Newark Superintendent Roger Leon

To ‘Bridge the Gap,’ Newark Non-Profit Launches Website To Help Parents Choose Schools

Today the New Jersey Children's Foundation (NJCF) announced the launch of My Schools Newark, a free online research tool and…

3 years ago

Murphy Chooses Cash Over Kids: A Look Behind A Trenton Charter School Denial

When Paul Robeson Charter School in Trenton received word that the Murphy Administration was rejecting its proposal to expand to…

3 years ago

JAMES: A Cry For the Students of Malcolm X Shabazz High School

I'm not sure if everyone has been reading their emails or seeing the reports in the news, but if things…

3 years ago

JAMES: Anxiety Is Real In Newark As Superintendent León Fails the Leadership Test

As a housing developer and a community activist, I have a lot of reasons to walk around our city.  It…

3 years ago

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 the progressive polling firm Change Research to…

3 years ago

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 Children

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

3 years ago

Newark Teachers and Students Confront ‘Low Morale’ and ‘Extreme Frustration’ With Return to Remote Instruction

From Newark Teachers Union President John Abeigon: I hear your calls for clarity, and I am giving it to you…

3 years ago

Two Tales of One City: Roger León’s Phoniness vs. Newark Teachers’ Gloom

A press release published yesterday from Newark Public Schools acclaims the glory that emanated from a parent conference called "Hope…

3 years ago

Four Out of Five Newark Students Flunk State Math Test But Superintendent’s ‘Dreams Are Coming True’

"Dreams are coming true" for Newark's district students, sang Superintendent Roger León at last week's school board meeting, but that's…

3 years ago