Newark

Who are the Candidates for Newark School Board?

Last night was the first Newark School Board candidate forum at St. James AME Church. I wasn’t able to make…

9 years ago

No, Newark is Not Flint: Facts on the Discovery of Lead in 30 Newark School Buildings

Today the New York Times, the Wall St. Journal, A.P., the Star-Ledger, and NJ Spotlight report on the  alarming news that…

9 years ago

Christie to Newark Mayor Baraka: I’ll Run Over You if You Resist School Choice

Just when it seemed like N.J.’s absentee governor Chris Christie couldn’t do any more damage to his brand, yesterday he…

9 years ago

Oy Gevalt: Newark Teachers Union President Needs a Little R & R

Newark Teachers Union President John Abeigon has an editorial in today’s NJ Spotlight  where he argues  that New Jersey taxpayers should…

9 years ago

Newark Mayor Appears Before City Council and Attacks School Choice

On Friday afternoon Newark Mayor Ras Baraka appeared in a closed City Council meeting (YouTube video here) and told city…

9 years ago

Dear Anti-Choice Lobbyists: Get Out of the Way of Parents

I’ve followed discourse about Newark’s public education system for years and, suddenly, there’s a shift. While education politics and policy…

9 years ago

QOD: “I am living proof that education reform hasn’t failed in Newark”

Wydeyah Hay, alumna of KIPP New Jersey's TEAM Academy:While some of the things I’ve read have said that reform has…

9 years ago

Should Newark’s Facebook Money Been Used Solely for Charter School Expansion? New Data Too.

Today at The74, Richard Whitmire addresses the $100 million Newark Facebook grant and whether the money should have all been…

9 years ago

Mayor Ras Baraka Goes to YouTube to Rebut Newark Education Blogger

Eric Dawson, a new blogger at The Newark Report (and host of the internet radio show Real Talk Radio) has…

9 years ago

Trying to Divine Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s Stance on Charter Schools

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s public education agenda is making news this week. NJ Spotlight reports today on the “growing relationship…

9 years ago