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.
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.
On Thursday, union President John Abeigon said he doesn’t know if the racial report on Newark’s School of Global Studies will be released after reaching a deal with the district.
13 Newark students will receive a debt-free education at Rutgers-Newark
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.
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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.
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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.
Más de 170 estudiantes y exalumnos de Newark compartieron las barreras que les impidieron ir a la escuela y permanecer allí. El Newark Opportunity Youth Network publicó las conversaciones en un portal en línea.
Elementary charter schools dealt with hard transitions back to school while middle schoolers got to know their tutors as charter networks kicked off the new school year.
English language learners make up more than a quarter of the district’s enrollment this school year. District leaders are working to hire more bilingual teachers who communicate in different languages.
Paying for school supplies can have a significant financial impact on some families. Local groups in Newark are giving away free haircuts, backpacks, helmets, and other supplies this month.
In an interview this week, León detailed how teachers talked about plans to use artificial intelligence in the classroom, the district’s ongoing facilities needs, and how COVID relief dollars supported schools.
Gov. Phil Murphy held the bill signing in Newark, where third grade literacy rates plummeted after the COVID pandemic.
All students will arrive and leave school at the same time under the new schedule. The hours also guarantee all teachers a 45-minute lunch break.
Hearings scheduled in Newark Teachers Union open records cases over unreleased Global Studies report
The teachers union filed lawsuits in 2023 and 2024 demanding the release of a scathing report of Newark School of Global Studies’ cultural dynamics and other related documents.