Cecilia Zalkind
Cecilia Zalkind
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On average, our students score higher on national achievement tests, they are more likely to attend high quality preschool, mothers and infants are by some measures healthier than children in other parts of the country, and our adolescents are less likely to drop out of school or be without a job or schooling in their teen and young adult years.
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Over half a million children live in families that struggle to pay the rent and put food on the table. This is unbelievable in a state as wealthy as New Jersey.
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This survey tells us that candidates who support pre-K have a better chance of winning at the polls.
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We certainly support his nomination. I think he's a great choice.
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We have some strong reservations about doing it as rapidly as it's being proposed.
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The point of adoption is to create a new family with all the rights and responsibilities that go with that. Our law recognizes the importance of the family in making decisions, especially for younger children. To go above a parent's decision is unusual and has to be considered very carefully.