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Download full textVega, Alana; Chen, Peter – Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2021
This data snapshot is a second report in a two-part series, "Newark Kids Count Data Snapshot: The Impact of COVID-19." In 2021, data releases from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, as well as the U.S. Census Bureau, have demonstrated the ways in which college students have shifted their educational plans as a result of COVID-19. This…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Grade 12
Chen, Peter; Dellanno, Diane; Frascella, Chris – Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2019
New Jersey is a national leader in paid family leave. Currently, only five states and the District of Columbia have passed legislation that allow parents to take paid leave to bond with their new children, whether that child was born into the family, adopted or is being fostered. Thanks to new legislation signed by Governor Murphy in February…
Descriptors: Leaves of Absence, Fringe Benefits, Employed Parents, State Legislation
Chen, Peter; Rice, Cynthia – Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2017
Newark's high schools play an essential role in building the next generation of young minds for college and career readiness. Yet, high achievement may be unattainable if students miss too much school. Reasons for student absence vary. In Newark Public Schools, 48 percent of high school students were "chronically absent" in the 2015-16…
Descriptors: High School Students, Attendance Patterns, Public Schools, At Risk Students
Chen, Peter; Rice, Cynthia – Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2017
Since the release of Advocates for Children of New Jersey's (ACNJ) first report on chronic absenteeism just two years ago, schools in New Jersey are trying to tackle the problem. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10 percent or more of the total enrolled school days, including both excused and unexcused absences and suspensions. About 8,000…
Descriptors: Attendance, Elementary Secondary Education, Race, Economically Disadvantaged
Chen, Peter; Rice, Cynthia – Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2016
Based on a 180-day school year, any student who misses 18 days or more per year--or about two days per month--is considered chronically absent. An alarming 4,328 Newark students in grades kindergarten through 3rd grade were chronically absent during the 2013-14 school year. When young students miss too much school, they will likely struggle…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Truancy, Early Childhood Education
Chen, Peter; Rice, Cynthia – Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2016
Being "chronically absent" means missing 10 percent or more of total enrolled school days, including suspensions and both excused and unexcused absences. In the 2014-15 school year, 136,000, or 10 percent of K-12 students in New Jersey, were "chronically absent." This second Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) statewide…
Descriptors: Attendance, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
