New Jersey

Meet the Alumni Leading Education in Their States

Meet the five Teach For America alumni currently serving as the foremost education leaders in their state.

The TFA Editorial Team

A Micro Look into the Macro World of Economics

It’s about more than just numbers. From criminal justice reform and insurance markets, to city government—these alums are putting to use their backgrounds in economics.

Paula Ann Solis

Searching For A Third Way to Measure Success

Parents, principals, and (ex) district leaders are calling out to evolve how we measure student and school progress beyond math and reading scores.

Ting Yu

Saskia Kahn

Leading a Movement to Shut Down Youth Prisons in New Jersey

Critics say New Jersey’s youth prisons are wildly expensive and a relic of the past.

Susan Brenna

Changing the Newark Narrative

An alumni-led nonprofit, the South Ward Children’s Alliance, is the recipient of a U.S. Department of Education Promise Neighborhood $30 million grant.

Theresa Mooney