Public Charter Schools

JEFFERSON: Newark Parents, Fed Up With District Schools and Phil Murphy, Demand Educational Change

Reverend David Jefferson, Sr. Esq is the senior pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist Church, the largest Congregation in the City…

2 years ago

MCKENNA: Pandemic School Closures Erased Student Progress and Heightened Inequities. What Do We Do Now?

Laura McKenna is an education writer based in New Jersey. You can find her at www.lauramckenna.com. This was originally published at…

2 years ago

Newark District’s Deal With Private Investor Falls Through and Superintendent Knew About Malfeasance

On Friday Summit Assets, a private investing group that had a contract with Newark Public Schools to build a new…

2 years ago

New Survey: Four Out of Five Parents Want To Expand Charters. Are You Listening, Gov. Murphy?

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools just released new survey data from The Harris Poll on parents’ views on…

2 years ago

As 60,000 Students Return to Public Charters, Murphy’s Education Department Should Listen to Their Parents

Support among voters and parents for public charter schools is high following student achievement results that proved charter schools accelerated…

2 years ago

Newark Superintendent is ‘Appalled’ at Shady School Property Deal But Gannett is Mute

Newark Superintendent Roger León is shocked, shocked to find out there’s malarkey afoot over the construction of the new Newark…

2 years ago

Amidst COVID, American Perceptions of School Quality Drops, Support for School Choice Grows, and Partisanship Reigns

Today EducationNext released the results of a survey that examines the impact of the pandemic on Americans' views of public…

2 years ago

Trenton City Council President Is Holding 18,000 Children Hostage

For the last month Trenton City Council President Kathy McBride has been refusing to allow the City Council to approve…

2 years ago

Last-Minute DOE Decision Hurts Newark Students and Families

University Heights Charter School (UHCS) has served public school students in Newark for 16 years. UHCS, which partners with Bethany…

2 years ago

NJ Children’s Foundation Announces Grant To Send Newark Third and Fourth-Graders To Junior Olympics!

The New Jersey Children's Foundation announced today that it would provide a $10,000 grant to KIPP Life Academy, ensuring its…

2 years ago