Three years ago Kyle Rosenkrans, a first-generation college graduate, civil rights lawyer, law professor, and public policy advocate, founded the…
As many of you may remember, I started this blog for really one reason — like so many other Newark…
The following is a press release issued yesterday by the U.S. Department of Justice, which announces a settlement between the…
I’m always wary of public polls regarding educational issues, whether it be taxpayers, parents, anyone not aligned with the education…
Shortly after Governor Murphy announced earlier this summer that all individuals aged 12 and older who live, work, or study…
John Abeigon, president of the Newark Teachers Union, told district teachers today they should expect a vaccine mandate for all…
This past spring Newark school district students took NWEA’s diagnostic MAP tests,* which measure achievement and growth in math, reading,…
Newark Public Schools district leaders aren't panicking. Yet a 34% drop in enrollment is cause for concern, at least as…
Last week news broke that Newark Superintendent Roger León had been less than honest about learning loss among the 42,000…
In an excellent piece of investigative journalism by Patrick Wall of Chalkbeat, “The pandemic set back student learning. Newark kept the…