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Transformative Education Network’s Ceremony Highlights Commitment to Racial Justice in Education

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Cohort 3 poses for a group shot with Dr. Tanya Maloney and Dr. Bree Picower, Co-Directors of the Transformative Education Network.

This spring, we celebrated three groups of students within the Transformative Education Network: a cohort that earned their master’s degrees in January; another that earned their certification; and another set to begin the journey!

The Transformative Education Network (TEN) at Montclair State University in the College for Education and Engaged Learning prepares, supports, and develops teachers who teach towards antiracism and social justice. TEN houses the Urban Teacher Residency (UTR) and the Newark Teacher Project (NTP), two teacher education programs with a shared mission of advancing racial justice in education, offering critical professional development, and actively creating an expanding network of antiracist educators across our partner districts.

College faculty and staff, family, friends, and supporters attended to celebrate the students’ successes.

Dr. Tanya Maloney and Dr. Bree Picower are the Co-Directors of the Transformative Education Network.
Orange Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Gerald Fitzhugh, II, and 6th & 7th ELA educator Ms. Monique Walker addressed the graduates as keynote speakers.
Anthony Gachetti and Shanika Forbes of Cohort 3 “passed the torch” to the incoming cohort.
Valerie Chica, a Cohort 3 graduate, celebrates her success with peers.

See more photos from the event here. If you or someone you know is interested in learning to teach in Newark Public Schools or Orange Public Schools, please ask them to consider applying to an upcoming cohort of the Transformative Education Network here.

Story by Social Media and Communications Coordinator Lauren Conforti