Newark Superintendent Roger Leon

Q&A: Meet the Team Behind the Local Foundation Pushing for Educational Innovation

Three years ago Kyle Rosenkrans, a first-generation college graduate, civil rights lawyer, law professor, and public policy advocate, founded the…

3 years ago

Don’t Worry Newark, Nothing Has Changed…. And I Sure Ain’t Done!

As many of you may remember, I started this blog for really one reason — like so many other Newark…

3 years ago

US Department of Justice Investigation Reveals ‘Wide-Ranging Failures’ in Newark’s Programs for English Language Learners

The following is a press release issued yesterday by the U.S. Department of Justice, which announces a settlement between the…

3 years ago

Newark Union President Says Newark Parents Are Too Ignorant to Know if They Support Charter Schools

I’m always wary of public polls regarding educational issues, whether it be taxpayers, parents, anyone not aligned with the education…

3 years ago

Newark Public Schools Announces Free COVID Vaccine Clinics for Everyone Ages 12 and Up

Shortly after Governor Murphy announced earlier this summer that all individuals aged 12 and older who live, work, or study…

3 years ago

Newark Union Leader: All NJ Teachers Should Prepare for Vaccine Mandate

John Abeigon, president of the Newark Teachers Union, told district teachers today they should expect a vaccine mandate for all…

3 years ago

‘Staggering’ Learning Loss in Newark District Schools

This past spring Newark school district students took NWEA’s diagnostic MAP tests,* which measure achievement and growth in math, reading,…

3 years ago

Newark Public Schools’ Enrollment Drops by 34%

Newark Public Schools district leaders aren't panicking. Yet a 34% drop in enrollment is cause for concern, at least as…

3 years ago

Newark Leaders Are AWOL As Parents Demand Information on Learning Loss

Last week news broke that Newark Superintendent Roger León had been less than honest about learning loss among the 42,000…

3 years ago

LILLEY: Roger León Should Go

In an excellent piece of investigative journalism by Patrick Wall of Chalkbeat, “The pandemic set back student learning. Newark kept the…

3 years ago