The New Ark Freedom School at 13th Avenue School

 

Interview with Marquise Guzman, Senior Program Manager of Neighborhood Partnerships, Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies, Rutgers University-Newark

Founded in 2014, the New Ark Freedom School (NAFS) serves 3rd through 8th-grade students over six weeks, at Thirteenth Avenue Elementary School, in Newark, NJ. A product of the Civil Rights Movement and 1964 Freedom Summer, NAFS provides supplemental educational support to boost student confidence and motivation to read and generate positive attitudes toward learning.  

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For more information about the program, 

  1. Visit: The Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies 
  2. Contact: Marquise Guzman, 973-353-1023, [email protected]
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