Newark

Newark Student: ‘Covid Turned Me Into a Mental Health Activist and My School Listened’

Dashawn Sheffield, a rising 11th-grader at Uncommon Schools' North Star Academy Washington Park High School in Newark, explains why he…

3 years ago

JAMES: Zuckerberg’s $100 Million Has Nothing on Biden’s Grant So Tell Roger Leon It’s Time for Newark to Get Ready!

Newark is in line to potentially receive hundreds of millions of dollars between President Biden's already-passed COVID-19 stimulus legislation and…

4 years ago

Newark Public Schools, Traditional and Charter, Celebrate Their Best-In-The-State Rankings

Here are two press releases, one from Newark Public Schools celebrating that U.S. News & World Report ranked two of…

4 years ago

NJ Charter School Leaders Applaud Biden’s Plan to Upgrade Facilities and Close the Digital Divide

New Jersey public charter school leaders released statements earlier this week on the first phase of President Joe Biden's American…

4 years ago

JAMES: A Prayer for Newark Schools’ Reopening

Before I talk about how happy I am that our kids will be going back to school, I want to…

4 years ago

New Newark Student Learning Data: All Newark Students Rise, With Variations Among Charter, Magnet, and District

Today Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) released an analysis of student academic performance in all Newark…

4 years ago

BRICK Education Network: Building Strong Communities Brick by Brick

Helen Mazarakis has served as Chair of the Board of Trustees at BRICK Education Network since 2019 and a member…

4 years ago

JAMES: You Do Not Need Permission to Demand Better Public Schools

One of my mentors and political godfather was the great Carl Sharif. We lost the great Carl over five years…

4 years ago

NJ Commissioner Sides With Newark Superintendent, Denies 4 Charter School Expansions

On Friday New Jersey Acting Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan notified four charter schools in Newark that she is denying their requests…

4 years ago

New Program Helps Jewish Students and Newark Students Find Common Ground

I have a kid who’s in a school in an upper middle class neighborhood, and (it’s) mostly white kids. And…

4 years ago