ACNJ’s Cynthia Rice and Peter Chen testified on chronic absenteeism before the Joint Committee on Public Schools at the State House.
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2019: The Year to Tackle Newark’s Lead Crisis
Lead levels in Newark kids are up for the first time since 2011, but recent developments present an opportunity to create a comprehensive solution to eliminate lead exposure for children once and for all.
BLOG: #CountAllKids in 2020 – Form a Complete Count Committee
Paterson is taking a proactive approach to #CountAllKids in 2020, forming their own complete count committee this past summer.
ACNJ’s Peter Chen quoted in New York Times article, “In Echo of Flint, Mich., Water Crisis Now Hits Newark”
In a recently published article by The New York Times, reporter Liz Leyden highlighted ACNJ’s Newark Kids Count data: about a quarter of the more than 14,000 children under 6 who were tested in 2016 had measurable levels of lead in their blood.
BLOG: How ACNJ Came To Be – The Decision to Create an Independent Voice for All NJ Children
As president of Child Services Association(CSA), one of ACNJ’s parent organizations, Corrine Driver shares her memories on the formation of ACNJ.