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NCLC Featured on the New Jersey Legislative Black Caucus with Senator Ronald L. Rice
From Trenton To You from Strategic Marketing Group LLC on Vimeo. Senator Ronald L. Rice sits down with Executive Director of the Newark City of Learning Collaborative (NCLC), Reginald Lewis, to discuss how NCLC is working to build a college-going culture in...
Newark Public High School Students Earn College Credit from Rutgers University–Newark
Newark, NJ -- With the start of the spring semester this week, nearly 40 Newark high school students also began classes on the Rutgers University–Newark campus. The result of the first-ever dual enrollment memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Newark Public...
NCLC Featured on City of Newark’s EduTalk
Chief Education Officer for the City of Newark, Antoinette Baskerville-Richardson, sits down with Executive Director of the Newark City of Learning Collaborative (NCLC), Reginald Lewis, to discuss the recently released Post-Secondary Outcomes report and learn more...
How to Build a College-Going Culture | By Kei-Sygh Thomas
Building a college-going culture in Newark may not happen overnight, but the process is well underway, thanks to the efforts of the Newark City of Learning Collaborative (NCLC), which is conducting an ongoing series of roundtable discussions with Newark communities....
NCLC Announces Launch of Public Conversations to Strengthen Newark’s College-Going Culture
Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Newark Public Schools Superintendent Roger León, Newark City of Learning Collaborative (NCLC) Executive Director Reginald Lewis, Essex County Schools of Technology Superintendent Dr. James Pedersen, KIPP New Jersey Chief External Officer Ben Cope,...
Newark looks to dramatically increase percentage of college graduates by 2025
Compared to state and national rates, Newarkers have fallen behind in pursuing a college degree after high school. That’s according to study by Newark City of Learning Collaborative. “NCLC exists due to the reality that not enough Newark residents are earning the...
PRESS RELEASE EVENT: POST-SECONDARY OUTCOMES OF NEWARK HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
Join the Newark City of Learning Collaborative (NCLC) and Mayor Ras Baraka on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 10:00 am at Newark City Hall for the official press release event for Post-Secondary Outcomes of Newark High School Graduates. School leaders, educators,...
Newark Community Partners Celebrate Superintendent Roger León
[NEWARK, New Jersey – August 30, 2018] – Newark Community Partners recently honored the new Superintendent of Newark Public Schools Roger León at a reception at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Ryan Gallery. The Community Partners are the New Jersey Performing...
Overall College Enrollment and Completion Increases for Newark High School Graduates; Community Dialogues Planned to Build on Success
New report from the Newark City of Learning Collaborative and Rutgers University-Newark’s School of Public Affairs and Administration highlights college-going trends (Newark, NJ -- July 30, 2018 ) Today, the Newark City of Learning Collaborative (NCLC)...
What Does College-Going Look Like for Newark Students?
This summer, the Newark City of Learning Collaborative (NCLC) is releasing Post-Secondary Outcomes of Newark High School Graduates, an analysis of what college-going looks like for 13,500 of Newark’s recent graduates. NCLC, which is working to build Newark’s...
NCLC Hosts Inaugural Interfaith College Seminar
On Thursday, April 26, 2018, the Newark City of Learning Collaborative (NCLC) gathered clergy members at Pillar College for the Inaugural Interfaith College Seminar: Exploring Newark’s College-Going Culture. The half-day seminar, which was co-sponsored by the City of...
Taking Critical Steps at Newark’s West Side High School to Establish a College-Going Culture
Newark is on the rise in more ways than one. Most people know about recent investments to re-energize the economy – like the Hahne’s Building which houses a new Whole Foods. But there is also a movement across the city to invest in residents, ensuring that Newarkers...