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Assembly committee backs $3 million annual proposal to fund Freedom Schools
Summary
The committee favorably released A1732, which would appropriate $3 million annually from cannabis social equity excise fees to the Department of State to support Freedom Schools; educators and advocates urged larger funding and cited measurable literacy gains from pilot sites.
The Assembly Education Committee voted to favorably release Assembly Bill A1732, a measure that would appropriate $3,000,000 annually from cannabis social equity excise fee revenue to the Department of State to support Freedom Schools in New Jersey.
Sponsor remarks and multiple witness statements emphasized literacy gains and culturally responsive summer and out-of-school programming. Diana Rogers, executive director of the Greater Mount Zion…
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