Newark School Board Elections

Rainbow Wave Overtakes Red Ripple—in School Board Elections!

Lauren Albrecht is the chair of the New Jersey LGBTQ Democrats, and Joe Forte is a National Victory Campaign Board…

2 years ago

LILLEY: (Updated!) From 2011-2020, NJEA Spent $560K+ in 43 New Jersey School Districts. Here’s a List.

Update via Mike Lilley: Sunlight has discovered $70,000 in last-minute spending on school board elections from the NJEA’s Super PAC,…

2 years ago

LILLEY: In These Four School Board Elections, NJEA Is Tilting the Scales For Union-Friendly Candidates

Sunlight wants to update our reporting on NJEA funding for local school board races.  In Wayne, Sparta, Ringwood and Old…

2 years ago

NJ Dems Demand GOP Disavow Race-Baiting Mailers and Pelosi-Mocking School Board Candidates

With Election Day approaching, the New Jersey Democratic State Committee is calling out two highly troubling incidents of extreme, radical…

2 years ago

In a ‘Bellwether’ Congressional Race, Sex Ed Is In the Spotlight

In a political race that today the New York Times called a "bellwether" for the nation, U.S. Representative Tom Malinowski…

2 years ago

On School Board Election Day in Newark, Charter School ‘Wars’ Are a Nothing-Burger

Tuesday was Election Day in Newark for the district’s Board of Education. Among seven candidates for three open seats, winners…

3 years ago

Newark Teacher Union President Tells Black School Board Member She ‘Cannot Serve Two Masters’

A’Dorian Murray-Thomas is a Newark School Board member with a remarkable history. At the ripe old age of 23, this…

3 years ago

Get Ready, New Jersey: If Shennell Has Her Way, Newark Will #CloseTheGap!

Yesterday I chatted with the Shennell McCloud, Newark's indefatigable activist for educational equity and  parent empowerment. As Executive Director of…

5 years ago

Voices From the Parent Summit: Shayvonne Anderson Overcomes Personal Tragedy and Explains How Newark Got Beyond The “Charter vs. Traditional” School Mindset.

Shayvonne Anderson,  a lifelong Newark resident and mother of ten children, was elected this year to the Newark School Board…

5 years ago

The Newark School Board Election Results Are In: Voters Choose Choice.

Here are two quotes that, for me, sum up yesterday’s school board election in Newark. Shayvonne Anderson, candidate on the…

6 years ago