CAPS Paterson Celebrates First Graduating Class with 100% College AcceptanceBy Gabriella Dragone PATERSON, NJ — College Achieve Paterson Charter School (CAPS Paterson), part of a leading network of K-12 public charter schools, is celebrating its first-ever graduating class. All 85 scholars have been accepted…
Anatomy of a reading lesson: Inside a second grade classroomNJ teacher uses small groups to personalize literacy instruction April 15, 2024 | Hannah Gross, Education and Child Welfare Writer One classroom where an evidence-backed approach to reading instruction is being used is Teresa Dispenziere’s…
High school counselors help navigate a challenging college application processBy Halima Moore As a veteran high school counselor who has worked for over two decades in New Jersey public schools that primarily serve first-generation, low-income Black and Latino students, I am alarmed by the…
Here’s the ‘secret sauce’ this Paterson charter school used to boost its test scoresPaterson — Students at the College Achieve charter schools in Paterson get to go home 90 minutes early every Friday afternoon. But their teachers must stick around for another two hours for weekly training sessions.…