Community members on Thursday urged Superintendent Roger León to address racial tensions in schools and provide transparency after a leaked draft report found Black students endured anti-Black racism.
Community members on Thursday urged Superintendent Roger León to address racial tensions in schools and provide transparency after a leaked draft report found Black students endured anti-Black racism.
School leaders said the elimination of the federal education department would hurt vulnerable students, including students with disabilities and multilingual learners.
The state’s acting education commissioner denied the district’s petition to remove school board member Dawn Haynes. The commissioner’s decision comes after a judge ruled against the petition.
After more than a year of meetings to discuss remedies to New Jersey’s segregated school system, parties in the significant legal case said they’re reaching a conclusion, though it’s unclear whether that would entail further legal proceedings or an agreement on solutions.
In his seventh State of the State address, Gov. Phil Murphy called for a ban on cellphones in classrooms, citing the negative mental health and learning effects that stem from excessive smartphone and social media use.
A leaked draft report reviewed an anti-Black culture at the Newark School of Global Studies and detailed patterns of racism, limited responses from school leaders, and a need for professional development to promote a more inclusive culture.
A leaked draft of the report on the dynamics at the Newark School of Global Studies found students and teachers were subjected to “acts of anti-Blackness and anti-Black racism” and school practices failed to address the problems.
A state judge denied the board’s petition to unseat a member over a conflict of interest after her daughter filed a claim against NPS alleging racial harassment during her time at Global Studies. The state’s education commissioner will issue a final decision.
Six-year board of education member Dawn Haynes may be ousted from her seat after the Newark school board sent a petition to the state for the recommendation of her removal.
Nia Freeman, third grade teacher at Liberty Elementary School, started a DEI-focused newscast for her students.
The New Jersey School Ethics Commission dismissed complaints alleging two Newark school board members violated the Ethics Act after failing to seat Thomas Luna to the board last fall.
Students statewide and locally showed gradual increases in math and reading scores in the 2024 spring exams.
The Newark Board of Education agreed to pay back the state more than $30,000 in state aid.
Newark Public Schools students with disabilities learn about consent, inclusivity, and healthy relationships through Planned Parenthood’s sex education workshops.
Newark Public Schools received a $25,000 grant to support the expansion of Khanmigo, an artificial intelligence tutoring tool used in schools.
The open enrollment period for Newark Public Schools and city charter schools began on Nov. 2. Families must use separate applications to apply for traditional public or charter schools.
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Through a partnership with Newark Public Schools and a grant from MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving Foundation, NJ LEEP will launch its programs at two city high schools.
The school held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its business center Monday.
The district on Thursday said it would appeal a state judge’s ruling that dismissed a 2020 lawsuit to reclaim the former Maple Avenue school building and ordered Newark to pay nearly $800,000 to a nonprofit connected to KIPP NJ.
The initiative, from My Brothers Keeper and Rutgers Newark, aims to prepare educators to help advance post-pandemic recovery.
The Newark Teachers Union reached a tentative settlement with the district on Monday in lawsuits seeking the release of a scathing report on the racial dynamics at Newark’s School of Global Studies that Superintendent Roger León said would remain internal.
The Newark School of Architecture and Interior Design is expected to open next fall in the city’s East Ward after long-standing wage complaints that have delayed the project for three years.
This school year, Newark Public Schools faces high costs, public transit problems, and rising demand to get nearly 40,000 students to school on time.
Gov. Phil Murphy and fellow lawmakers recently joined student activists in a push to lower the voting age for school elections.
The latest set of state standardized test results highlight the ongoing efforts needed to help students refine English language arts and math skills following pandemic-era learning disruptions.
One year after a state law was enacted, there’s little indication of how it’s working to keep schools safe.
Newark Public Schools was granted a federal extension allowing school districts to wrap up projects funded by federal COVID relief dollars as it continues to deal with its facilities needs.
With phone policies under the microscope this school year, how are teachers, students, and administrators adjusting?
Los estudiantes de inglés representan más de una cuarta parte de la matrícula del distrito este año escolar. Los líderes del distrito están trabajando para contratar más maestros bilingües que se comuniquen en diferentes idiomas.
At a recent public hearing, educators across the state urged lawmakers to cut down the administrative paperwork involved in the current teacher evaluation process.
A 2012 settlement agreement required Newark Public Schools to reach 95% compliance with federal and state timelines for identifying and evaluating students with disabilities.
The number of Newark Public Schools students in need of special education services is rising. During the first week of school, some students with disabilities missed class due to enrollment issues.
Newark Public Schools officials had planned to have the cameras installed by Aug. 31 before the start of the new school year. But challenges in connecting the required cabling through school buildings are delaying the project, sources say.
This year, Newark’s nearly 40,000 students were expected to arrive at school by 8:15 a.m. Students felt a mix of excitement and nervousness as they embarked on a new year.
More than 40,000 students are expected to return to classrooms next week and, under a new schedule this year, can expect a longer school day.