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01 April 2021 | Tom Wiedmann | TAPInto

KIPP Newark to Welcome 3 New Schools this Fall

“We wanted to make sure that every child, no matter where they live, had access to an excellent and affirming education,” Lewis-Griffith said.

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20 April 2021 | Chalkbeat Staff | Chalkbeat

Relief and reflection: After Chauvin guilty verdict, teachers and students look to the work ahead

After a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the death of George Floyd Tuesday, educators across the country prepared to help students make sense of this pivotal moment in U.S. history.

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29 March 2021 | Laura Waters | The 74 Million

Analysis: New Data Show Newark’s Educators Are Driving Learning Gains That Outpace New Jersey’s Best-in-the-Nation Schools

“…A new Stanford University study shows that Newark students are posting learning gains that outpace the state’s best-in-the-nation public school system, and almost any other city they’ve studied to-date.”

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19 February 2021 | Laura Waters | NJ Education Report

Meet Newark’s Own Amanda Gorman, Seventh-Grade Poet Makayla Brown

Makayla Brown, a KIPP Rise seventh grader, wrote this poem, entitled “The Root of Racism.” A future poet laureate, perhaps?

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05 July 2021 | John Mooney | NJ Spotlight News

The Class of 2021: Their thoughts on a year like none other

“For all of us to be here today we broke through the walls of excuses; we overcame the mountains of self-doubt. We have surmounted every — and I mean EVERY — challenge and test that has been set in or on our path.\

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30 June 2021 | Staff Writer | NJ Education Report

KIPP Educator Wins Amazon Teacher of the Year

“Mr. Brown is one of ten teachers across the country who received the Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year Award.\

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21 June 2021 | TAPInto Newark Staff | TAPInto

Amazon Names Newark High School Teacher Among 10 Computer Science Educators with Teacher of the Year Award

“Recipients were chosen based on a variety of criteria, including a commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion within...students\

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23 June 2021 | RLS Media Staff | RLS Media

Newark Collegiate Academy Student, Organ Donor Advocate Awarded Scholarship

“Officials said Ashley credits her grandmother’s transplant journey for changing the lives of her entire family. Ashley plans to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University in the Fall.”

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23 June 2021 | TAPInto Camden Staff | TAPInto

Exceptional Teachers Honored for Work Through Pandemic

“The diverse array of teachers honored are emblematic of the many educational options available in Camden."

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09 June 2021 | Carly Q. Romalino | Courier Post

Camden teens on COVID vaccines: 'I'm not scared'

“’The vaccine is going to change that for me this summer. I\'m going on vacation. Now I\'m eligible to go places without masks and be normal,’ Angel explained. ‘It makes me feel safe and secure. I won\'t be infecting others.’”

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KIPP Newark to Welcome 3 New Schools this Fall

Relief and reflection: After Chauvin guilty verdict, teachers and students look to the work ahead

Analysis: New Data Show Newark’s Educators Are Driving Learning Gains That Outpace New Jersey’s Best-in-the-Nation Schools

Meet Newark’s Own Amanda Gorman, Seventh-Grade Poet Makayla Brown

The Class of 2021: Their thoughts on a year like none other

KIPP Educator Wins Amazon Teacher of the Year

Amazon Names Newark High School Teacher Among 10 Computer Science Educators with Teacher of the Year Award

Newark Collegiate Academy Student, Organ Donor Advocate Awarded Scholarship

Exceptional Teachers Honored for Work Through Pandemic

Camden teens on COVID vaccines: 'I'm not scared'

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