skills

A Newark teacher and a local parent recently graduated from fellowship programs hosted by JerseyCAN.

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A local parent in West Orange recently got an elevation in leadership skills through a fellowship program hosted by JerseyCAN. Read more below! ARTICLE ✍: bit.ly/4h042GG

Fellowship Helps West Orange Parent Elevate Leadership Skills

A local parent in West Orange recently graduated from a fellowship program hosted by JerseyCAN.

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Meet Alexis Bellardino, a 2025-26' JerseyCAN Teacher Fellow! 📚 Learn more about the Fellowship by watching this video, or email [email protected] if you are interested in applying in the future. We will let you know as soon as the application opens for our 2026-27 cohort.
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New article from The Observer! Two local educators completed JerseyCAN's Teacher Leader Policy Fellowship 🎓 Read more below! ARTICLE ✍: bit.ly/43SmDNj

Two local educators complete teacher leadership cohort

JerseyCAN, a statewide advocacy organization in New Jersey founded to ensure access to high-quality public schools for every child regardless of zip code, cultural background and socioeconomic stat…

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New report claims most teacher prep programs evaluated in New Jersey are not aligned with the Science of Reading. Listen to Paula White discuss how these programs can improve. ARTICLE ✍: bit.ly/4vooohb
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Parent Fellow and Board of Education member Fang Gong has introduced a bill to the NJ State Assembly! Read more below 👇: ARTICLE ✍: bit.ly/4g1evS0

From fellowship project to state bill: Fang Gong advocates for AI policies in school

Fang Gong, a Livingston resident, parent and Board of Education member, recently completed JerseyCAN’s Parent Champions for Strong Schools Fellowship with a project that has since been introduced as a

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Meet Sue Rexford, a 2025-26' JerseyCAN Teacher Fellow! 📚 Learn more about the Fellowship by watching this video, or email [email protected] if you are interested in applying in the future. We will let you know as soon as the application opens for our 2026-27 cohort.
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“We don't want to be confused in any way about the fact that 34% proficiency in reading leaves almost seven out of every 10 kids behind, and that's just not good enough,” - Paula White, Exec. Director at JerseyCAN Read more: ARTICLE ✍: bit.ly/4x6Q2Ra

What Newark’s Academic Recovery Data Gets Right — and What It Leaves Out

An examination of the Newark Public Schools data released in the Education Scorecard and the 2024-25 New Jersey Performance Report.

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💬 Paula White, regarding Newark student learning: “We are seeing some indicators that should make us optimistic, and at the same time, not lose sight of the reality that is still dire, without question.” ARTICLE ✍: bit.ly/4vmOy3C

Glimmer of hope in Newark schools, but road to full recovery is long | NJ Spotlight News

Pace of learning picked up after pandemic, though students still behind. What's next, now that pandemic stimulus funding is gone?

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Read Paula White's statement on the 4th annual "Education Scorecard" from Harvard University: ARTICLE ✍: bit.ly/4tWnOpl

JerseyCAN: Sherrill Knows NJ Schools Are 'Middle of the Pack.' What Happens Next For Our Kids? - NJ...

The 4th annual “Education Scorecard,” a report produced by the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University, the Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University, and faculty […]

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