Late Friday the New Jersey Acting Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan approved a new charter application for Brilla Charter School, which will be located in Paterson. New
As the new school year begins, Newark public charter schools just announced a collective COVID-19 safety pledge to parents, staff, and the greater community. This
The following is a press release issued yesterday by the U.S. Department of Justice, which announces a settlement between the DOJ and Newark Public Schools.
One of the most popular soundbites one hears from those who oppose public charter schools is that they push out students with disabilities and English
Study Showed the Opposite Was True: Students with Special Education, English Language Learners More Likely To Stay At Newark Charter Schools Than Traditional District Schools New
Today Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) released an analysis of student academic performance in all Newark public schools, charter, magnet, and
This is a chart, courtesy of The 74, which shows how American students’ proficiency in math has stagnated and proficiency in reading has sharply dropped
A New Jersey parent emailed NJLB to express her thoughts on the New Jersey Department of Education’s management of school reopenings. At her request, this
Yesterday the Star-Ledger ran an op-ed by Deborah Smith Gregory, the president of Newark NAACP and chairperson of Alliance for Newark Public Schools, entitled, “Let’s
This is a guest post by Cami Anderson, a lifelong educator and advocate for the nation’s most vulnerable students. After 20 years as a chief