>Churches helping tackle the education gap
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012
BY MONSY ALVARADO
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
Days after a school pep rally for Paterson native and Giants star Victor Cruz, the pastor of St. Luke’s Baptist Church updated his Facebook status with a message that had nothing to do with football:
“To ALL of the parents who brought their kids to see Victor Cruz on Saturday — with that same enthusiasm COME TO BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT!!!”
The Rev. Kenneth D.R. Clayton, along with other black clergy in North Jersey, doesn’t just preach the Bible from the pulpit, but is also in the fight to shrink the educational achievement gap in their communities. Pastors talk to parents about the importance of being involved, review report cards at Sunday service, reward youngsters for good grades and offer tutoring and parent workshops in their houses of worship.
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