Over 10,000 middle school students and educators in Newark Public Schools are incorporating a new AI tool, developed by the educational non-profit Khan Academy, in […]

First Avenue School is a public school located in Newark, NJ, which is in a large city setting. The student population of First Avenue School […]

For over ten years, Jenna Kostovski has served as the music teacher at First Avenue School, a pre-K through eighth grade school located in the North Ward section of the city of Newark. A natural leader with a knack for building partnerships, Jenna was asked to head the school’s green team in 2020. Under her leadership, the school achieved Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification at the silver-level; First Avenue School is one of only four schools in Essex County that have accomplished this. The sustainability program at First Avenue School benefits from the active participation and encouragement from Principal Rosa Branco and a group of talented staff and students.

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[NEWARK, N.J.] Public school students in Newark got a special surprise Thursday. Ten students at First Avenue Elementary School each received brand new keyboards. The […]

Today, I visited First Avenue Elementary School in Newark – a model school for climate change education. With our incredibly bright generation of young people, […]