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January 13, 2022

New Newark Poll: Voters Strongly Support Charters But Many Think Education in Newark Is On the ‘Wrong Track’

Every year for the past three years New Jersey Children’s Foundation* has commissioned the progressive polling firm Change Research to measure the opinions of registered […]
January 12, 2022

ANALYSIS: Newark Superintendent León Crosses the Line As He Promotes A School Fraught With Violence

Ready for your dose of cognitive dissonance? Yesterday at 10:39 am  Chalkbeat published an exposé of Newark’s Malcolm X Shabazz High School, describing the school’s continual […]
November 30, 2021

Four Out of Five Newark Students Flunk State Math Test But Superintendent’s ‘Dreams Are Coming True’

“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 […]
October 29, 2021

Q&A: Meet the Team Behind the Local Foundation Pushing for Educational Innovation

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.* […]
September 2, 2021

US Department of Justice Investigation Reveals ‘Wide-Ranging Failures’ in Newark’s Programs for English Language Learners

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 27, 2021

Newark Union President Says Newark Parents Are Too Ignorant to Know if They Support Charter Schools

I’m always wary of public polls regarding educational issues, whether it be taxpayers, parents, anyone not aligned with the education world. That’s Newark Teachers Union […]