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David Sciarra retires from Education Law Center
Clip: 1/20/2023 | 3m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
‘I’ll do what I can to continue to help out the cause’
In March, education advocate David Sciarra will step down as head of New Jersey’s Education Law Center after 26 years at the helm. As a civil rights attorney, Sciarra litigated cases on many issues. He championed education rights for low-income students and students of color, securing groundbreaking requirements from the state Supreme Court on school funding in the landmark Abbott v. Burke case.
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David Sciarra retires from Education Law Center
Clip: 1/20/2023 | 3m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
In March, education advocate David Sciarra will step down as head of New Jersey’s Education Law Center after 26 years at the helm. As a civil rights attorney, Sciarra litigated cases on many issues. He championed education rights for low-income students and students of color, securing groundbreaking requirements from the state Supreme Court on school funding in the landmark Abbott v. Burke case.
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Another NJ town gets funds to replace lead service lines
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Clip: 1/20/2023 | 4m 22s | Advocates say more funding needed to replace all the lead lines in NJ (4m 22s)
Could a Route 17 revamp end traffic bottlenecks?
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Clip: 1/20/2023 | 4m 1s | Bergen County would have to acquire some properties to make room for a wider highway (4m 1s)
HIV-focused pharmacy opens in North Bergen
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Clip: 1/20/2023 | 3m 35s | It’s the only HIV-focused pharmacy in the Northeast (3m 35s)
New LGBTQ community center opens in Newark
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Clip: 1/20/2023 | 4m 25s | ‘This is a way to rebuild and get people back together again’ (4m 25s)
NJ Transit’s Access Link falls short
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Clip: 1/20/2023 | 5m 9s | The transit agency is working to improve the Access Link program (5m 9s)
Startups seeking to improve maternal care get NJ funding
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Clip: 1/20/2023 | 1m 45s | Products to fight morning sickness, pacifiers that can dispense infant medication (1m 45s)
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