Student Morale

Murphy Administration Defends Elimination of School-Based Mental Health Services.

This is a press release. For counterpoint, see here.  After several weeks of public and stakeholder input, and in response…

2 years ago

BARAKA: New Conference Will Focus on Student and Parent Voices To Address City’s Educational Shortcomings

Ras Baraka is Newark's mayor. This first appeared at nj.com. The will to get it done. This was the unofficial…

2 years ago

KIPP Schools in Newark Celebrates Their Third-Grade Scholars!

This past Friday, KIPP Newark's North 13th Street Campus celebrated the grand opening of its new playground. The guests of…

2 years ago

JAMES: The New Pandemic In Newark!

We have more than one pandemic in Newark. As if COVID’s not enough, we have an escalating disease of car-jacking,…

2 years ago

Asbury Park Parents Protest Possible Cancellation of Football Season Due to Low Student Achievement

Last Friday Asbury Park Superintendent Rashawn Adams announced the varsity football team, the Blue Bishops, would forfeit their first game…

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

New Data Shows What Schools Must Do For Kids Far Behind in Reading and Math

About 58% of the students we looked at in K-8 are about 1 to 3 years behind in reading. About…

2 years ago

Newark Families Enjoy Summer Fun (and School Supplies), Courtesy of BRICK and South Ward Promise Neighborhood

Approximately 400 community members came together to enjoy food, games and music Students received Nike athletic wear, as well as…

2 years ago

Newark High School Teacher Explains Why Students Are ‘Flagrantly Skipping Class’

In a no-holds-barred op-ed today, Newark history teacher Yvette Jordan explains why Newark district high school students have "have unconsciously…

2 years ago

Will Starting High Schools Later Create Different Problems?

Rob Jennings is a reporter at Advance Media, where this first appeared. 5:48 a.m. That’s when my alarm went off…

3 years ago