Rutgers CESP receives three-year, $1.2 million NJDOE grant to develop accessible resources, provide technical assistance, and enhance support for Special Education Parent Advisory Groups statewide, strengthening meaningful partnerships between schools and families of students with disabilities across New Jersey.

Rising rates of depression and suicide among adolescents have pushed states to explore new approaches to school-based mental health support. This post examines New Jersey’s universal mental health screening initiative, drawing on evidence from large-scale efforts in Pennsylvania and policy lessons emerging from Illinois.

Rutgers CESP and a participant from the Rutgers EIR project shared two key resources at the premier CS education conference: an engaging Scratch programming project that has students create arcade-style games, and a tool that helps educators evaluate and select middle school computer science curricula.

New study shows computer science enrollment in high schools grew from 10% to 15% over six years, but gender gaps are widening.

New study of 500+ rural educators reveals 80% receive professional development in one-time sessions outside school hours, while teachers want hands-on, collaborative learning during the school day to better serve the 12+ million rural students nationwide.