Newark

Look What Happens When District and Charter Schools Collaborate

(This is a guest post by Charles Sahm, who is director of education policy at the Manhattan Institute, a think tank…

7 years ago

“I Love Newark And Am Proud To Say I Live Here,” Says NPS Grad

It’s easy to be skeptical about improvements to Newark Public Schools,given its sordid history of corruption, desultory oversight, and --…

7 years ago

A Hope for the Heart of Phil Murphy

The big news story today, of course, is U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell’s failure to summon enough votes to bring to…

7 years ago

Do All Schools Rise? They Do In Newark!

On Thursday I attended College Signing Day at North Star, one of Newark’s best public charter schools. But someone beat…

8 years ago

John the Ringworm

“We are hopeful that the winners are ready to get to work to put Newark back in local control,” Abeigon…

8 years ago

Newark’s School Board Elections Results Signal But a Superficial Unity

Newark’s School Board elections are over and the this newly-configured nine-member School Board -- for twenty-two years demoted to "advisory"…

8 years ago

Disunity in Newark As Voters Prepare to Select School Board Members

In less than two weeks Newark voters will elect three new members of their Board of Education and the stakes…

8 years ago

KIPP NJ Students Teach Us How To “Be The Change”

Last Wednesday KIPP New Jersey hosted the 10th annual “Be the Change” celebration, its primary fundraising initiative. By the end…

8 years ago

Newark Mom on LIFO Lawsuit: “I’m Just a Parent Who Wants To Make A Change”

Earlier this month, a short animated video was released to the public explaining New Jersey’s quality-blind “last in, first out”…

8 years ago

Paulo Freire Charter School Closed By State, Even Though “Our Students Are Outperforming Their Peers”

Earlier this month the New Jersey Department of Education announced the closing of three charter schools in Newark: Newark Prep,…

8 years ago