Facebook Twitter Linkedin By Isaiah Fudge Director, Positive Youth Development For more information on this topic, contact Isaiah at ifudge@acnj.org. Nestled in 15 locations throughout New Jersey are hubs rich with professionals to help support mental wellness for NJ’s youth. The NJ Statewide Student Support Services (NJ4S) model is a hub and spoke one, where […]
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Did you know NJ is one of just 11 states with a Paid Family Leave program?
Facebook Twitter Linkedin By Olivia Carrara Leontine Young Fellow What is NJ’s Paid Family Leave? New Jersey is one of the only 11 states that mandates paid family leave. In its basic form, NJ’s family leave program is financed by worker payroll deductions. These finances are provided to parents through the NJ Family Leave Insurance […]
Did you know reports of bias-based incidents in N.J. schools have increased by 400% since 2018?
Facebook Twitter Linkedin By Olivia Carrara Leontine Young Fellow For more information on this topic, contact ACNJ’s staff attorney, Nina Peckman, Esq., at npeckman@acnj.org. Since 2013, the New Jersey Anti-Bullying Task Force has been collecting and reporting data on the prevalence of harassment, intimidation, and bullying (HIB) in N.J. schools. The newest report, released at […]
Did you know good oral health care starts even before the age of 3?
Facebook Twitter Linkedin By Olivia Carrara Leontine Young Fellow It’s not uncommon to think that an infant does not need to visit a dentist until age 3, but this is far from the truth. In fact, caregivers should identify a dental home for little ones by the age of 1, or at the appearance of […]
Did you know there is a growing movement for play-based learning?
Facebook Twitter Linkedin By Olivia Carrara Leontine Young Fellow Footnotes: Tracking the winds of change on the American education policy landscape: The emergence of play-based learning legislation and its implications for the classroom ↵ ibid ↵ ibid ↵ Play-Based Learning: Evidence-Based Research to Improve Children’s Learning Experiences in the Kindergarten Classroom ↵ Prioritizing Play: The Importance of […]
