“Dreams are coming true” for Newark’s district students, sang Superintendent Roger León at last week’s school board meeting, but that’s only if those dreams don’t
In a partnership that marks the first of its kind, Newark Public Schools by way of University High School, will collaborate with Howard University and
Three years ago Kyle Rosenkrans, a first-generation college graduate, civil rights lawyer, law professor, and public policy advocate, founded the Newark-based New Jersey Children’s Foundation.*
A’Dorian Murray-Thomas is a Newark School Board member with a remarkable history. At the ripe old age of 23, this life-long Newarker has founded and
Oscar James of Newark Truth has launched a campaign demanding that Newark City Public Schools reveal its plans for spending $282 million in federal stimulus
A lot of kids at school don’t eat lunch because it’s not good. It’s times where it’s so bad you just don’t eat all day.
In New Jersey-and elsewhere–students with disabilities are an afterthought during pandemic schooling. Take 14-year-old Maryah Santos of Newark, whose cognitive impairments make it difficult for
New Jersey has one of the most stubborn racial wealth gaps in the United States, according to the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice. The
In June 2020 Newark Superintendent Roger León announced that “99.8% of Newark students were present for each day of remote learning,” even though 20% were
University Heights Charter School (UHCS) has just announced that it is relocating its Junior High School and Central Office to a renovated Downtown Newark, NJ