Therese (Tully) Jacob

she/her/hers

[CJ Griffin @CJGriffinEsq]

NBOE gave a $4.5M development deal via a settlement agreement, evading bidding requirements. Then they spent $50k trying to keep it a secret. Took a lawsuit to get it

@GovMurphy just gave agencies a green light to do this

Cc @NJComptroller

[Matt Kadosh @MattKadosh]

“This OPRA request could have cost the district zero dollars had the district just fulfilled the request,” Griffin said. “Instead, it’s wasted so much taxpayer money trying to keep the public from seeing it.”

[Matt Kadosh @MattKadosh]

The Newark Public School District spent thousands of dollars to keep a settlement with a developer secret — then lost. Report for @TAPintoNewark with @theresetully - https://t.co/o3AU504DqO

Thank you to @CJGriffinEsq for your advocacy.

[Therese (Tully) Jacob @theresetully]

I'm honored to be a recipient of the 2024 NJ News Commons Excellence in Local News Awards for my story about post-pandemic tutoring in Newark. Thanks to the @CenterCoopMedia and @TAPintoNewark for their support

https://t.co/pGrSRfOyWC

[TAPinto Newark @TAPintoNewark]

Newark Schools Spending $4.5M to Convert School Into Museum, Records Show https://t.co/rBc3yAi1Ae

[TAPinto Newark @TAPintoNewark]

Reading Scores and Questions About Empty Board Seat Dominate Last School Board Meeting of the Year https://t.co/sIoctjjiz9 🖊️by @theresetully

[Therese (Tully) Jacob @theresetully]

This week I covered 6 year college graduation rates in Newark. The truth is, what high school you attend really matters.

[TAPinto Newark @TAPintoNewark]

The vast majority of Newark students don’t get college degrees, but some of Newark’s magnet and charter schools are nearly closing the achievement gap. Read more: https://t.co/yyhhwaYtzb

[Therese (Tully) Jacob @theresetully]

Thanks @njedreport for sharing my piece about the #ScienceofReading approach being used by North Star Academy in Newark: https://t.co/0Q3n5Ogo5q

[Therese (Tully) Jacob @theresetully]

@njedreport Thanks for sharing my piece on the Science of Reading in Newark: https://t.co/0Q3n5Ogo5q

[Therese (Tully) Jacob @theresetully]

This week I wrote about Newark's newest public schools, and the enrollment challenges they are facing.

[TAPinto Newark @TAPintoNewark]

Newark's Newest Schools Have Biggest Enrollment Decreases https://t.co/wamauJmLGh

[TAPinto Newark @TAPintoNewark]

Newark's Newest Schools Have Biggest Enrollment Decreases https://t.co/wamauJmLGh

[Matt Kadosh @MattKadosh]

A judge will review the content of a Newark Board of Education settlement agreement that TAPinto Newark has sued to have un-redacted. The agreement concerns the district's effort to reacquire two school buildings. https://t.co/rgmHE9dmuM @TAPintoNewark @CJGriffinEsq

[Matt Kadosh @MattKadosh]

Newark’s municipal gov't is stepping in with a campaign to boost literacy among the city’s youngest learners following reports that only 19% of the Newark Public Schools’ third graders passed last year’s state reading exam, city officials said today. https://t.co/iMgOhOOhff

[TAPinto Newark @TAPintoNewark]

‘Brain Trust’ Addressing Newark’s Literacy Crisis, Baraka Says https://t.co/0GRcE84rUN

[TAPinto Newark @TAPintoNewark]

TAPinto Newark Files Suit Against School District For Withholding Public Info https://t.co/2WK78OKdtL @NPSvoices @CJGriffinEsq

[Therese (Tully) Jacob @theresetully]

A year ago the unexpected death of a friend led me to write this poem: https://t.co/6M2qXaPSY4 thanks to @MoriaOnline for giving it a home. Love you, MK

[Therese (Tully) Jacob @theresetully]

In the past month I’ve been able to find and buy one can of my daughter’s baby formula. I tracked it down using: https://t.co/WP3pgZWpSh Hope it can help someone else too.

[Therese (Tully) Jacob @theresetully]

@cmq22 Love the framing of “What do I want to learn?” Incredibly resonant

[Therese (Tully) Jacob @theresetully]

Thanks to Rosa Melendez and the @MoriaOnline staff for publishing my piece "Before-After" in Issue 09 of their publication. It's an honor to be published alongside such incredible work

[Therese (Tully) Jacob @theresetully]

New work out today in @MoriaOnline https://t.co/6M2qXaPSY4