Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin ACNJ staff members Shadaya Bennett and Keith Hadad were invited to a site visit and roundtable discussion with Congressman Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-07), and his wife, Rhonda, at Temple Emanu-el’s Early Child Care Center in Westfield. Organized by New Jersey Association for the Education of Young Children (NJAEYC), this event focused […]
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Did you know NJ has multiple student support hubs to help aid our youth’s mental wellness
Facebook X (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, […]
Did you know NJ is one of just 11 states with a Paid Family Leave program?
Facebook X (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 […]
Did you know reports of bias-based incidents in N.J. schools have increased by 400% since 2018?
Facebook X (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 […]
Did you know good oral health care starts even before the age of 3?
Facebook X (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 […]
