Newark

New WHYY Post: What’s Next for Jersey Ed Reform after Newark and Trenton Losses?

Today's column here: Among various New Jersey elections yesterday, Newark and Trenton's mayoral contests pivoted on concerns about the growing…

11 years ago

QOD: Ras Baraka, Shavar Jeffries, and the Legacy of Cory Booker

From today's New York Times:One is a municipal councilman and high school principal, son of a celebrated and controversial black…

11 years ago

Mayoral Elections, School Reform, and Labor Unions

Here's today's WHYY Newsworks column: You know it's silly season when the big N.J. mayoral election news of the day…

11 years ago

QOD: Newark Mayor Candidate Ras Baraka Tells Gang Members to “Pick Up Your Weapon”

Leaders should be talking about power. Your leaders should be meeting about who owns the Puerto Rican Store? Who owns…

11 years ago

Newark Gets a Visit from Randi Weingarten

The Star Ledger reports today that American Federation of Teacher President Randi Weingarten will meet with teachers from Newark’s Hawthorne…

11 years ago

Did You Know That Trenton’s Next Mayor Selects the School Board?

Today's WHYY Newsworks column: New Jersey's mayoral elections are in two weeks and the eyes of the education community are…

11 years ago

New Spotlight Column: Can’t Charters and Tradition Schools Just Get Along?

From today's NJ  Spotlight:NJ Spotlight just reported that next year one out of four Newark public school students will opt…

11 years ago

Newark Charter Schools Chief Finds Common Ground with Student Protestors

Ryan Hill, founder of TEAM Charter Schools in Newark, responds to yesterday's student protest against Cami Anderson’s One Newark plan:"There…

11 years ago

Here’s your cognitive dissonance for the week:

Steve Fulop, mayor of Jersey City and gubernatorial hopeful, endorsed Ras Baraka for mayor of Newark back in February but,…

11 years ago

What Newark Can Learn From Camden

Here's the first part of my column today at Newsworks WHYY:  Everyone's talking about the political upheaval in Newark as…

11 years ago