Posted on February 18, 2016
Watch Cecilia Zalkind on Fox5NY shed light on chronic absenteeism.
Also, check out this great Star Ledger story quoting Cecilia.
Half of Newark high schoolers are ‘chronically absent’ – here’s what’s being done.
Learn more about ACNJ’s work on chronic absenteeism.
View reports and local data on chronic absenteeism in New Jersey.
Posted on February 17, 2016
Governor Christie unveiled his proposed FY 2017 budget on Tuesday, Feb 16. Details are still sparse and will emerge in the coming weeks. The budget will be debated in the state Legislature over the next few months. The Legislature must adopt a final budget by June 30. Changes could occur during that time. We will keep you updated as more information becomes available.
Posted on February 26, 2016
Lets celebrate on social media! Encourage schools to serve breakfast after the bell. It’s the best way to ensure all students start their school day with the nutrition they need to concentrate and learn.
New Jersey continues to make good progress in serving breakfast to more students, but we still have a long way to go before we can say that all students are fueling up in the morning.
Click below to share our tweets!
It’s #SchoolBreakfast Week! Lots more kids are starting the day w a healthy meal. Learn more @ NJSchoolbreakfast.org #NSBW16 @fractweets
High schoolers love #schoolbreakfast too. #NSBW16 @fractweets http://bit.ly/1oKzL1z
Learn more at www.njschoolbreakfast.org.
Posted on February 16, 2016
The Food Research and Action Center’s (FRAC) released its School Breakfast Scorecard and found that New Jersey’s participation rate jumped 11 percent from the 2013-14 to the 2014-15 school years.
According to FRAC’s School Breakfast – Making it Work in Large School Districts, Jersey City ranked 2nd and Newark was 5th nationwide for their high student participation rates.
Posted on February 11, 2016
President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget, released this week, proposes significant investments in children and families in many areas. Read the highlights of the budget that would address children and family needs in two key areas: early childhood education and child nutrition.
