New Jersey

This short video was created in celebration of the 20th anniversary of New Jersey’s Abbott preschool program, a national model of high-quality and effective preschool education.

Earlier this year, New Jersey held its first PreK-3rd Summit in which a diverse group of early childhood leaders came together to identify the major barriers to developing an aligned and coordinated system of early learning (PreK-3rd). The group’s recommendations for PreK-3rd systems building are found in the latest report from the Advocates for Children of New Jersey, Strong Early Learning Systems = Strong Readers: New Jersey’s Action Plan for Success.

Union City Public Schools has overcome the crippling effects of poverty and prejudice to close the achievement gap between its low-income Hispanic students and their wealthier peers across New Jersey.

For more than a decade New Jersey’s schools have served as a national model for providing high-quality early childhood education programs to thousands of low-income children, including an ambitious plan approved by the Legislature two years ago to reach even more 3- and 4-year-olds by September 2013.

ACNJ provides a snapshot of Kindergarten in New Jersey and provide policy recommendations for the state.

ACNJ makes the case that Congress should follow New Jersey’s example in early education.

The Foundation for Child Development commissions case studies that offer a first-hand account of ground-breaking policy development and practice.

During the last ten years, New Jersey’s commitment to preschool (PK) has grown dramatically both in scope and quality.