Newark

MORRISON: Gov. Murphy, I Am a Survivor of Newark District Schools and My Boys Deserve More’

Jasmine Morrison is a parent organizer and founder of Unapologetic Parents, an organization that advocates for better school options and…

3 years ago

Governor, Let Me Clear Up Your Confusion: You’re Getting Your Phils Mixed Up!

'I don’t understand why all of a sudden there’s this big buzz around our posture on charter schools,' he said.…

3 years ago

Newark Union President Would Trade ‘Entire City’ For ‘One Single Teacher Aid’

Here’s Newark Teachers Union President John Abeigon in Sunday’s New York Times explaining why Newark’s 37,000 district students should continue…

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

New Jersey Public Charter School Students Receive Full Four Year Scholarships to Top Colleges!

Seven students who will be graduating from New Jersey charter schools this spring received full four-year scholarships to attend some…

3 years ago

BREAKING: Is Murphy’s Education Department in Cahoots with Urban Districts to Close Schools?

Back in March 2020 when New Jersey was being crushed by COVID cases, the State Legislature passed a bill that,…

3 years ago

It Takes a Village: To Address Unfinished Learning, Newark Unites Tutoring Center Announces a New Funder

This past summer, New Jersey Children’s Foundation announced it was funding an unusual faith-based initiative between Newark's Metropolitan Baptist Church…

3 years ago

KIPP NJ Parent: ‘Now Our Children Will See Themselves as Royalty’

KIPP THRIVE Academy unveiled the third and final installation in their mural series during a celebratory and intimate ceremony. Joined…

3 years ago

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

In Newark, Braven is Moving the Needle on New Jersey’s ‘Stubborn Racial Wealth Gap’

New Jersey has one of the most stubborn racial wealth gaps in the United States, according to the New Jersey…

3 years ago