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Good morning, folks! This is Jessie with Chalkbeat.
I absolutely cannot believe it’s already August! Summer’s winding down, but for Reading Partners, a nonprofit literacy group in Newark, parents still have time to sign up their kids for summer tutoring. Program leaders say making parents aware of the program has been a challenge.
And in national news, Chalkbeat Ideas Editor Matt Barnum explores the big question: Who should go to college? The findings may surprise you.
Psst: Newark school board meetings are back on the calendar this month! The nine-member board will meet on Aug. 22 for its retreat meeting and again on Aug. 27 for its regular board meeting. Need a reminder? Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s monthly school board text updates by texting SCHOOL to 973-315-6768.
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Free Newark summer reading program still has open seats for parents to sign up their kids
Reading programs in Newark will tutor any student for free this summer, but getting parents to sign kids up is the hard part.
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