U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) today announced that Passaic County Community College (PCCC) will be awarded a $541,813 grant for 2013 through the Department of Education’s Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Program. The department anticipates similar a grant being given annually for the next five years. The Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program provides grants to assist HSIs t... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today announced a National Science Foundation of $590,521 has been awarded to William Paterson University. The funding will be used to provide approximately 14 undergraduate and graduate scholarships in biology and biotechnology fields during the 4 ½ years. “This funding will help prepare students from our area not only to get jobs, but to become leaders in t... Read more »

Continuing in his commitment to revitalize education and the Paterson community, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today visited Public School 5 to announce the U.S. Department of Education’s Full Service Community Schools Program. The grant will be in the amount of $466,111 for the period Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. The grant is expected to be for 5 years, for a total award of $2,330,555. I hav... Read more »

With the 2010-11 school year just underway, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today applauded U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s announcement that New Jersey will receive $268 million to support education jobs. “This is great news for New Jersey families. The winners with this funding are our children, who will have the benefit of more educators available to them,” said Pascrell, a Hou... Read more »

Days before a special Congressional session on Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today affirmed his commitment to support legislation that would provide more than $268 million to New Jersey to keep about 3,900 teachers throughout the state in their jobs. “The House of Representatives approved the $10 billion Education Jobs Fund in July when it was part of another bill,” said Pas... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today announced a $1.3 million U.S. Department of Education grant for the Montclair Board of Education’s 5-year project to expand teaching of Chinese through the district’s elementary and middle schools as well as the high school. This program, which will be developed with the help of Rutgers University, will connect the study of the language with the study o... Read more »

BLOOMFIELD – Before the 275 members of the Class of 2010, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the administrators, faculty and trustees of Bloomfield College. “I am incredibly humbled to be standing here with each of you as you take the first step towards writing the next chapter in your lives,” said Pascrell, a former high school teacher and... Read more »

BLOOMFIELD – During a budgetary season marked reduced funding for local schools, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today announced a $300,000 federal grant that will benefit at-risk students of two school New Jersey districts. The congressman joined Bloomfield and Nutley school officials at Bridges Academy at Forest Glen, an alternative school program founded in Bloomfield that is slated to b... Read more »

A day after massive cuts in New Jersey’s education spending were proposed in Trenton, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today applauded the federal government’s announcement of $11 billion to be bonded for the construction of public schools across the nation. New Jersey’s share of the bonding is $216 million, with $25.8 million dedicated to building schools in the city of Newark. “The federal... Read more »

VERONA – U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) today met with Eighth District constituents, leaders of after-school tutoring organizations, as well as student and parents, to announce the introduction of his legislation aimed at making tutoring available to more students. “President Obama made clear right away in his State of the Union address that he understands exactly what the struggle... Read more »