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KIPP New Jersey’s Student-Artists Shine!
Students at KIPP BOLD Academy spent this year studying Film and Photography in their elective class—and already, they’re showing great promise as artists, according to their teacher, John Paxton Jr. […]
Read, Baby, Read: Books to Keep Your Family Reading All Summer!
If you know KIPP New Jersey, you know we’re big on reading. We even track the number of words our students read—and many achieve ‘millionaire’ reader status by the end […]
Alumni in the Spotlight: Meet Six Alums Pursuing Big Goals!
Our alumni are superstars. We interviewed these six alums to learn more about their lives post-KIPP New Jersey—and how our KIPP Through College team continues to offer support to help […]
“The Little Engine That Could:” KIPP Newark Scholar-Athletes Make Their Mark on Essex County
When KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy’s Assistant Dean, Mr. Jackie Finch started at the high school nine years ago, he knew the athletics program—which consisted of mostly loosely organized clubs—needed to […]
KIPP New Jersey Stands With Our Communities
We’ve Always Been Committed to Supporting Our Team and Family—and It’s Never Been So Important. When Coronavirus (COVID-19) arrived in the U.S late this January, our community came together immediately […]
From Newark to Camden —A New Generation of STEM Learners Are Preparing to Solve the Problems of the 21st Century
Fashion websites and Fortnite apps. Load-pushing robots and model solar homes. A technology-equipped running vest and a toy designed especially for children with cerebral palsy. Are these the latest innovations […]
Supporting Mental Health: Breaking the Stigma, Lifting Up Students and Families.
This piece was featured in our Spring 2020 Newark edition of TEAM and Family magazine. Social worker Keneisha Newland knew the student—a fourth grader at KIPP SPARK Academy—was struggling. Teachers […]
Promoting Equity: Resources to Counter Racism
The events of recent weeks have brought widespread attention to the systemic racism present in the U.S and the injustices that our students and families—nearly all people of color—experience on […]
Here’s 5 Tips to Help Interns (And Their Supervisors!) Make the Most of a Virtual Internship This Summer
By Samantha Crockett College students and recent graduates fortunate enough to have landed a summer internship during the COVID-19 pandemic might be wondering what the experience will look like outside […]
Through Learning and Love—These KIPP Lanning Square Primary Teachers Support Students in Quarantine
In less than a week, teachers and school leaders at KIPP New Jersey acted quickly to allow students to continue learning safely after social distancing requirements were announced. When our […]
