September 17, 2021
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 […]
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September 8, 2021
As many of you may remember, I started this blog for really one reason — like so many other Newark parents during COVID, I could […]
September 2, 2021
The following is a press release issued yesterday by the U.S. Department of Justice, which announces a settlement between the DOJ and Newark Public Schools. […]
August 19, 2021
Shortly after Governor Murphy announced earlier this summer that all individuals aged 12 and older who live, work, or study in NJ are eligible for […]
August 19, 2021
After a year and a half of virtual/hybrid learning, Newark students are preparing to go back to the classroom. Outside of the typical nerves of […]
August 18, 2021
Problem: In Newark, pandemic-induced school closures have significantly disrupted student academic progress, with only 9% of Newark students meeting state expectations in math and 11% […]
August 5, 2021
This past spring Newark school district students took NWEA’s diagnostic MAP tests,* which measure achievement and growth in math, reading, and other subjects. The results […]
July 26, 2021
Newark Public Schools, responding to a doubling of homicides in the city compared to the same time last year, is installing a technology called ShotSpotter […]
July 12, 2021
Newark Public Schools district leaders aren’t panicking. Yet a 34% drop in enrollment is cause for concern, at least as measured by the participation in […]
July 7, 2021
Last week news broke that Newark Superintendent Roger León had been less than honest about learning loss among the 42,000 students who attend district schools. […]
July 2, 2021
Back in March the non-profit JerseyCAN commissioned a report to quantify learning loss among New Jersey students during the pandemic. On average, New Jersey students […]
June 29, 2021
When the New Jersey State Supreme Court unanimously ruled last week that seven public charter schools in Newark could go forward with their long-planned expansions, […]