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NJ high schools lag in serving breakfast to teens

Posted on August 29, 2016

As students across New Jersey head back to school, high schoolers will be less likely to begin their day with a healthy breakfast, according to an analysis by Advocates for Children of New Jersey and the New Jersey Food for Thought Campaign.

Read release.

Download the report.

View this video and check out how some NJ high schools are making it work with breakfast after the bell, and hear what teens have to say about it.

 

View memo from the Department of Education encouraging breakfast after the bell.

View memo and a brochure  from the Department of Agriculture encouraging districts to serve breakfast after the bell and providing guidance on how to best serve breakfast to increase federal reimbursements.

Visit njschoolbreakfast.org to find help resources to promote and implement breakfast after the bell.

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2016 Newark Kids Count Released

Posted on August 1, 2016

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Report: Newark children faring better in midst of pervasive poverty
Life for Newark children continues to improve with marked progress in critical areas of child well-being, including a drop in teen births and juvenile arrests, as well as a rise in the high school graduation rate and median income, but most Newark families still live in poverty, according to the 2016 Newark Kids Count report released today.

Follow @ACNJforKids on Twitter!

Posted on July 5, 2016

The first step is to join Twitter.  It takes less than two minutes:

  • Go to Twitter.com and sign up for a free account. Enter your name, email address, desired password, and username in the provided space.
  • You username is also known as your twitter handle.
  • You will receive an email to confirm your account.
  • Once confirmed, you can start tweeting!
  • The link for your twitter page will be www.twitter.com/(twitter handle). For example, ACNJ’s link is www.twitter.com/acnjforkids

Remember to register for one of the 2016 Kids Count forums here.

 

Pre-K Attendance Fact Sheet

Posted on June 30, 2016

Teachers,

Here are two fact sheets in English and Spanish that explain to parents why attending school every day is important—even for 3-and 4-year-olds! Fill in the “Note from your teacher” with a personal message about what students can look forward to in class.

Examples include:

  • “Next week, we’ll be learning about shapes!”
  • “Don’t miss out on class next week when we’ll be doing a fun coloring activity!”
  • “Kids with good attendance for the month of October get an attenDANCE party!”

Download the Preschool Attendance Matters Fact Sheet in English. (After opening, right click the document to “save as” a pdf/ Adobe Acrobat Document on your computer. Once you open the pdf on your computer, you can type inside the black box).

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