Newark Public Schools

“They Tell Us to Mark Them Present Even if They’re Not Here”: How Many Newark Students Are Showing Up?

Last week Newark Superintendent Roger León, cowed by the Newark Teachers Union, announced that Newark Public School would remain closed…

4 years ago

In a Win for Newark Teachers Union, Schools Will Remain Closed Until April

Three cheers for the Newark Teachers Union. District students were scheduled to return to a hybrid schedule ---two days in…

4 years ago

JAMES: It's a Victory for Newark Taxpayers but Is Roger Leon Taking Cami Anderson Lessons?

(This first appeared at Newark Neighborhood View.) Earlier this month, I questioned the lack of actual learning time our students…

4 years ago

JAMES: Where's My Refund? Newarkers Are Paying the Same Taxes, but Our Kids Are Receiving Less Learning

(This post first appeared in Newark Neighborhood View.)As you know from my previous blog posts, my daughter attends West Side…

4 years ago

New Report: NJ Could Save $950 Million a Year With This School Choice Program

Martin F. Lueken of EdChoice (with an assist from @stateaidguy) has a new paper out called “Fiscal Analysis of an…

4 years ago

COMMENTARY: Hear Me Out on My Voucher Proposal

This is the third in a series on my changing views of publicly-funded vouchers to parochial and private schools. The…

4 years ago

Newsflash: Newark Voters Want More High-Quality Public Schools, Charter or Traditional.

This morning Change Research and the New Jersey Children’s Foundation released a poll that shows Newark’s public charter schools are…

4 years ago

Khaliah Fitchett on Going From Handcuffs to Running for Congress

One afternoon in March 2010, Khaliah Fitchette, a 16-year-old student at Newark’s University High School, was riding home on a…

4 years ago

Experts Confirm Newark Is Another Victim of NJ’s Terrible Plan for School Reopenings

As reported by Chalkbeat yesterday: The Newark school system is preparing for students to return to classrooms part time beginning…

4 years ago

Oscar James: We Can’t Depend on Murphy To Fix Our Schools So We Have To Depend on Ourselves

My daughter attends West Side High School in Newark. A long time ago, New Jersey promised us a new $160…

4 years ago