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03 March 2022 | Tom Wiedmann | TAPInto Newark

How This KIPP Truth Academy Art Project is Helping Students Discover What Makes Them Unique

An art project at KIPP Truth Academy in Newark posed a number of important questions to students: Who are you? What defines you? How do you see yourself? How do you want others to see you?

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03 March 2022 | NJ Education Report Staff | NJ Education Report

Newark Students Paint Their Identities!

This project is called “I am” and focuses on identity. The children reflected not only on how they view themselves but also how they want others to view them.

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09 December 2020 | Yon Pomrenze and Bianna Golodryga | CNN

Night school comes to the rescue for some kindergarteners and their parents

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18 January 2021 | Yoree Koh and Jennifer Calfas | Wall Street Journal

Capitol Riot Becomes Civics Lessons in Schools

atasha White, a fifth-grade social-studies teacher at KIPP Lanning Square Middle in Camden, N.J., said she challenged her students to explain if the incident was a protest or domestic terrorism.

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14 December 2020 | Kara Arundel | K-12 DIVE

Night kindergarten class meets needs of working families during the pandemic

While teaching 5- and 6-year-olds on screen in the evening is not ideal, the night classes, which began in October, are the best alternative to keep some young students engaged.

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25 February 2021 | Ondrena Clyburn | Chalkbeat

I know what it’s like to struggle with identity. That’s why I formed a nonbinary group for middle school students.

At KIPP BOLD Academy, the Newark middle school where I work, my students and I started a nonbinary gender group to foster a safe space for students.

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16 February 2021 | Crystal Peralta | The Philadelphia Inquirer

3 ways teachers can address their students’ trauma when school is virtual

As a longtime educator, I have realized that effective teaching relies on my knowledge of how to address the many forms of trauma my students experience outside of the classroom as much as within the school.

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22 January 2021 | The Denver Channel Staff | The Denver Channel

Night school helping kindergarteners stay in school during pandemic

The evening learning program has more teachers per student than regular classes do, and there is more time for individual teachers to work with each student.

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08 January 2021 | Erin Donnelly | Yahoo

Some teachers opted to discuss the Capitol riot with students. Here’s how they approached it.

While there was some disagreement, White says the conversation was civil, noting, “we have a lot of discussions with varying viewpoints, so kids know how to disagree respectfully, and it’s always really grounded in etiquette.”

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03 January 2021 | Steven Rodas | TAPInto

The Importance of Social Emotional Wellness and How Various Camden Schools Are Tackling it

“When we shut down in March we thought this would be for a couple of weeks, maybe a month. So it took time to get long-term solutions in place for meet all student’s needs."

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How This KIPP Truth Academy Art Project is Helping Students Discover What Makes Them Unique

Newark Students Paint Their Identities!

Night school comes to the rescue for some kindergarteners and their parents

Capitol Riot Becomes Civics Lessons in Schools

Night kindergarten class meets needs of working families during the pandemic

I know what it’s like to struggle with identity. That’s why I formed a nonbinary group for middle school students.

3 ways teachers can address their students’ trauma when school is virtual

Night school helping kindergarteners stay in school during pandemic

Some teachers opted to discuss the Capitol riot with students. Here’s how they approached it.

The Importance of Social Emotional Wellness and How Various Camden Schools Are Tackling it

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