PATERSON, NJ- While its size may pale in comparison to the one that stands majestically on Broadway, the opportunities for residents to read and expand their minds are just as great at Paterson’s newest “library” that was officially opened on Saturday.

This one, located right in Baer Park, is part of a greater effort by Paterson’s poet laureate, Talena Lachelle Queen, ...

PATERSON, NJ- A proud graduate of Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts, Class of 1991, Rahsona Elder is a loving mother of three balancing family, work and service, while helping to deliver high quality arts programming to Paterson children. In fact, it is her work ethic and passion for family that led her to become the founder of InnerFaith Performing Arts Center ...

PATERSON, NJ- Over the course of two days of their spring break--Tuesday, April 3 and Wednesday, April 4--41 students from three different NJCDC programs traveled up to New England for an Ivy League tour. Throughout the trip, students from the Paterson Youth Council, Great Falls Teen Center, and 21st Century Compete for Life programs visited Harvard ...

PATERSON, NJ- It was a night filled with excitement, rhythm, and grace. Just before spring break, the dance students of Rosa Parks High School of Fine and Performing Arts choreographed and performed a special show titled, “I Can. I Will. I Am.”  Dancers invested seven months into the production, dating back to September, to deliver a memorable performance in front of a capacity ...

PATERSON, NJ- Saying that they were “the ones who were well-versed in the present day struggles that Paterson public school employees face” the Paterson Education Association (PEA), the union that represent more than 3,100 teachers and other professionals in Paterson, has announced their endorsements in the upcoming election for mayor and city council.

In a statement and an email ...

PATERSON, NJ- While administrators, local leaders, and education activists widely welcomed Governor Phil Murphy’s proposed  $20 million increase in funding for Paterson’s schools for the 2018-2019 academic year, the announcement came as a reminder that it came after eight years of “flat funding” under Governor Chris Christie leaving them $250 million in the ...

PATERSON, NJ- A rally that drew nearly 2,000 members of the Paterson Education Association (PEA) on Wednesday may have worked according to an email the union sent to its members obtained by TAPinto Paterson that said “a long-term tentative agreement that addresses the membership’s goals and priorities” has been reached. The agreement, the email stated, was reached ...

PATERSON, NJ- Paterson Public Schools (PPS) works hard to offer students healthy choices through their Fresh Fruit and Vegetable and Free Breakfast Programs, so what is the challenge?  Getting the kids to eat these nutritious foods!  On Wednesday, in an effort by administrators to overcome this, more than 750 students at Public School 16 got to become “expert taste ...

PATERSON, NJ – Smiling children, a freshly cooked breakfast, coloring books. This was the recipe put together by volunteers of Paterson Cares, and the end product, according to coordinator Barbara Brown, would be nearly 30 students who had gathered at the monthly “Books and Breakfast” event on Saturday leaving with improved reading skills.

“These children,” she ...

TRENTON, NJ—More than 500 charter school parents, educators and advocates from across the state gathered at the Statehouse in Trenton Monday for a CharterStrong Parent Action Day rally to celebrate New Jersey’s 50,000 public charter school children and to raise awareness of the more than 35,000 children that remain on charter school waiting lists.

Organized by a coalition ...