3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (739+ words) Newark is not the same city it was a decade ago. Mayor Ras Baraka made that clear during his 12th State of the City address Tuesday, a presentation of Newark's beauty "in the face of so much ugly." On top of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1071+ words) Newark Public Schools will spend $1.67 billion next year after the school board approved a budget Thursday that tops last year's by $100 million. This year's budget adds more money to academic programs such as tutoring programs, art and music teachers in…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (901+ words) Nine candidates will pit experience against fresh energy as they face off for four seats in this year's Newark Board of Education election. One is an incumbent running to keep his board seat, two are returning challengers, and six are…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (695+ words) A new state task force will explore what's driving chronic absenteeism in schools and how districts can improve attendance. New Jersey could find some clues in Newark Public Schools, where chronic absenteeism rates have dropped in recent years. Chronic absenteeism,…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1643+ words) The most radical proposal for change in New Jersey's governor's race is getting almost no attention. It's not the focus of ads, it didn't come up in the debates, and neither candidate is hammering at it during campaign stops. But…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (675+ words) Michael Mann became a principal at North Star Academy Charter School in 2005. To mark 20 years in that position, Mann reflected recently on the winding road that led him to a career in education. "I entered education accidentally," said Mann, who…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1131+ words) The U.S. Department of Justice has quietly ended its monitoring of Newark Public Schools" English language learner program, even after the department, under former President Joe Biden, found that the district did not consistently use qualified interpreters for non-English speaking parents,…...