Toms River School District Rebuilds Trust in Community After Scandal
By Christina Paret – @christinaparet Former Toms River School District Superintendent Michael J. Ritacco who is serving 11 years in prison for pleading guilty to two counts of mail fraud and conspiracy to impede the IRS, has left his former school district with many challenges as they struggled to repair their tarnished reputation that his scandal […]
Opinion: Equal Gender Pay Can Become A Reality with Digital Fluency
By Vivian Sanchez – @vivalaviviannn Women in the work force have been striving for equal gender pay for as long as they have started working. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was a huge stepping stone towards equal gender pay, yet women are still being paid a smaller percentage to execute the same job as their […]
5 Social Justice Articles to Read This Week
Here at NJ Spark, more than a dozen Rutgers students will be reporting on social injustices in and around the New Brunswick area. However, these issues happen everywhere. Here’s some recent news highlights: Suicide bomber targets Christians during an Easter weekend outing, killing 65 people and injuring 300–mostly women and children. A faction of the Pakistani […]