1.24.12 | Huffington Post: No Child Left Behind: Not Too Late to Fix Read Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago’s latest blog entry on the Huffington Post that discusses the 10th anniversary of “No Child Left Behind” and ways to improve it. Click here for more information

1.23.12 | CLC publishes Winter 2012 Newsletter
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1. 20.12  |  Rutgers Today: Bilingual Education Can Start Preschoolers on Path to Success
> Read the article here

12. 19.11 | US News & World Report publishes opinion piece by Dr. Santiago
International media site US News & World Report published an online opinion article by Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago on the benefits of STEM education in breaking cycles of poverty in urban areas.
> Read the article here

12. 13.11  |  LEAP inducts 65 to National Honor Societies
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12.5.11  |  CLC host 12th Annual Rutgers/LEAP Gala
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CBS  News | November 14 Camden Charter School Trumpets Its Coming Sci-Tech Campus  
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11. 9. 11 | ELRA Playground Opens
CLC opened its new $100,000 ELRA playground on Nov. 8 with a special event for parents and students. See the Photos

11. 4.11  |  Cuban scholar Mario Coyula visits Rutgers, presents on Cuban architecture
Dr. Mario Coyula Cowley, a Cuban architect and urban planner, hosted a presentation at Rutgers–Camden on the architectural history and future of Havana Cuba.
>Watch the Video
>See the Photos
>Read Dr. Coyula’s work

8.24.11 | “Early Education Gives Poor Kids a Chance to Succeed”
Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago’s latest Huffington Post blog discusses the importance of early childhood education for children in low-income communities. Click here for full article

8.1.11 | 40 students complete Rutgers–Camden’s Aim High Academy
Forty high school seniors from Camden City graduated Rutgers–Camden’s Aim High Academy on Friday July 29th.  Aim High is a free, three-week college readiness program that allows students to live on campus at Rutgers and learn what it takes to attend and succeed in college. Click here for for more information

7.11.11 | Rutgers-Camden welcomes 40 high school seniors from Camden and South Jersey to campus as part of the Aim High Academy, a three-week college readiness program. Click here for photos

6. 28.11 | LEAP's graduates and bound for college -By Kevin Riordan, Inquirer Columnist Click here for story

6.16.11 | Rutgers Foundation recognizes Alfredo Santiago Scholarship students
A special luncheon held by the Rutgers University Foundation recognized the continued impact and contribution of the Alfredo Santiago Endowed Scholarship to the success of Rutgers.  Click here for full story and photos

6.16.11 | 43 preschoolers graduate from Rutgers–Camden ELRA
The Knight Early Learning Research Academy at Rutgers–Camden graduated 43 preschoolers at a special ceremony on June 16th. 

6.13.11 | Language of Education Rings True -- in U.S. and Brazil by Gloria Bonilla Santiago, Ph.D. LEAP has been invited to partner with Rio schools to tell how providing poor children with access to a great education Click here for story

6. 6. 11 | NBC10’s Aditi Roy calls LEAP Academy a “Charter School Success”This NBC10 story by Aditi Roy on LEAP Academy premiered Sunday at NBC's Education Nation town hall in Philadelphia. l Click here to watch the video.

5.31.11 | Dr. Santiago and Rutgers–Camden visit schools in Rio De Janiero, Brazil Rutgers–Camden sent a team of professors and students to Brazil to meet with education officials and learn more about schools in Rio. Click here for photos.

5.20.11 | Rutgers/LEAP walkathon over Ben Franklin Bridge raises $4,600
The 2nd Annual “LEAP Across the Bridge” Walkathon & Health Fair raised $4,600 for the Knight ELRA building as over 120 people walked the Ben Franklin Bridge on May 14th. Click here for more information

4. 25.11 | CLC recognizes 135 students at annual Civic Engagement
A ceremony held by the CLCrecognized the work of 135 Rutgers students involved in the Center’s portfolio of service-learning initiatives for the 2010-11 academic year. 
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4.14.11| South Jersey News A Philadelphia Inquirer article features comments from Dr. Santiago on merit pay.Click here for more

4.12.11 | Dr. Santiago talks about hispanic participation on the US next Elections on Radio Canadá Internacional." In Spanish" Click here to hear the discussion

3. 25.11 | Dr. Santiago Op-Ed shows LEAP’s merit pay system for teachers
The Trenton Times ran an article by Dr. Santiago in its March 25th issue that discusses why LEAP Academy’s merit pay system works for teachers. Click here to read article

2.28.11 | Dr. Santiago talks charter schools on The Total Education
Show’s radio panel Dr. Santiago was one of five panelists discussing charter schools
on a radio broadcast in Pittsburgh Click here to hear the discussion

2.25.11 | Early Learning Research Academy will Set Infants, Toddlers, and Pre-Schoolers on the Path to College. Click here for story on Rutgers Today

2.25.11 | South Jersey Magazine’s “Tales Out of School” A new SJ Magazine article features comments from Dr. Santiago on charter schools and school choice. Click here for more

2.23.11 | Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago is a special guest on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports to talk about merit pay at LEAP Academy. click here for video

2. 22.11 | College Access Center publishes Summer Opportunities Booklet   Read more about potential opportunities for summer learning for LEAP Academy students. Click here for more information

2.18.11 | CLC issues Spring Update: Special Edition The Center is proud to release its latest newsletter, which includes news on the LEAP S.T.E.M. building, an update on ELRA, and a timeline recounting the major highlights in the Center’s 20-year history. Read the Spring issue

2.4.11 | College Access Center publishes Spring 2011 Journal The Center for College Access is pleased to publish the latest issue of the Rutgers/LEAP College Access Journal. Click here for more information

1.18.11 | The New Jersey Network (NJN) visited LEAP Academy to interview
"pay-for-performance" incentive structure. Click here to wash the interview

1.8.11 | LEAP to purchase new property to build S.T.E.M. high school

12.6.10  | 11th Annual Rutgers/LEAP Gala leaves its footprints to the future
The CLC's annual fundraising gala on December 3rd raised over $100,000 for the Alfredo Santiago Scholarship and honored three business leaders: Brenda Ross-Dulan, Elizabeth Christopherson, and Peter Burke. 
Click here for photos of the Gala
Click here to watch the 2010 video

12.3.10  | American School Board Journal spotlights LEAP and founder Gloria Bonilla-Santiago Dr. Santiago and LEAP Academy Charter School are featured on the cover of the December 2010 issue of the American School Board Journal.  The issue discusses the charter school movement and the success LEAP has had in Camden City.
>>Read the December issue
>>Read the article “Who Chooses Charter Schools?”
>>Read the article “School Choice: Who Gets Left Behind?”

12.3.10  | Dr. Santiago invites NJ Assemblywoman to visit LEAP in NJ.com letter to the editor A letter to the editor of the New Jersey Times from Dr. Santiago was featured on NJ.com’s Letters section on December 3rd.  In it, she invites NJ Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, who recently led a delegation to visit the Harlem Children’s Zone, to visit another high-performing education model: LEAP Academy.

11.22.10  | Rutgers Breaks Ground on John S. and James L. Knight Early Learning Research Academy in Camden. Read story on Rutgers Today
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10. 28.10 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation visits LEAP
Board of Trustees members of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation visited LEAP Academy as part of their annual board meeting held in Philadelphia.

10.6.10  | Rutgers–Camden joins international effort to set a world reading record
Volunteers from Rutgers–Camden and the local community read to preschoolers in Camden City as part of Jumpstart’s 2010 Read for the Record campaign. Read More

10.6.10  | Rutgers–Camden MPA student receives merit scholarship from EWNJ
Nicol Brodie, a student in the MPA-Educational Policy & Leadership program at Rutgers–Camden, has been selected for the Executive Women of New Jersey’s 2010 Graduate Merit Award Scholarship.  Read More

9.22.2010  | Center for American Progress report highlights Dr. Santiago, LEAP Academy
The work of Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago and LEAP Academy Charter school were featured in a recent report on community schools and extending the school calendar by Isabel Owen on the Center for American Progress website. 

9.17.2010  | LEAP Students walk for ELRA
Over 200 LEAP Academy students walked to the Camden waterfront to raise support for the ELRA capital campaign and raised over $1,600 for the ELRA project.Click here for photos

9.16.2010  | PSE&G Foundation President Vaughn McCoy visits Center
Vaughn McCoy, the President of the PSEG Foundation, visited Rutgers–Camden to learn more about the Early Learning Research Academy. 

9.16.2010  | ELRA construction begins with a bang
ELRA construction got underway on 9/16 as two buildings were demolished to make way for the new ELRA facility.  View demolition photos here.

9.12.2010  | Jumpstart is recruiting students at Rutgers (.pdf)
Attention Rutgers Students! Join Jumpstart and make a difference while earning course credits or work-study money.  Contact Katie Mills: 856.225.6906

9.9.2010  | ELRA Leadership Committee meets to discuss campaign
The ELRA capital fundraising campaign leadership committee came together to discuss its strategy to raise $3.0 million dollars to complete Phase Two of the new ELRA facility.

8.13.10   | Latino Leaders Fellowship Institute Prepares Students for Public Policy Careers Rutgers Today NEWS

06.18.10   | Rutgers/LEAP preschoolers graduate
The Rutgers/LEAP Early Childhood Learning Initiative graduated 45 of its preschoolers during a special promotion ceremony on June 18th.  The ceremony was held at LEAP Elementary School and was attended by over 150 parents and guests. 

5.25.2010  | CLC's College Access Journal highlights LEAP’s Class of 2010    
Learn more about the Center’s work preparing LEAP students for college, including student government, alumni news, and a group of seniors who have been with the school since kindergarten. Read more (.pdf)

5.13.2010  | Jumpstart hosts End-of-the-Year festivities for preschoolers
Concluding its second year of early literacy mentoring, Jumpstart at Rutgers–Camden held its annual end-of-the-year celebration on May 7th at LEAP Academy and Respond.  Read more

5.13.2010  |  LEAP Academy earns Human Dignity Award from Rutgers Friday, May 13, 2010
     Rutgers Today NEWS
     South Jersey Magazine

5.6. 2010  |  CLC recognizes 160 students at annual service-learning ceremony
The Center for Strategic Urban Community Leadership recently held a ceremony to recognize the work of 164 Rutgers students involved in the Center’s portfolio of service-learning initiatives for the 2009-2010 academic year.  Read more

4.20.2010  | Charter School Symposium features NJ Commissioner Schundler
The Center for Strategic Urban Community Leadership hosted Rutgers–Camden’s first ever Regional Symposium on Charter Schools on April 14th in Camden, NJ, when charter school leaders and advocates gathered to highlight the successes and obstacles of the charter school movement. Read more

4.20.2010  | Making the ‘LEAP’ from Inner City to Ivy League    
With help from Rutgers, an urban charter school prepares students for collegiate culture
By Fredda Sacharow Read more

3.23.2010  |  Engaging Students through Service-Learning SPRING 2010 Update   
College students in Camden City, including 101 from Rutgers, are gaining career experience through service-learning opportunities arranged through the CSUCL. Read more

3.30.2010  |  Defining High Quality Instruction and Organizing Your School for Achieving Success  
Continuing its 2009-2010 series, on Friday, March 26th the Center welcomed Dr. Richard Lemons to campus to discuss “Defining High Quality Instruction and Organizing Your School for Achieving Success”. Read more

3.22.2010  |  Jumpstart Job Opportunities Rutgers Students
(An initiative of the Center for Strategic Urban Community Leadership)

02.05.10  |  Rutgers CLCand LEAP Academy Go Red for Women
As part of the American Heart Association’s National Wear Red Day on February 5th, students, parents, and staff at the Rutgers CLCand LEAP Academy joined the effort against women’s heart disease by wearing red and holding several heart-healthy activities.