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Newark Education Advocates Roll Out Replacement For District’s Clunky Enrollment Platform To Honor Original Promises of Superintendent

In 2018 when Superintendent Roger Leon first took over the helm of New Jersey's largest school district, he inherited its…

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New Jersey Children’s Foundation Invites Newark District to Add Its Schools to New Common Application Platform

This is a letter from Kyle Rosenkrans, Executive Director of New Jersey Children's Foundation, to the Newark Board of Education…

2 years ago

New Jersey Children’s Foundation and Newark Schools Join Together To Launch Newark Common App

New State-of-the-Art Enrollment Portal will Better Serve Newark Families by Providing a Seamless and Transparent Process That Promotes Equity and…

2 years ago

Murphy’s DOE Approves Second Charter in Five Years: Kindle Education Public Charter School in Jersey City

Congratulations to Kindle Education Public Charter School, which was approved by the Department of Education to open in Jersey City, only…

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The Star-Ledger Questions Newark Superintendent’s Leadership. It’s Bigger Than That.

Today the Star-Ledger Editorial Board reports that over this past eight months Newark school board members and top staffers have…

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VIDEO: ‘Possibly the Most New Jersey Story Ever”

Last week I interviewed Mark Bonamo of Tapinto Newark and Newark activist Oscar James II. Bonamo, along with journalist Tom…

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Is Newark’s Superintendent Delusional? Don’t Bother Asking the School Board.

Newark Superintendent Roger León lies to the public with impunity, a tic unrestrained by the district’s Board of Education which…

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Black Men Read Day at Newark’s Camden Elementary School!

My Very Own Library (MVOL) kicked off its Black Men Read Day at Camden Elementary School on October 20, 2022.…

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WEIDMAN: Our Newark Charter Is Fully Staffed With 86% Teachers of Color—Here’s How We Do It

Mindy Weidman  is the Chief Talent Officer of BRICK Education Network, an education organization serving the greater Newark, New Jersey…

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Paterson Mayor Urges Resolution to Negotiations Impasse Between Teachers and School Board

Earlier this month parents, teachers and students gathered together to protest the Paterson Board of Education's failure to come up…

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