The CLC is a grant-funded service and research center located at the Camden campus of Rutgers University. Since 1990, the Center has helped revitalize urban communities through education, leadership and community development.
Meet the Director
Gloria Bonilla-Santiago, Ph.D
JUNE 9 - 16 | RUTGERS SUMMER SESSION
Rutgers–Camden is offering an incredible opportunity to undergraduate, graduate and law students to earn course credit while studying abroad in Cuba for 7 days.
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FEBRUARY 15 | Dr. Santiago named “Champion of Education Reform” by Foundations, Inc.
CLC Director and LEAP Academy Founder Dr. Gloria Bonilla Santiago was named a “Champion of Education Reform” by Foundations, Inc. She will receive her honor at its national conference in San Francisco from Feb 15-18, where she will also be a featured presenter on charter schools.
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FEBRUARY 13 | NBC10: LEAP Charter Leaves No Student Behind
A NBC-TV news segment highlights LEAP founder and board chair Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago and three LEAP seniors in the wake of New Jersey’s exemption from NCLB.
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FEBRUARY 10 | Inquirer: NJ, nine other states get waivers from No Child rules This article by the Philadelphia Inquirer on NJ’s exemption from NCLB regulations features comments from Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago on how this will benefit students and teachers in the state. Click here for full article
FEBRUARY 9 | College students share college experiences with LEAP Aspire students
Over 100 LEAP Academy high school students met and spoke with local college students in a special panel hosted by CLC’s ASPIRE program. Click here for full article
FEBRUARY 7 | Education group from Puerto Rico visits CLC/LEAP for closer look at charter schools A group of business and education officials from Puerto Rico visited CLC and LEAP Academy for an in-depth look at how to start and manage a charter school.
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FEBRUARY 2 | CLC Education Forum on School Leadership features Chenoweth and Theokas
Education authors Karin Chenoweth and Dr. Christina Theokas gave school leaders from South Jersey a look at how some schools are using data to improve student achievement. Click here for moe information
JANUARY 24 | Huffington Post: No Child Left Behind: Not Too Late to Fix Read Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago’s latest blog entry on the Huffington Post that discusses the 10th anniversary of “No Child Left Behind” and ways to improve it. Click here for more information
JANUARY 23 | CLC publishes Winter 2012 Newsletter
Check out the latest issue of the Center's semi-annual newsletter that highlights all the important work going on at CLC and LEAP. Click here for more information
JANUARY 20 | Rutgers Today: Bilingual Education Can Start Preschoolers on Path to Success
This article from Rutgers Today discusses the benefits of dual language learning, specifically at program's like CLC's ELRA.
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