Newark School Board

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

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

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
Fifty Years After the Newark Teacher Strikes and Riots, Black Families Demand To Be HeardFifty Years After the Newark Teacher Strikes and Riots, Black Families Demand To Be Heard

Fifty Years After the Newark Teacher Strikes and Riots, Black Families Demand To Be Heard

In June 1972, the New Jersey Department of Education issued a report called “Teachers' Strikes in Newark, 1964-1971." The document…

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

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 Will Spend Only 5% Of COVID Funds on Tutoring StudentsNewark Will Spend Only 5% Of COVID Funds on Tutoring Students

Newark Will Spend Only 5% Of COVID Funds on Tutoring Students

Newark Public Schools has revealed how they're spending the $182 million in the last phase of federal emergency funds online…

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Newark Board of Education Will Hire Retired Teachers and Create a Pathway for New TeachersNewark Board of Education Will Hire Retired Teachers and Create a Pathway for New Teachers

Newark Board of Education Will Hire Retired Teachers and Create a Pathway for New Teachers

The Newark Board of Education (NBOE) is poised to take advantage of new legislation that allows them to hire retired…

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ANALYSIS: Two Percent of Newark 4th-Graders Will Meet Expectations in Math. Do We Blame Covid or Newark Leaders?ANALYSIS: Two Percent of Newark 4th-Graders Will Meet Expectations in Math. Do We Blame Covid or Newark Leaders?

ANALYSIS: Two Percent of Newark 4th-Graders Will Meet Expectations in Math. Do We Blame Covid or Newark Leaders?

Last week news broke that 98% of Newark fourth-graders are not expected to meet state expectations in math this spring.…

3 years ago
New Newark Poll: Voters Strongly Support Charters But Many Think Education in Newark Is On the ‘Wrong Track’New Newark Poll: Voters Strongly Support Charters But Many Think Education in Newark Is On the ‘Wrong Track’

New Newark Poll: Voters Strongly Support Charters But Many Think Education in Newark Is On the ‘Wrong Track’

Every year for the past three years New Jersey Children’s Foundation* has commissioned t online pharmacy zoloft buy with best…

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ANALYSIS: Newark Superintendent León Crosses the Line As He Promotes A School Fraught With ViolenceANALYSIS: Newark Superintendent León Crosses the Line As He Promotes A School Fraught With Violence

ANALYSIS: Newark Superintendent León Crosses the Line As He Promotes A School Fraught With Violence

Ready for your dose of cognitive dissonance? Yesterday at 10:39 am  Chalkbeat published an exposé of Newark's Malcolm X Shabazz High…

3 years ago
JAMES: More Remote Learning But Still No Plan For Newark’s ChildrenJAMES: More Remote Learning But Still No Plan For Newark’s Children

JAMES: More Remote Learning But Still No Plan For Newark’s Children

While it is not a very happy time for many of us right now, I do want to begin with…

3 years ago