Posted on January 5, 2018
This Saturday and Sunday ACNJ President/CEO, Ceil Zalkind, joins an expert panel that will examine how Right From the Start NJ supports early childhood development through advocacy and awareness. Click here for the broadcast schedule.
Posted on January 3, 2018
ACNJ board member Reggie Lewis, Executive Director of Newark City of Learning Collaborative – NCLC speaks with Steve Adubato about the daunting challenges facing the young people of Newark. This was part of a round table discussion with community leaders from Newark Thrives, the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice and the Prudential Foundation.
Posted on December 12, 2017
After several years of double-digit increases in school breakfast participation, fewer New Jersey children ate breakfast at school in April 2017 compared to the year before, according to a report released today by Advocates for Children of New Jersey.
Posted on November 20, 2017
8,000 Fewer NJ Students Missing Too Much School, but More Work Needed
Assembly Bill Aims to Help Struggling Schools Address Chronic Absenteeism
Roughly 8,000 fewer New Jersey students were chronically absent between the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years, according to a new report released by Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ). The number of K-12 students identified as missing too much school fell from 136,000 to 129,000 children in total, nudging the statewide chronic absenteeism rate from 10.3 to 9.7 percent.
In its third annual report, Showing Up Matters: The State of Chronic Absenteeism in New Jersey, ACNJ also saw a decrease in the number of high-absentee school districts (districts with 10 percent or more of their students chronically absent) from 216 to 192 school districts. “Chronically absent” is defined as missing 10 percent or more of the school year, or about 18 days of instruction, including excused and unexcused absences and suspensions. Read More
Find school districts with high absenteeism rates.
See pics of the press conference.
Read news coverage
About 130,000 kids are chronically absent from NJ schools, NJ 101.5
Daily Number -8,000, NJ Spotlight
Report finds fewer NJ students are chronically absent, NJTV
More South Jersey students chronically absent, new report shows, Press of Atlantic City
Report: 12 county districts have over 10 percent chronic absenteeism, Burlington County Times
Posted on November 15, 2017
Governor-Elect Murphy just announced the members of his transition team and ACNJ President & CEO Cecilia Zalkind is on the team! She has been named as a co-chair of the Human and Children Services Committee. Other members include:
ACNJ is excited to have Ceil represent NJ children and families on Governor-elect Phil Murphy’s transition team.
Read more:
Murphy Names Transition Team, Signals His Priorities, NJ Spotlight
Gov.-elect Phil Murphy just named his transition team. Here’s the full list., NJ.com
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