When A Haircut Changes Lives
Read our latest ‚Season of Giving‘ story about a New Jersey couple that gives free haircuts students at West Side High School, a traditional district school that serves students in West Ward in Newark. They believe when students look their best they will perform at their highest level.
How to reach Newark students? Start with their parents, group says
The city’s Black Alliance for Educational Options, a group that started in Newark to advocate for educational opportunities on behalf of low-income and working class families, teaches classes that they say may improve those statistics. But, the classes are not extra help for kids – they are aimed at parents.
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