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The goal of the Coalition of Essential Schools - New Jersey (CES-NJ) is to advance high achievement and deep understanding for all students through supporting schools' efforts to put the Common Principles of the Coalition of Essential Schools into practice.

Coaching, CES-NJ membership, and a broad range of targeted assistance are among the programs and services we offer to help schools enhance teaching and learning, refashion organizational design, and develop meaningful community connections so that students are known, nurtured and challenged in their schools. Each school chooses its own programs suited to its particular students, faculty, and community.

Founded in 1994 at Rutgers University CES-NJ has represented the interests of over 53,000 students in 70 schools in 22 districts statewide.