Newark Public Schools

Are You Listening, Newark? Biden Administration Announces Initiative to Combat Student Learning Loss

 Two and a half months ago news leaked out that Newark Public Schools District, under the leadership of Superintendent Roger…

2 years ago

VIDEO: Newark Non-Profits Join Hands To Battle Student Learning Loss

The research is clear: if school districts are serious about helping students recover from learning loss due to pandemic-interrupted schooling,…

3 years ago

In Newark, Public Charters Lift All Boats–and Here’s the Proof

Earlier this week the Newark Municipal Council Education Committee quizzed Superintendent Roger León about district student learning loss; meanwhile an…

3 years ago

Newark Schools District Celebrates the 2021-2022 Teacher of The Year

(This is a press release from Newark Public Schools District.) Yesterday Superintendent Roger León of Newark Public Schools surprised Newark’s…

3 years ago

WHITE: For Vanessa, And All Our Vanessas To Come

When bureaucratic shenanigans and red tape play Russian roulette with children’s lives, we all suffer. I was reminded of this…

3 years ago

BREAKING: Newark District Celebrates New Teacher Contract, With Starting Salaries Bumped to $62K Plus Bonuses

(Ed. note: this is a press release from Newark Public Schools District. The current average teacher salary in New Jersey…

3 years ago

Newark’s Roger León Is On a Lying Spree: Focus on Bomb Threats

Here's Newark Public Schools Superintendent Roger León at last week's School Board meeting: “As it relates to bomb threats, if…

3 years ago

Newark High School Teacher Explains Why Students Are ‘Flagrantly Skipping Class’

In a no-holds-barred op-ed today, Newark history teacher Yvette Jordan explains why Newark district high school students have "have unconsciously…

3 years ago

VIDEO: Newark Superintendent Wants You To Send Your Kid To the 9th Worst School in New Jersey

In 2013, then-Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson was asked about Malcolm X Shabazz High School after an article in the Star-Ledger…

3 years ago

Testa Will Introduce Bill To Let Parents Opt Out Of Districts With Mask Mandates

This is a press release. Senator Michael Testa will introduce legislation to allow parents to create a path to choose…

3 years ago