May 1, 2023
Chronic absenteeism—missing 10 percent of schools days—has long been a problem in Newark Public Schools District. However, according to a report from Tapinto, the rates, […]
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April 24, 2023
NJ105 has just put out a list of the 30 “best” and “worst” public schools in New Jersey. The team there collated the data based […]
April 11, 2023
Dr. Marc Gaswirth, a retired public school administrator, has written extensively for more than 40 years about public sector bargaining and school human resources. Several […]
February 17, 2023
There’s been much media coverage of the suicide of 14-year-old Adriana Kuch, who was viciously assaulted in the hallway of Central Regional High School by […]
February 9, 2023
Students enrolled in Newark Public Schools District are missing school at a “staggering” rate. According to the data from this past December, the district is […]
January 31, 2023
Jasmine Morrison is a Newark parent whose children attend public schools in the city. She runs a Newark-based parent advocacy group called Unapologetic Parents. Newark’s […]
January 11, 2023
The Devils Youth Foundation, which serves as the charitable arm for the New Jersey Devils and Prudential Center, announced a partnership program with Newark Public […]
December 13, 2022
Asbury Park school taxes have increased more over the last seven years than any other New Jersey town, according to a new analysis by the […]
November 22, 2022
More than half of our students were rarely absent at 50.7%. That’s Rochanda Jackson, executive director of Newark schools’ Office of Policy, Planning, Evaluation and […]
September 6, 2022
Last Friday Asbury Park Superintendent Rashawn Adams announced the varsity football team, the Blue Bishops, would forfeit their first game against a Newark high school, […]
August 22, 2022
Cure for Chronic Absenteeism and Illiteracy in Asbury Park? Mandatory Uniforms, Says Superintendent.
Asbury Park Superintendent Rashawn Adams wants a fresh start. After all, he oversees a district where last year 51% of students were chronically absent, 91% of […]
May 27, 2022
In a no-holds-barred op-ed today, Newark history teacher Yvette Jordan explains why Newark district high school students have “have unconsciously initiated a general strike” due […]