Newark

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…

2 years ago

Update on Newark Superintendent and School Board’s Latest Land-Grab

Newark's State Street School is a small ramshackle building with eight classrooms that hasn’t been used since the 1950’s. Back…

2 years ago

Newark’s 10-Year Strategic Plan Includes Ballet and Swimming For Preschoolers!

 This is a press release from the Newark School District. For NJ Ed Report commentary on the district's ten-year strategic…

2 years ago

BARAKA: New Conference Will Focus on Student and Parent Voices To Address City’s Educational Shortcomings

Ras Baraka is Newark's mayor. This first appeared at nj.com. The will to get it done. This was the unofficial…

2 years ago

NJ Education Commissioner Makes the Right Call On Newark Superintendent’s Crooked Real Estate Deals!

It’s not often that I get a chance to cheer for New Jersey Acting Commissioner of Education Angelica Allen-McMillan. For…

2 years ago

Newark Superintendent’s Vendetta Against Public Charters Is Costing Taxpayers Millions of Dollars

Or maybe he's just nostalgic for the good old days when Newark Public Schools District was on the hook for…

2 years ago

There’s a Catch with Newark’s Hot New Teacher Magnet: Those $62K Starting Salaries Go Nowhere Slow

Newark Public Schools is desperate to fill teaching slots, a combination of teacher burn-out and an increase in the number…

2 years ago

KIPP Schools in Newark Celebrates Their Third-Grade Scholars!

This past Friday, KIPP Newark's North 13th Street Campus celebrated the grand opening of its new playground. The guests of…

2 years ago

JAMES: The New Pandemic In Newark!

We have more than one pandemic in Newark. As if COVID’s not enough, we have an escalating disease of car-jacking,…

2 years ago

MATRISCIANO: Newark Public Schools Has a Great Strategic Plan That Won’t Work— Unless We Make These Five Changes

Vince Matrisciano is a Project Management Engineer who worked for the Department of Defense for over 30 years, managing complex…

2 years ago